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F&B chains prosper in HCM City, struggle in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge – Most of the world’s food & beverage chains prefer HCM City over Hanoi and the north when they head for the Vietnamese market.

Maternal health handbook saves lives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Minh will be always grateful for a little pink handbook she was given by her commune health station when she became pregnant again.

Vietnam and India agree to boost a strategic partnership

President Truong Tan Sang and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee agreed to intensify the Vietnamese-Indian strategic partnership with a focus on politics, defence, security, economics, science-technology, oil and gas, and culture.

Reality TV host choices stir up debate

VietNamNet Bridge – Lately, there has been much talk about the quality of several television reality shows, from the top-notch to the small-scale kind. The issue revolves around the question of what the producers really care about

Vietnam dairy brands becoming global household names

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has made great inroads into the global dairy industry and currently exports dairy products to over 29 foreign markets, one of the few nations in Asia exporting dairy products.

Turning reef into island: China is violating international law

VietNamNet Bridge – The world media and scholars have repeatedly mentioned China’s ambition to occupy the East Sea with its plan to turn the Johnson South Reef (Gac Ma in Vietnamese) into an island

Red tape prevents take-off of Vietnamese-made helicopters

 VietNamNet Bridge – Watchdog agencies are taking a conservative approach toward the development of the Vietnam’s aviation industry, scientists say.

Legal Advice: Five things to know when doing business via websites

Organizations and individuals when creating an electronic commerce website should give heed to its forms, the responsibility to register/notify competent state agencies, as well as the obligation to protect personal information of customers, etc.  

Weather forecasting faces limitations

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lacks qualified weather forecasting experts, Phan Van Tan, a lecturer at the Ha Noi University of Natural Science's Faculty of Hydrology and Meteorology, told Hai Quan newspaper.

Vietnam optimistic about TPP progress

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh recently returned from a visit to the US, where he headed up a Vietnamese delegation lobbying for an early signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.

Songwriter brings African rhythms to Viet Nam with Djembe collection

 VietNamNet Bridge – After completing a five-year course at Nha Trang Aquatic Product College, Diep Chi Huy struggled to succeed at various businesses in HCM City.

Don't believe the statistics

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Made up" statistics are having a serious impact on Viet Nam's social security system, Dr. Trinh Hoa Binh from the Academy of Social Sciences told Lao dong Newspaper.

Ninh Thuan vineyard offers rustic summertime escape for travellers

 VietNamNet Bridge – It felt like the burning sun in the central province of Ninh Thuan had been turned off as I walked under the green leaves in Nguyen Van Moi's vineyard in Ninh Phuoc District, 7km from Phan Rang City.

Photo feature: Saigon’s female porters

 VietNamNet Bridge – Porterage is hard work for men but many women are earning their living from this job. Each day they carry several tons of goods to earn a meager salary.

Agriculture industry plants seeds of change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to improve agricultural products by implementing technology, but capital, land and infrastructure are major obstacles.

Translating the soul of Russian poetry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Thuy Toan aspires to build a cultural bridge between Viet Nam and Russia by translating the works of great Russian poets.

Social News 28/9

 New expressway develops crack after torrential rains; Medical staff to face prosecution; Economy creates 1 mln jobs in eight months; Demand for human resources grows along with HCM City economy; Drug traffickers sentenced to death

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/9

 Vietnam, Japan unveil plan to develop four key industries; Standard Charter Private Equity expands its portfolio to Vietnam; VAMC buys VND60 trillion bad debts; State receives $30.8b from developing bond market

Local hi-tech firm gets nod to build IC-making factory

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Semiconductor Technology Inc. has been awarded an investment certificate to build a factory in HCMC’s District 9 that costs more than US$257.5 million for making semiconductor integrated circuits.

Japanese businesses threaten to leave because of VN’s weak support industry

Some Japanese businesses are considering leaving Vietnam for Thailand once the tariffs among ASEAN countries is cut to 0% within the framework of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, said a high-ranking researcher at the Japanese Mitsubishi Institute.