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Big caps move to HCMC Stock Exchange from Hanoi

 Several big companies are planning to follow their peers in moving their shares from Ha Noi to the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) in an attempt to boost stock prices and improve liquidity.


Soc Trang's sixth grader unable to read and write

 VietNamNet Bridge - A secondary school in Soc Trang City has refused to enroll a student who planned to enter the sixth grade this academic year because he cannot read and write.

Students use smartphone app to cultivate clean vegetables

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of university students in Da Nang has invented a hydroponic vegetable production system by using a smartphone app. The invention won third prize at Danang Runway Startup 2016, a competition for startup ideas.

Govt to reduce lead poisoning in craft village

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked concerned departments for a plan to solve the issue of lead contamination and poisoning in Hung Yen Province’s Dong Mai craft village.

Don't publish, get punished, SOEs warned

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to make a list of State-owned enterprises that refuse to publish information, so that appropriate punishment can be determined.


Nine lesser-known Vietnamese dollar billionaires

VietNamNet Bridge - Holding huge assets worth billions of dollars, these Vietnamese billionaires are not on the world’s lists of billionaires because the information about their assets has not been exposed to the public.

Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales over fire concerns, tells users to switch off

 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Tuesday and told owners to stop using them while it investigates reports of fires, fuelling expectations the tech giant will scrap the flagship device.

A new worry for Clinton: Trump's struggles may depress Democratic voter turnout

 Hillary Clinton's campaign is confronting an emerging risk to her presidential ambitions - if Donald Trump continues to trail her in opinion polls many Democrats may simply stay at home on Election Day.

Huge debt in rural development program

Head of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee has said debt owed to contractors of construction projects under a rural development program in 53 provinces and cities had amounted to VND15.27 trillion (US$685 million) by end-January.

Aviation industry gets a boost from cutting edge technologies

GE Aviation is providing the newest technologies to Vietnamese airlines, treating Vietnam as a focal point as the country grows into a regional hub of business and tourism.

Cau Mong Rare Beef - A specialty of Da Nang

Cau Mong, a small village in Dien Ban district, Da Nang City, is a great addition to your trip to Da Nang as you can find there a wonderful speciality called Bo Tai Cau Mong (Cau Mong Rare Beed)

HCM City continues water quality survey

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Preventive Health Centre will continue to monitor and test tap and ground water quality throughout the city.

Golden books of Nguyen Dynasty – Vietnam’s sacred imperial treasures

 A collection of golden books of the Nguyen Dynasty was opened to the public in March. The Nguyen Dynasty was a powerful Vietnamese dynasty whose 13 Kings ruled for 143 years.

An American-style lottery in Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge - Will Vietnamese businesses have to share the multi-billion dollar lottery market with foreign investors?

TPP off the agenda at NA session

The 14th National Assembly (NA) will gather for its second session this year from October 20 to November 19.

Hanoi to crack down on polluting enterprises

All polluting businesses or businesses that deliberately fail or delay to implement environmental remediation measures will be publicised and penalised, Ha Noi’s leaders ordered.

Mekong Delta to lack sufficient water in future, experts warn

Mekong Delta – the ‘land of rivers and water’  – is predicted to lack water in the future, experts warned at a conference on climate change and water resource management in late September. 

Consumers in Vietnam go ‘hog wild’ for pork

 Vietnam has a population of approximately 93 million people with, according to official reports, an average pork consumption of about 20 kg per capita annually that is on a trajectory to double over the next few years.

Music with unique percussion band

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special percussion music concert from the Go Group band will be held on October 21 at The Heritage Space, 28 Tran Binh Street, My Dinh 2 Ward, Tu Liem Distrist, Ha Noi.

High school students create with recycled plastic

  Thanks to creativity and the spirit of environment protection, high school student members of the Relight project are turning used plastic items into beautiful lamps.