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Prime Minister meets with Malaysian counterpart

 Prime Minister Nguy​en Xu​an Ph​uc met with his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Aril 28 after arriving in Manila for the 30th ASEAN summit.

Lebanese President vows to further enhance ties with Vietnam

 President of Lebanon Michel Aoun said he will pay special attention to further enhancing the Vietnam-Lebanon ties in a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and Lebanon Do Hoang Long.

Vietnam, Thailand coordinate to fight illegal offshore fishing

 Vietnam and Thailand will work together to educate their people on not illegally fishing off each nation’s waters and issue joint advance warnings against the act, the Prime Ministers of the two countries said.

UNESCO values Vietnam’s contributions

 Vietnam has made practical and concrete contributions to realising the mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the head of the UN agency said.

The historic tank 390

Tank number 390 crashed through the gates of Independence Palace, the last stronghold of the Sai Gon regime at noon on April 30, 1975, heralding the end of the war.

Book launch “Trois nuage au pays des nénuphars” by Nuage Rose

VietNamNet Bridge  - On May 9, L’Espace Hanoi will hold a conference andmeeting with author Nuage Rose on the occasion of publishing her book Three Clouds in the Country of Lotus in Vietnamese.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/4

 Bac Ninh leads in 4M foreign investment, 4M agri export turnover exceeds $10.8 billion, Software sector posts high export value, Banks want higher ATM transaction fees, Many banks do not pay dividends

Vietnamese fintechs and the $35 billion dream

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is an attractive fintech market with estimated value of $35 billion. However, it has lagged behind in the last 10 years.

French pianist Célimène Daudet to perform in Hanoi next month

 VietNamNet Bridge – French pianist Célimène Daudet will have a soloist night at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 11th.

17 young artists to join exhibition & music night “Hinge – A Transition”

“Hinge – A Transition,” an event organized by 17 young people to depict life in Vietnam during the transition between the old and the new century will take place at Hanoi Rock City, Hanoi on May 7.

Film scoring workshop with British composer Michael Price in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge - Come to join a workshop with British composer Michael Price, who won an Emmy award for outstanding music composition for the BBC TV series Sherlock, in HCM City this May. 

Microsoft Teams launched in Vietnam

 Microsoft officially launched Microsoft Teams - the chat-based workspace in Office 365, on Thursday in Viet Nam.

Work begins on $80 million wind project in Dong Nai

 Viet Nam’s TSV Investment JSC and Singapore’s wind energy developer The Blue Circle kicked off construction of Dam Nai wind project in Ninh Thuan Province on Friday.

Minister carries out Formosa inspection

 A year after it caused mass fish deaths by discharging untreated waste directly into the sea, an inspection has found Formosa having addressed 52 of 53 environmental violations.

Da Nang dedicates first urban road tunnel

 Following six months of construction, the central city inaugurated its first road tunnel at the intersection of Le Duan and Tran Phu streets on the west bank of the Han River yesterday.


VN play Vanuatu as warm-up for U20 WC

 Viet Nam’s U20 squad will play one more friendly match ahead of the FIFA World Cup in South Korea next month.

Sa Pa Summer festival to open in Lao Cai

  A Summer Festival will take place in the mountainous resort town of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai from April 29 till the end of June, featuring various activities to commemorate the Lao Cai – Northwest National Tourism Year 2017.

Gold medals for Vietnamese at Singapore Open

 Vietnamese athletes secured two more gold medals at the Singapore Open Track & Field Championships on April 28.

Footwear manufacturers plan comeback to conquer home market

VietNamNet Bridge - Though only around 10 Vietnamese footwear brands exist in the home market and each holds a modest 2 percent of market share, the products have begun conquering the local consumer market.

Hue Craft Village Festival 2017 kicks off

 The 7th Hue Trade Village Festival 2017 kicked off on April 28 in Hue city of central Thua Thien-Hue province, drawing 327 artisans from 40 craft villages and establishments across the country.