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Irish comedian to perform ’The Monkey Shot’ in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon International Comedy will host a comedy show on July 28 to mark the third visit of Irish comedian Aidan Killian to Viet Nam.

“Ha Long Bay on Land” in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Let's discovery the following destinations in Vietnam, which are dubbed "Ha Long Bay on Land".

Vietnam tries to achieve economic growth target for 2016

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first half of this year, Vietnam’s economy showed signs of rallying. The macro economy stabilized and GDP increased 5.52%.

Museum provides a glimpse of life in the countryside of the past

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since its inauguration in 2012, Dong Que Museum in Nam Dinh Province has established its own trademark among private museums, since it allows visitors to explore the life in the countryside of the past.

Cool reception to fees for hotline calls

 VietNamNet Bridge – Various ministries and agencies have set up hotlines over the years to receive comments and recommendations from the public in order to improve the quality of their service.

Investment tax incentives available

 Vietnam will provide special tax incentives to enterprises in the science and technology and agriculture sectors.

Hard times in a school without female teachers

VietNamNet Bridge – Every day the 41 male teachers at Tri Le 4 primary school in Tri Le Commune, Nghe An Province take turns teaching at six hamlet schools. From the commune’s center to the hamlet schools, they have to drive 40 kilometers,

Local startups in good shape but improvements needed

Mr. Nguyen Hong Truong, Vice President of IDG Ventures Vietnam, shares his thoughts and provides some advice for Vietnamese startups.

Unicorp to search for national costumes at Miss Universe contest

  HCMC-based firm Unicorp has launched a contest from now until October 30 to search for the best national costumes of Vietnam at this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant.

Ministry plans to invest $360 million to develop seven IT parks

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has proposed to invest VND8,000 billion ($363 million) into a target program on information technology in 2016-2020.

Social News 23/7

Vietnam, Laos, Thailand localities cooperate to fight human trafficking, Government Inspectorate updates media on inspection work, Netherlands aids waste treatment project in Binh Duong, Vietnamese nurses, orderlies in demand in Japan

Vietnam to play Thailand at Asian U19 Women’s Volleyball Championship

 Vietnam has been drawn in Group A along with Thailand and Sri Lanka at the 2016 Asian U19 Women’s Volleyball Championship, to be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from July 23 to 31. 

Vietnamese people flock to higher education programmes

 Even though the needs for higher education has sharply surged after some cities and provinces in the Mekong Delta revealed incentives for degrees holders, the management and education quality of such courses are still being debated.

Reporters attacked at Formosa waste landfill

 A group of Vietnamese reporters were attacked when they came to a company in the northern province of Phu Tho where 145 tonnes of Formosa’s hazardous waste is being treated.

Unlicenced marketing firms caught

  The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Competitive Management Department has announced a list of 16 multi-level marketing companies without business licences early this week.

Lee&Man’s pulp mill faces implementation ban

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is asking for the government’s proposal to stop the development of Hong Kong-based Lee&Man Paper Group’s $348 million pulp mill due to concerns over environmental pollution.

Vietnam risks becoming "pollution haven"

VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is expected to continue the shift of investment flows into industries of high pollution risk in Vietnam like textile-dying, paper, iron and steel.

Vung Tau's arms museum draws interest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Besides the lighthouse, the night market and the endless golden sandy beaches, a museum that houses a unique collection of arms from around the world has become an increasingly favourite destination

Mobile World targets 400 electronics stores

 Mobile World Investment Corp (MWG), better known as The Gioi Di Dong, is looking to increase the number of its Dien May Xanh electronics and home appliances stores nationwide to 400 next year.

Da Nang: Hundred million USD real estate transfer deals made quietly

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of real estate projects in advantageous positions in Da Nang City and coastal areas left idle for the last 10 years have changed hands recently.