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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 5/4

Vietnam, Laos enhance financial cooperation, Bianchi, Dahon Folding bicycles hit Vietnamese market, Private developers lead way in Vietnam, FIEs disregard Vietnam’s economic concerns, Samsung licensed despite concerns

Sai Gon Railways to launch new trains

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sai Gon Railways JSC will launch new routes to connect the city’s outskirts with Bien Hoa City in the southern Dong Nai Province from April 15.

Tram wins sponsorship deal to train for Olympics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Swimmer Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram has won a large sponsorship of VND18 billion (US$800,000) to help her secure an Olympic berth.

Transnational drug trafficking ring smashed

 VietNamNet Bridge – A transnational drug trafficking ring has just been smashed by the police of Viet Nam and Laos.

Hoang Sa submarine gets go-ahead from Deputy PM

VietNamNet Bridge -  After a lot of exertions, engineer Nguyen Quoc Hoa has received the agreement from Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam to carry out trial run with his Hoang Sa submarine on the sea.

Adventure race winners named

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hunter team won the Tu Lan Adventure Race 2016 in the central Quang Binh Province on Sunday.

Serious drought, high salinity threaten aquaculture in Mekong Delta

VietNamNet Bridge - Damage to a large brackish-shrimp farming area in the Mekong Delta, caused by prolonged drought and saline intrusion, could cause a shortage of shrimp materials for export.

VN’s inland waterways need more investment

Within three weeks, from March 6 to 20, Viet Nam witnessed three waterway accidents. Of those incidents affecting An Thai Bridge in Hai Duong Province, Con Do Bridge in Ha Tinh Province, and Ghenh Bridge in Dong Nai Province,

Schools overloaded as land for new schools remains unused

VietNamNet Bridge - While many general schools in inner Hanoi have become overloaded because of a population increase, dozens of land plots reserved for schools cannot be used.

Minh given top seed at Finnish Open

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh is the top seed at the Finnish Open badminton tournament, which begins on April 7.

Following the footprints of rare langurs

VietNamNet Bridge - A group of Indochina langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei crepusculus), the largest ever, has been discovered in Thanh Hoa province. 

Smart farming a bright future for Vietnam

 Ready-to-eat tomatoes, and lettuce, grown without soil, and consumed unwashed, are the future in Vietnam and people will soon have the chance to experience this form of ‘smart agriculture’.

Xuan Son National Park – A destination of ecological interest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in Phu Tho Province, Xuan Son National Park is a perfect pick for those who are interested in discovering the pristine beauty of Mother Nature, the pure atmosphere of forests and mountains

Show celebrates Tran Huu Trang

HCM City’s Tran Huu Trang Theatre in co-operation with its partner Tien Giang Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will stage a cai luong show to celebrate 110th anniversary of  the late playwright Tran Huu Trang’s birthday,

Social News 5/4

 Hailstones wreck havoc in Tuyen Quang province, ,Green urban areas lacking: architect, Japanese city sets up friendship association with Vietnam, Locals join hands to fight against saline intrusion, SBIC to accept returns of broken fishing boats

US, Russia compete for investment opportunities in Vietnam

The US economic presence in Vietnam has been increasing steadily since the normalization of Vietnam-US relations since the 1990s. Russia, which was once the largest trade partner of Vietnam, has also returned.

If only the PM took harder actions

  In an article published on March 28, the VOV Online Newspaper cited PM Nguyen Tan Dung saying that staff recruitment for civil servant positions has seen various problems since the process was done at a local level.

Vietnam firms seek proper derivatives system

 Vietnamese securities companies are in a hurry to seek a suitable system to work with when the first-ever derivatives market is launched by this year-end, according to local media.

Hennessy concert features well-known opera La Bohème

 Twenty-seven artists and technicians from Opera Australia will delight music lovers in Hanoi with the famous opera La Bohème to be held at the Hanoi Opera House on April 10.

Farmers urged to plant saline-resilient crops

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta’s areas affected by saline intrusion have been urged to switch to other crops or breed shrimp or fish.