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Half-done Saigon Silicon Valley already on foreign investors' radar

The construction of a Ho Chi Minh City-based hi-tech complex Saigon Silicon City Centre has only been kicked off but already sees numerous foreign investors having plans to invest once it comes into operation.

World’s 2nd largest Delacour’slangur population found in northern Vietnam

The world’s second largest population of the endangered Delacour’slangur primate has recently been discovered by conservation NGO, Fauna & Flora International, giving fresh hope for one of the planet’s rarest species.

Where will Nokia stand in the Vietnamese market when it returns?

VietNamNet Bridge - Sources all say that Nokia has been hurrying to employ and train workers to prepare for its return to Vietnam.

VN-Index hits over one-month high

Shares rose for the third consecutive day on the HCM Stock Exchange on August 30 as investors continued to focus on large-cap stocks in expectation of further market growth.

Vietnam urged to use more renewable energy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should enhance clean and renewable energy resources as well as promoting energy saving, said Le Tuan Phong, deputy director of the General Directorate of Energy under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Thanh Hoa’s version of Halong Bay

VietNamNet Bridge – Ben En National Park in the northern province of Thanh Hoa looks like Halong Bay, the UNESCO-recognized World Heritage site in Quang Ninh Province, as it has 21 islets in an immense lake. 

Mask festivals to take place in Hanoi, Saigon in September

 Major mask festivals will be organized in Hanoi on September 4 and HCMC on September 10 to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in lunar calendar.

Wage policies must conform to the realities of life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Social Affairs spoke to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about changes to the 2012 Labour Code.

Vietnamese businesses act on preconceptions and not on facts: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese businesses suffer bitter failures because they make bad decisions when choosing partners.

Countering counterfeiting in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – From fake electronics, shoes, nutritional supplements to medicines, the sheer size of the business of counterfeit goods in Vietnam is staggering,

Physics whiz Thao keeps her feet on the ground

VietNamNet Bridge – 12th grader Dinh Thi Huong Thao from Le Hong Phong High School in the northern province of Nam Dinh won gold medals in International Physics Olympiads in 2015 and 2016.

Le Cat Trong Ly to release music project “The Nameless Universe”

"The nameless universe" is the newest musical project of Le Cat Trong Ly – a talented singer-songwriter, which will be introduced at L'Espace, Hanoi on September 17-18. 

Freed prison inmates adjust to outside life

 VietNamNet Bridge – A year ago, Quach Tinh was released from prison with only the clothes on his back.

Vietnam’s 2014 public debt reached $102 billion: State audit

VietNamNet Bridge – The State Audit Office of Viet Nam (SAOV) has announced the official figure of the 2014 public debt at more than VND2.28 quadrillion, yet hinting that it might have reached higher than that.

Women’s football: Ha Noi 2 beat Son La

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi 2 defeated Son La 2-1 in the 10th round game of the National Women’s Football Championship in HCM City on August 30.

5,000 people face risk of losing homes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh yesterday asked the Ha Noi People’s Committee to verify information according to which nearly 5,000 people risked having their homes destroyed.

Viet Nam conservationist honoured as biodiversity “Hotspot Hero”

Dr Dao Thi Nga, co-founder and director of the Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development, a Vietnamese non-governmental organisation, was among 15 Biodiversity “Hotspot Heroes” to be honoured

Variety of activities to celebrate Viet Nam’s National Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special programme celebrating the 71st anniversary of the country’s National Day on September 2, will be held in Ha Noi’s Dong Mo area, from September 1 to September 30.

Tuition fees must be announced publicly: MoET

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has requested that tuition fees at all education levels should be made public.

Ministry to transform VN logistics

 The industry and trade ministry is drafting an action plan for lowering logistics costs to touch 18 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020.