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MobiFone introduces new roaming services

 Mobile network provider MobiFone has introduced two new roaming services, called Roam Saver and Data Roam Saver, to help customers reduce the cost of voice, SMS and data services. 

Parliamentary diplomacy helps implement Party, State foreign policy

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past 70 years, the National Assembly’s external activities have become an integral part of external relations of the Party and State, contributing to the effective enforcement of Vietnam’s foreign policy,

Vietnam, Indonesia celebrate 60-year relations

 VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony marking 60-year ties between Vietnam and Indonesia was held in Hanoi on December 30.

Letter to the 12th Party Congress

VietNamNet Bridge – The people are waiting for the conscience, intelligence, political spirit of the delegates to make the 12th National Party Congress a great success.

Oil, Asia shares see subdued end to year dominated by Fed, China

 Asian share markets looked set to end a rough, volatile year on a subdued note on Thursday as a renewed slide in oil prices sapped sentiment, a baleful trend that shows every sign of lingering into 2016.

Da Nang police unveils details of assault on foreigner

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Da Nang’s police held a press conference on December 30 to announce investigation results of a murder involving foreign nationals.

Multinational conglomerates escape transfer-pricing charge

The agreements on double taxation avoidance that Vietnam has signed with other countries is one of the reasons that have made it impossible for state agencies to clarify the suspected cases of multinational conglomerates conducting transfer pricing.

Why are master’s and bachelor’s degree holders unemployed?

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 225,000 bachelor’s and master’s degree holders in Vietnam are jobless, while graduates from vocational schools can easily find a job.

10 Hanoi restaurants with good reviews on TripAdvisor

 VietNamNet Bridge - TripAdvisor has suggested restaurants in Hanoi that are favored by many international travelers thanks to quality food and services.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/12

Foreign direct investment in HCM City surges 47 percent, Nation's manufacturing up almost 10% this year, Supermarkets launch sale season, Lending growth hits 19.5% this year in capital, HCM City receives robust remittances in 2015

Vietnamese student wins second prize at international contest

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Pham Thi Minh Khue has come second in a children's poster-drawing contest launched by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).  

VND1.5 billion fines imposed on press agencies in 2015

VietNamNet Bridge – In 2015, the Ministry of Information and Communications handled administrative violations committed by 37 press agencies and imposed fines totalling over VND1.5 billion ($70,000) on 33 cases.

Images: Unique installation artworks of Vietnamese-American artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some artworks by American installation painter and sculptor Mark Cooper are on display at an art exhibition called “YU YU Vietnam BLUE” between December 28 and January 9 at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s telecom market earns US$15 billion revenue in 2015

In 2015, local telecom companies obtained a total estimated revenue of over VND340 trillion ($15 billion) and paid taxes of VND48.88 trillion ($2.16 billion), according to a report by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

VinaPhone changes President, CEO

VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. To Thai Dung, director of the Vietnam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT), Hanoi branch, has been appointed CEO of the mobile network VNPT - VinaPhone.

Retailers flee from shopping malls

VietNamNet Bridge - The high rent for retail premises in large cities, especially HCM City, has forced retailers to give up their business.

Vietnamese students lack empathy, say educators

Education experts have warned about unreasonable education methods applied at school and at home, saying that many Vietnamese students do not have sympathy towards people with disabilities and disadvantages.

The Party is sufficient to maintain independence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Speaking at the national conference on external information and information on maritime sovereignty and demarcation in Hanoi this afternoon,

A food specialty at Cam Mountain

Visitors to Cam Mountain can see many eateries selling banh xeo (rice pancake filled with steamed shrimp, sliced pork and bean sprouts) on either side of a path from the foot to the top of the famous mountain in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Viettel’s charter capital increased to US$13.2 billion

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently agreed to raise the charter capital of the military-run Viettel Group from VND100 trillion (US$4.4 billion) to VND300 trillion (US$13.2 billion) in the 2015-2020 period.