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HCM City firms shocked by sudden wharf closure

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten transport and tourism companies operating out of Bach Dang wharf in HCM City's District 1 have expressed shock at a sudden announcement by the Transport Department that the wharf would be closed down on January 15.

Nam to play in Davis Cup matches

 Viet Nam's No 1 tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will be part of the team that will compete in the 2015 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III matches in April.

France to maintain terror alert at highest level in greater Paris

France will maintain its national security alert system Vigipirate at the highest level, which means definite threats, in greater Paris area in northern France, a French security official said on Saturday.

Pre-1975 monuments in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many monuments built before the country’s unification in 1975 are located at HCM City’s most important traffic hubs.

Floriculture business flourishes but damages environment

Dozens of households in Phu Dien village of Bac Tu Liem, a district in the suburbs of Hanoi, have got richer with floriculture. However, the profitable career has degraded the environment

Thailand begins impeachment hearing against former PM Yingluck

Thailand’s National Legislature Assembly (NLA) on January 9 began the first hearing of impeachment proceedings against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Realty transactions to be carried out via internet: survey

Land and house buyers and sellers will increasingly carry out their transactions via internet, according to CBRE, a multinational real estate service provider, and Genesis, a Chinese investor and real estate developer.

Cold wave sweeps northern region

Cold weather along with bands of medium to heavy rains has swept through most of northern Vietnam with temperatures plummeting to near zero in several mountainous areas.

Nguyen Ba Thanh returns home for further treatment

Nguyen Ba Thanh, Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs, arrived in his native land, the central city of Danang, on January 9 for continued treatment at the municipal General Hospital.

Fans jostle to see HAGL match

The Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) continues to attract considerable attention ahead of the second round of the Toyota V.League 1 this weekend.

Does VN have too many internationally published scientific papers?

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese scientists have different viewpoints about the number of Vietnamese scientific papers published in international prestigious journals.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 11/1

Subscription Concert Vol.77 to enthrall Hanoi audiences; HBSO to host Johann Strauss gala; Norwegian trio to perform jazz show in Ha Noi

Vietnamese myths featured in music

Vietnamese singer Le Cat Trong Ly along with American artists will depict six legendary Vietnamese myths through singing, live visual arts and an interactive dance tonight in HCM City.

Russian Interpol fugitive caught by border guards

Can Tho tackles erosion; Binh Dinh set to build more large-scale fields; Survey gathers information about 53 ethnic minorities

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 11/1

Former Italian PM Letta welcomed in Viet Nam; PM hails efforts of RoK-Viet Nam Friendship Association; CPVCC’s 10th meeting focuses on socio-economic performance

Hanoi: the ‘heart and soul' of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi will build on the benefits conferred by Law on the Capital City to make 2015 a successful year on many fronts, Mayor Nguyen The Thao tells the Viet Nam News Agency.

Real estate piques foreign interest

Foreign developers and investors continue to show interest in Vietnamese real estate.

Young riders’ traveling way

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traveling on a motorbike has become popular among many young people in Vietnam in recent years. Each person has his or her own reason to go on such a trip

VN calls for sustainable management of Mekong River water at GMS 5

On December 20, 2014, the 5th Greater Mekong Sub-region Summit (GMS 5) took place in Bangkok with the participation of the PMs of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and China; the President of Myanmar and the President of the Asian Development Bank.

National wushu team train in China

 The national wushu team have left for a long training session in China that will last till June.