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Hiked medical costs not in effect from June

The health ministry on Monday announced that the revised hospital and medical services rates for uninsured citizens will not come into effect in all hospitals across the country in June.

Centre for aviation security proposed

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Airport Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) has submitted a plan to the Ministry of Transport to set up a centre for aviation security at airports nationwide.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 17/5

 Central Highlands to cut coffee cultivation area, Japanese NGO assists Vietnamese farmers in producing safe greens, Vietnam telecoms advance in digital TV race, Vietbuild 2017 to kick off in Ha Noi

Enrollment season begins as parents, students queue up for seats

Preschools, primary and secondary schools will begin enroll students in mid-June. The local education sub-departments and state-owned schools are struggling to arrange seats for students. 

Vietnam warned about cement oversupply, narrower export markets

VietNamNet Bridge - As the domestic cement supply has exceeded demand, exporting products is the only solution for cement manufacturers.

Mekong Delta faces increased risk of landslides as sediment loss continues

VietNamNet Bridge - Every year, 55 million tons of sediment is lost from the rivers in Mekong Delta, 90 percent of which is sand. 

Farmers in need as pork prices plummet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers need to be rescued again as prices of yet another item collapse

How to develop private equity in Vietnam

Andy Ho, Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer at VinaCapital, shares his views on the recent development of private equity investments in Viet Nam.

Vietnamese online advertising market bought by Norwegian giant Telenor

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s Cho Tot and ImSold, the largest online marketplace, will be officially taken over by Telenor, the telecom group from Norway, in June.


An Giang Tourism Month kicks off

Visitors will have the opportunity to meet chef Martin Yan, enjoy an ox racing festival and join the solemn Ba Chua Xu honouring festival in Chau Doc City this May.

Vietnam faces dire shortage of logistics personnel

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam needs some 200,000 logistics personnel from now until 2025 but its current logistics training capacity is unable to meet that demand, 

Illegal sand mining in northern province continues despite ban

Sand mining activities of a company in northern Phu Tho Province have alledgedly led to serious erosion and subsequent loss of farmland, leading to public concerns, 

Social News 16/5

HCMC to build art and culture complex, Hanoi’s book street attracts nearly 20,000 visitors, Patients in HCMC able to comment on hospitals, Elephant tusks, leopard skins smuggled from Africa seized at airport

Thatched houses village in Ha Giang

Tha and Ha Thanh villages in Phuong Do commune, Ha Giang city, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, are well-known for thatched houses.

Technical innovation awards presented to 45 projects

 Some 45 scientific and technological inventions and applications of Vietnamese scientists and businesses will be honoured by the Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations at a ceremony held in Hanoi on May 16.

Children to make longest painting street in Vietnam

 Some 365 paintings by children, representing 365 happy days, will be combined to form a 730-metre painting street around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on May 28.

Many Vietnamese plastics firms change hands, silently

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese plastics firms have fallen into foreign hands, while others are in a state of anxious suspense because they may be swallowed up one day. 

Quang Nam to restrict tourist access to Cham Island

Quang Nam will not construct a cable car system connecting the mainland and Cham Isletwhile restricting the number of visitors to this nature reserve, said Dinh Hai, director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

University students to stage dramas in English

Students from the English linguistics and literature faculty of the HCMC Open University will stage dramas adapted from American literary works in English at the HCMC Drama Theater in downtown HCMC on May 20 and 27. 

Cannes deploys flower power to boost film festival security

Cannes' promenade was pretty enough before authorities installed a row of 400 giant flowerpots. But the potted plants aren't there to look good - they are a security measure to avert terrorist attacks during the film festival.