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People without nationality may have citizenship

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of people without registered nationality in Vietnam will have great chance of gaining full citizenship rights and obligations once the country joins the 1954 Convention on the status of stateless persons.

Starbucks, McDonald's arrival just a storm through the village

 A population of 90 million with 65 percent under 35 years of age, rising incomes, increasingly busy lifestyles - these are the factors supporting the strong growth of the fast food industry in Vietnam.

Vietnam retail market to fully open for foreign firms

VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015 scheduled establishment of ASEAN Economic Community together with the implementation of World Trade Organization commitments and other bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements will completely help Vietnam

IT News

Google offers guides for developers; Amigo Tech expands into IT; Acumatica plans VN expansion; Digiworld to be Ricoh distributor; Free Wi-Fi hotspots unsafe; FPT inks deal with Myanmar firm; Vietnamese firms attend Lao Techmart

Impressive idiom-embroidered outfits by Minh Hanh

 VietNamNet Bridge – Senior designer Minh Hanh’s collection was shown on December 10, the last day of the three day display of ready-to-wear designs at Vietnam Spring Summer Fashion Week 2015.

Small livestock farmers cheated

 Small livestock farmers in Viet Nam are being robbed off due benefits to the tune of US$94 million a year, experts say.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 15/12

PVN extracts more crude despite falling prices; Standard Chartered issues bonds for Masan; Sacomreal issues shares to raise capital; Government bond yield rises; State fertiliser firm raises $74m in IPO; Debt trading company increases charter capital

Land information more available in Vietnam

In its Land Transparency Study released at a ceremony yesterday, the World Bank ranked southern Can Tho City number one in Viet Nam for providing comprehensive, easily accessible land-related information through its website.

VN targets 2020 industrial nation status

VietNamNet Bridge – The industry and trade sector will be restructuring its organisation and operations in line with strategies to ensure national socio-economic development.  

Sporty collection by 17-year-old designer

Hai Sieu was highly appreciated by senior designer Minh Hanh for his debut collection at the Vietnam Spring-Summer Fashion Week in Hanoi. As the youngest designer, he introduced a collection with dynamic spirit demonstrated by a sporty style.

The hidden charm of Tra Vinh City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern province of Tra Vinh impresses visitors with its peaceful space, Khmer architectural works, rich and unique cuisine and famous scenic spots such as Ba Om Pond or the Ok Om Bok festivals.

Education initiative improves students' awareness of climate change

 The Ministry of Education and Training on Tuesday organised the closing ceremony for the Education Initiative for Sustainable Development (ESD), started in March 2013 jointly with the UNESCO.

Hidden cost of malnutrition

VietNamNet Bridge – Malnutrition can occur in people of all ages. Yet awareness of malnutrition is low among the general public, leaving the hidden epidemic under-recognized and under-treated when it comes to adults, elderly people

Vietnam’s labor advantage reaches “critical point”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has taken advantage of a cheap labor force as “bait” to attract investment, but that advantage will not exist in the future, economists say.

Long Bien Bridge preservation divides planners

 VietNamNet Bridge – Architecture and cultural managers discussed Long Bien Bridge's future at a seminar held on Wednesday in Ha Noi.

One-fourth of clinics use substandard equipment

 VietNamNet Bridge – The use of substandard medical equipment is widespread at clinics and hospitals nationwide, with over one-fourth of those inspected infringing regulations,

Huge private capital needed for transport projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – The transport sector will have to mobilize at least VND235 trillion (some US$11 billion) from different sources exclusive of the State budget for infrastructure development in 2016-2020.

Vietnamese-made tech products sell overseas, but not in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese preference for foreign-made products explain why local companies’ high-tech solutions are not welcomed in the country, Vietnamese technology corporations say.

Gods and monsters in Cong Khanh’s designs

VietNamNet Bridge - Designer Vo Cong Khanh launched his Spring Summer 2015 collection at the opening night of the Vietnam Spring Summer Fashion Week in Hanoi on December 7.

Scientists propose tax incentives for waste paper collection

 VietNamNet Bridge – Instead of wasting a lot of money burying or burning scrap paper, with the resulting environmental pollution, scientists say it would be better to spend funds on encouraging companies to collect and re-use scrap paper.