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Junior colleges still concerned about enrollment despite new rule

VietNamNet Bridge - Junior colleges fear they may not find enough students this year, even though the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has allowed them to enroll students based on high-school marks.

Live streaming: the race for market share in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The live streaming market has become competitive with the presence of many platforms and apps on mobile phones provided by international players and domestic firms.

China's lack of cooperation causing problems for Vietnam's water resources programming

VietNamNet Bridge - The lack of cooperation from China and its erratic methods of water storage and discharge has placed Vietnam in a passive mode when using water from the Red River.

Photography Exhibition “A Far Cry From Home” by JuLie Vola

Photography Exhibition “A Far Cry From Home” by JuLie Vola will open at ClickSpace Coworking & Spacebar Cafe in Hanoi on August 13.

Exhibition “12 Types of Folk Paintings in Vietnam”

 The exhibition aims to introduce the quintessence of Vietnamese folk painting with 12 types of folk paintings of collector Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa. 

More capital from tax havens poured into Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign businesses have invested in their own companies but have also contributed capital to thousands of Vietnamese companies.

Vietnam’s network security at high risk

 VietNamNet Bridge – The hacking of the Vietnam Airlines website at the Ha Noi and HCM City airports has signaled Viet Nam’s possible vulnerability to malware attacks.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 14/8

 HCM City's IIP surges 7% in seven months, Power sector asked to help reduce housing costs, Vehicle ban planned near HCMC airport, Hospital wants to stop equitization, Exporters warned of stricter rules ahead of TPP

BOT no longer favored investment mode

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2011-2015, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) raised huge funds of VND186.66 trillion for road transport projects, accounting for 92.15 percent of the total capital mobilized. 

Quy Nhon worth a visit

 Quy Nhon is a coastal city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh which is easily accessible by either air or road. This is a famous travel destination but the living cost there is low.


Uncertain future of IT product distributors

VietNamNet Bridge - Digiworld, one of the three largest technology equipment distributors in Vietnam, has adjusted its business plan compared with previous expectations.

Central Highlands up efforts to prevent soil degradation

 The degradation of soil in the Central Highlands has increased, impacting production and ethnic minority groups, according to Nguyen Dinh Ky, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Geography Association.

Ballet in Ravel’s Bolero in HCM City

 The HCM City Ballet, Symphony and Opera Theatre’s (HBSO) “Ballet in Ravel’s Bolero” show will present two famous and frequently performed ballets “Bolero” and “Serenade”. 

HCM City explores high-tech waste treatment plan

 HCM City plans to reduce burying of solid wastes and improve waste treatment technologies by 2030, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment has said.

$4 billion project in Thu Thiem new urban area may face rejection

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City People’s Committee is keeping the development plan initially designed for Thu Thiem new urban area and does not expect to approve new projects not under the original plan.

The big bag lineup

At a hospital in southern Dong Nai Province there are so many people seeking medical atention that they have to stay awake and line up at 1-2am to get a number for their turn.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 13/8

CIEM: Drastic reforms key to growth, Vietnam’s rice exports dwindle 18.4 percent in seven months, ASEAN investors keen on VN's manufacturing, processing industry, Liquidity is a key strength of Vietcombank: Moody's

The village that breeds white horses to make bone glue

VietNamNet Bridge - Dozens of households in Pham village in the northern province of Thai Nguyen have good incomes thanks to a new job: raising white horses to process bone glue and supply horse meat to restaurants across the country.

Thai Tourism Minister believes in cooperation potential with Vietnam

 Thailand’s Minister of Tourism and Sports, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, believes that there is still room for Vietnam and Thailand to grow and attract tourists with different tourism purposes. 

Foreign company in Dong Nai blamed for illegal waste release

 Dong Nai province’s administration has confirmed Chin Well Fasteners (Vietnam) Co. Ltd, a wholly foreign owned company, illegally released wastewater into the environment and buried a big volume of waste mud in its campus.