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Japan hoped to be Vietnam’s largest investor

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed his hope that Japan will become the largest investor of Vietnam in the near future.

Social News 17/3

 Broken tailing pond leads to mass fish deaths in north-central Vietnam, Tourism to become HCM City’s key economic sector, Additional trains to run during coming holidays, Massive VN war mine forum meets

Ha Long Bay surrounded by waste water, garbage

VietNamNet Bridge - Ha Long Bay, attracting over 3 million domestic and foreign visitors each year, has to bear tons of garbage and tens of thousands of cubic meters of untreated waste water each day.

E-commerce market potential remains untapped

The lack of customer confidence, payment solutions and information transparency all have prevented e-commerce from booming, with only 17 percent of the population buying online.

Students from poor families overcome obstacles, excel in school

VietNamNet Bridge - Students from poor families face many difficulties, but their success at school shows they also have the potential for high achievements.   

Best-selling projects combine three factors

 Ms. Duong Thuy Dung, Director, National Business Line Leader, at CBRE Vietnam, tells VET about the prospects for Vietnam's real estate market and M&A activities in the sector.

Da Nang inks first deal in Open Source Software education

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan’s Linux Professional Institute (JPI) Evolable Asia company and Da Nang’s Dong A College have established an information technology (IT) human resource training programme.

Clubs compete for gold in sepak takraw tourney

 VietNamNet Bridge – At least 150 athletes in 16 teams from 14 cities and provinces across the country are competing for gold in the National Club Championships in sepak takraw (kick volleyball).

German, VN musicians and dancers present Italian songs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and German artists will perform together in a show featuring Italian Songbook by Hugo Wolf in Ha Noi on March 17 &18.

Supreme Procuracy orders probe on Vung Tau paedophile

The Supreme People’s Procuracy (SPP) on Wednesday ordered full investigations on a 76-year-old man from Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province who is facing allegations of child sexual abuse, following public uproar. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/3

Local markets gain marginally, await US Fed announcement, Business expo to boost ASEAN-Africa trade, Seaprodex's capitalization up 50% in three sessions, Nidec says to pour more capital into HCMC

China upset at high Vietnam tariffs on steel imports

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced the imposition of a high border tax after concluding that cheap Chinese steel ingots and long steel products are flooding the Vietnamese market and causing irreparable harm to the segment.

Quang Binh to popularise tourism in Hanoi

A cultural and tourism promotion programme “Quang Binh in the land of Hanoi” will be launched in Hanoi’s downtown on March 25.

Da Nang tops PCI ranking for 4th consecutive year

 Da Nang tops PCI ranking for 4th consecutive year

Airbus, Vietnam Airlines provide transport of medical equipment

 The Airbus Foundation and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines jointly have carried 31 kidney dialysis machines and medical equipment to Hanoi Nephorology Hospital.

Vietnamese army enhances cooperation with Lao counterpart

 The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) will continue close and effective cooperation with the Lao People’s Army to help strengthen the two countries’ special relations, Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the VPA Phan Van Giang said.

Provincial efforts fail to meet anti-corruption demand: Gov’t inspectorate

 The outcomes of provincial anti-corruption efforts in 2016 did not meet the real demand or match the Party and State’s resolve, the Government Inspectorate (GI) has found.

President hosts Lao Minister of Public Security

Vietnam has consistently set solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos as an extremely important factor to ensure the leadership of the two Parties and States for the well-being of the two peoples, affirmed President Tran Dai Quang. 

Vinataba to sell 51% stake in Hai Ha Confectionery

 State-owned Vietnam National Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba) has registered to offload 8.4 million shares, or 51 per cent stake, of Hai Ha Confectionery after its share price hit an all-time high.

Vietcombank offers to fund HCM City’s airport project

 The Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank) has proposed to fund the expansion project of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City.