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Special taste of Hai Duong’s 'Long' cake

 Different from other kinds of glutinous rice cake, Hai Duong’s Long cake has a light flavor, sweet-smelling, buttery and hot taste of puffed glutinous rice, ginger, roasted peanuts and sugar.

New intelligence front and the threat to Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam had become the target of spy attack of hackers, according to a US intelligence report. Network security is no longer a distant issue of developing countries like Vietnam.

Super-motorcycles flocking to Vietnam

Many well-known high-cylinder capacity motorbike brands have arrived in Vietnam. The super-motorbikes, with high technology, strong engine and sky-high selling prices of between hundreds of millions of dong and billions of dong, have been marketed.

HCM City seeks Japan investors for key projects

 The HCMC government is calling for Japanese firms to get involved in four major projects, including the long-planned Saigon Safari in Cu Chi District.

Theatre faces financial woes, empty seats

VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres that stage dramas in HCM City are facing unprecedented financial difficulties, while dramas aimed at adults are losing audiences, according to the director of the IDECAF Drama Theatre.  

Street food near schools poses high risks

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the drum beat signals the end of the school day, groups of students from Luong Yen primary school in Ha Noi’s Hai Ba Trung District flock towards the school gate, then head to nearby food stalls.

VN public spending must be controlled: economists

 Economists last Friday urged the Government to tighten management of public spending to reduce the budget deficit and to ease pressures caused by the public debt.

Vietnamese in Germany object to China’s acts in East Sea

 Hundreds of Vietnamese in Germany, on April 24, gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate General based in Munich to protest against China’s illegal actions in the East Sea.

List of official candidates for 14th NA election announced

 The National Election Council (NEC) on April 26 released a list of 870 official candidates to run for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA). 

Vietnam, Brazil boost friendship

 The Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Association held its second national congress in the 2016-2020 term, on April 26 in Hanoi, to boost the two countries’ cooperation in a wide range of fields.

PM commits business support to Goldman Sachs

 Vietnam is committed to macro-economic stability and the best possible conditions for foreign investors in the country, including Goldman Sachs, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

Vietnam appeals for US$48.5 million to respond to worsening drought

Today the Government of Vietnam, the United Nations and partners are appealing to the international community to support a US$48.5 million emergency response plan to address the worsening El Niño drought.

The coast. The proximity. The luxury: What more could you want for your next function?

The growth of MICE in Vietnam has been one of the nation’s tourism success stories in recent years.  According to the Hoa Binh Group - a leading MICE agency in Vietnam, the MICE market in 2015 saw year on year growth over 20 percent. 

More fish deaths likely in impending hot weather

 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has warned of more mass fish deaths in the central coastal area of Vietnam due to the impending hot weather.

Sai Gon-Binh Duong railway tour launched

For $7.18, travel aficionados can now enjoy a one-day train tour to Thuy Chau tourist site in Di An town, the neibouring province of Binh Duong, from Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirts via Sai Gon Railways JSC’s new routes.

Huyen wins silver at Asian weightlifting championships

 Vuong Thi Huyen won a silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday.

Ethnic mountain market comes to capital’s outskirts

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special mountain market by ethnic groups in the northern province of Dien Bien will be set up on the outskirts of Ha Noi.

China bars vaccine sales by drug wholesalers after scandal: state media

 China has banned drug wholesalers from selling vaccines, state media said on Monday, after a scandal in which about $90 million worth of improperly stored vaccines was suspected of being sold illegally in dozens of provinces.

Can a Japanese conglomerate rescue Vietnam’s Nghi Son oil refinery?

VietNamNet Bridge - With Idemitsu and its partner KPI planning to distribute petroleum products from Nghi Son Oil Refinery, a way out for Nghi Son has been found. 

HCM City people fish on the street

 Many people in HCM City are bizarrely ignoring health risks and going fishing directly from the city’s sewage system.