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Vietnam selects squad for Asian Cup qualifier

Viet Nam national football coach Nguyen Huu Thang has announced his squad for the game against Jordan in the second match of Group C in the Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers.

Ly Hoang Nam sets VN record for tennis ranking

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam was knocked out in the second round of the Singapore F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday.

Vietnam to benefit from India’s tsunami early warning system

Experts believe that Vietnam will benefit from India’s plan to build a tsunami early warning system on the East Sea as it will help vessel rescue in the area.

As Chinese stop importing fruit, farmers look to domestic market

VietNamNet Bridge - As many Vietnamese farmers are reliant on the Chinese market, they have suffered as Chinese traders have reduced fruit imports. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/6

 Licogi to trade on UPCoM in June, VN’s exports improve, driven by FDI sector, Number of new businesses increases in VN, Programme to support pig farmers launched, Safeguards applied on colour-coated iron

Pedagogy schools offer English training to more students

VietNamNet Bridge - At the Hanoi University of Education, students in natural sciences and technology, biology, and preschool and primary education faculties are now trained in English along with the current Vietnamese program.

'Wonder Woman' gets movie spotlight, with high expectations

 More than 70 years after she first burst upon the scene in her red bustier and blue shorts, Wonder Woman is finally getting her turn in the movie spotlight, and expectations could hardly be higher.

Housing law ambiguities rankle foreign investors

Experts claim that despite the 2014 policy permitting non-Vietnamese citizens to purchase houses in Vietnam, variations in the interpretations of the policy leave investors sceptical and unsure about how to calculate risk.

Logistics opportunities spur multinational M&A

A growing number of foreign logistics companies are expanding operations to and inside Vietnam through merger and acquisition deals to lower operational costs and cash in on market opportunities.

Vietnam to tighten ODA management and use

 Vietnam will boost the re-lending of official development assistance (ODA) and restrict ODA grants to localities as a way to tighten control over this foreign loan.

Vietnam to have more airlines

 Several companies have announced plans to set up new airlines in Vietnam.

Vietnam runs trade deficit of $2.7 billion in five months

 Vietnam runs trade deficit of $2.7 billion in five months

Vietnam's GDP remains low despite great advantages

VietNamNet Bridge - The low GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2017 is a hot topic of discussion at the ongoing National Assembly session. 

Martial Art-Entertainment event launched in Da Nang

The Empire property investor has launched the Martial Arts-Entertainment Coco Championship at the coastal entertainment-cum-hospitality complex CocoBay in Da Nang.

VN loses almost 0.97% of GDP on tobacco

Viet Nam loses more than VND24.6 trillion per year on tobacco, accounting for almost 0.97 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product, 

VN plans interactive, open-source web knowledge base

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will soon have its own "Wikipedia" page, maybe even more interactive, developed by Vietnamese people for Vietnamese people.

Social News 1/6

 Vietnam to raise monthly minimum wage, 13.24 million people join social insurance in Vietnam, Labor ministry posts lowest reform index, 2 women arrested for transporting 1,400 synthetic drug pills

31 documentaries from Europe and Vietnam to be screened

 The 8th Euro – Vietnam Film Festival gathers 31 documentary films, including 10 films from European countries, namely France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Denmark, England, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Israel and 21 films of Vietnam.

Public debt near ceiling - finance minister

 Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung expressed concern over the rising burden of public debt and the State budget deficit, saying public debt is fast approaching the ceiling.

Second Fitness Model Contest launched in HCM City

 Vietnam Fitness Model Contest 2017, co-organized by Blue Sky Travel Co. and Rising Star Media Joint Stock Company, on Monday kicked off its second season in HCMC.