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VN, Japan offer training for new nursing graduates

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam and Japan on Tuesday signed a Record of Discussion for technical co-operation in clinical training for new nursing graduates, which is expected to improve the capability of nurses and enhance their social status.

Investors uncertain about investment channels in 2016

The price of gold is now at a 6-year low, and is expected to continue to decrease. The real estate market has recovered, but risks exist, while the shock to the stock market in 2015 caused by the Chinese yuan depreciation remains a concern

EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement to benefits both

Mr. Chris Humphrey, Executive Director of the EU-ASEAN Business Council, spoke about what may lie ahead with the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

Poor oversight and bad restoration poses danger to historical sites

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many heritage sites in Hanoi are being destroyed or changed due to destructive restoration works.

Teacher's long fight for justice pays off

 VietNamNet Bridge – Huynh Van Nen will never forget the day he was released from prison last year.

Binh Duong gets nod to develop more IPs

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved more industrial parks (IPs) in Binh Duong Province to be added to a master zoning plan for IP development in the nation until 2020.

Vietnam beat Chinese Taipei in championship opener

 Viet Nam made a perfect start at the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship on February 11 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, despite facing some challenge.

Bac Ninh’s tug-of-war honoured as national cultural heritage

 The northern province of Bac Ninh received a certificate recognising tug of war festival of Huu Chap village as a national intangible cultural heritage during a ceremony on February 11.

Images: Mussel processing village in Central Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hen (mussel) village located on the bank of the La River, in Truong Son Commune of Duc Tho District, Ha Tinh Province, has existed for more than 300 years. 

Ninh Thuan to hold international kiteboard event

 The International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) has chosen Ninh Chu Bay in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan to hold the KTA-Kiteboard Tour Asia-Championship 2016.

Oil price reduction affects everyone in economy

The oil price reduction has had a big impact on everyone, from farmers, who are busy working on the rice fields and don’t care about what happens in the US or the Middle East, to stock investors who hold large amounts of oil & gas firms’ shares.

VN futsal team targets Asia top five berth

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam wants to own one of the five tickets for Asia to compete at the FIFA World Futsal Championship later this year in Colombia.

Photos: The most romantic village in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The harmony of Nature, unspoiled and a poetic landscape, the undulating hills, charming valleys and murmuring streams make the village of Cu Lan as a fairyland.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 12/2

 Hope as we look away from 2015, Vietnam’s beer output rises 4.7% to 3.4bn liters in 2015, Credit guarantee backs hydropower plant, Property prices to increase 5-10%, Vietnam Airlines leases aircraft

In VN, unemployed put hopes in Masters degrees

Six months ago, 22-year-old Nguyen Ha Linh received her bachelor degree in international affairs from the Academy of Journalism and Communication and expressed her exciting feeling of, finally, being free from her so-called "study career"

Social network sharing makes users easy target for cybercriminals

Almost 30 per cent of social network users share their posts, check-ins and other personal information with everybody who is online, not just their friends, which leaves the door wide open for cybercriminals to attack since users are unaware

Vietnam to control urban waste water to reduce pollution

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to allocate big budgets to develop waste water drainage systems in urban areas in recent years. However, the systems’ conditions remain poor which still cause pollution because of low drainage capacity.

Students borrow high-rate loans from illegal lenders

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students borrowing money with high interest rates from illegal lenders who provide easy loan procedures may face complicated consequences.

Commercial banks told to develop retail banking or die

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have to compete with many rivals, from financial companies to fintechs, companies that provide financial services based on technology platforms. 

Public employees should know they are the people's servants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Minh Thao, deputy director of the Department of Business Environment and Competition Capacity under the Central Institute for Economic Management,