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The nine most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is known for its landscapes, including gorgeous, majestic waterfalls below.

Oil price fall places PetroVietnam in big difficulty

VietNamNet Bridge - The ‘oil worry’ has spread to financial circles, mostly commercial banks which have provided funds to PetroVietnam’s projects.

The beauty of ao dai on show in town

VietNamNet Bridge – The third Ao Dai Festival is ongoing at the Youth Cultural House in downtown HCMC until end-March, featuring a series of activities like ao dai competition, ao dai drawing and design contests and ao dai shows.

Photos capture essence of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Diane Brassecasse has travelled Vietnam extensively, capturing incredible moments in her photos where people come into contact with the natural and cultural landscape of the nation.

24 hours in Saigon’s Pho Tay

VietNamNet Bridge – The streets of Bui Vien, De Tham, and Pham Ngu Lao in District 1 host large numbers of foreign tourists and are called “Pho Tay” (streets for foreigners).

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 19/3

 Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market attractive to Indian enterprises, HCM City augments measures to attract FDI, HCM City, US-based conglomerate eye partnership, Trade connectivity enhanced among Japan, Vietnam, ASEAN enterprises

Vietnam has half million more elderly people per year

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam asked the National Committee for Elderly People to raise the number of elderly people with health insurance cards to average level of the country’s at a meeting on March 15. 

Third GP Bank leader arrested

 Mr. Pham Quyet Thang, former General Director of the Global Petroleum Joint Stock Bank (GP Bank), was arrested by police on March 18.

Middle income holiday makers targeted as national holidays near

  Travel companies have introduced numerous attractive holiday packages for the upcoming April 30 and May 1 national holidays, targeting middle income customers.

Renowned embroiderer inspires others

 VietNamNet Bridge – During his 80 years devoted to the art of embroidery, 94-year-old Pham Van Hien has taught thousands the secrets of his trade.

PM gives instructions on capital city planning

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested that those behind a Ha Noi development master plan work on overhead and underground transport to ease congestion in the capital and neighbouring provinces.

TV subscription fee in Vietnam cheaper than breakfast

VietNamNet Bridge - Television stations have lowered subscription fees in a scramble for subscribers.

Growing grass to save soil and prevent soil erosion

 VietNamNet Bridge – Growing grass to save land and prevent soil erosion was beyond the imagination of many farmers in this northern mountainous region until recently.

Shareholders’ meeting season starts, businesses pocket big money

VietNamNet Bridge - Managers of large conglomerates are believed to pocket hundreds of billions of dong worth of dividends this year. Many of them have been leading simple lives and doing big business.

’Walking Queen’ eyes Olympics

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Walking Queen” Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc aims to secure a berth for the Brazil Olympics at the upcoming 2016 Asian 20km race walking championships in Nomi-shi, Japan on Sunday.

The art of making 3D fish paintings

 VietNamNet Bridge – The art of making 3D fish paintings, which was invented by Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori, has appeared in Vietnam for around one year.

HCM City to host Int’l Students Science Forum

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Student Association in HCM City in cooperation with the National University in HCM City will launch the International Students Science Forum from April 6-10.

Foreign direct investments and dispute resolution

 Any court proceedings that happen in Vietnam require the use of Vietnamese in written and verbal communication. Foreign applications of law and languages are only allowed in arbitration cases.

Tourism sector looks to new markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Ngoc Duc, Director of Market Department under the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, spoke to Weekly Viet Nam and World Economic Affairs about his department’s efforts to look for new markets.

Social News 19/3

 Japanese company asked to protect Vietnamese workers’ rights, Register electric bikes before riding them, students warned, WHO-funded cooperation project approved, Work on Dau Giay-Phan Thiet expy to start in 2017