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Powerful Kalmaegi to strike northern coast in hours

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tropical storm Kalmaegi, packing winds of up to 133 km per hour, is expected to bring heavy rains of 100 to 300mm in the northern region tonight.

Political News 16/9

Deputy PM Minh attends CAEXPO in China; VN helps link Russia, ASEAN; Vietnam calls for further APEC tourism cooperation; NA Vice Chairwoman hails Vietnam-Norway ties

Vietnam, Kiribati establish diplomatic relations

 Vietnam and the Republic of Kiribati officially established diplomatic relations on September 15 as a move to reinforce and develop their mutually beneficial relations and cooperation.

360,000 VietJet tickets available for Lunar New Year 2015

VietNamNet Bridge - To satisfy the towering demand for travel during the Lunar New Year or the Tet Holiday 2015, the low-cost carrier VietJet Air has prepared 360,000 tickets available for purchase.

Vietnam crush Iran in Asian Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23 football team sent shock waves across the football competition at the 2014 Asian Games yesterday, Sept 15.

Cuban VP visits to implement co-operation deals

Viet Nam and Cuba should focus on raising co-operation on economic, trade, scientific, cultural and education matters to a new level, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said yesterday.

Deputy PM meets China counterpart

Vietnam treasured its traditional friendship with China and was willing to increase comprehensive bilateral relations in a substantive manner, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said.

Vietnam, India lift strategic ties

 President Truong Tan Sang and his Indian counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee, yesterday agreed to intensify the Vietnamese-Indian strategic partnership.

Vietnamese firms compete with tech giants in smartphone market

Vietnamese technology groups have not given up on a plan to make Vietnamese-brand smartphones, and have announced plans to make phones not only for the low-end market segment.

Vietnam’s unemployment rate one of the lowest worldwide?

The unemployment rate in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2014 was 1.84 percent, one of the lowest in the world. The Ministry of Labor said that the calculation method used to determine the jobless rate accords with international practice.

Planting seeds of awareness in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taku Haruyoshi is the office manager for the Viet Nam Liaison Office of Tierra International Affairs, a multi-faceted company based in Kobe, Japan, whose core business is education.

Students worry about rising education costs

 VietNamNet Bridge – College and university students are concerned about rising tuition costs and numerous fees charged by their schools.

Photos: Limestone masterpieces in the heart of Ha Long Bay

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experience a boat trip in Ha Long Bay - the World Natural Heritage site - where there are hundreds of limestone islands of strange shapes.

VN films to screen at Laos film fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two films will serve as the official entries of Viet Nam at the Luang Prabang Film Festival in Laos.

Experts urge cigarette tax hike

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts are seeking a much larger increase in the special consumption tax on tobacco products than that proposed by the Ministry of Finance.

Filipino investors do roaring trade in Vietnam

Cash flow from the Philippines is gradually encroaching on the Vietnamese market, but its presence is not well known.

Citadel of Ho Dynasty becomes popular tourist destination in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Citadel of Ho Dynasty has been attracting more and more tourists since it was recognized as World Cultural Heritage site in 2011.

Ministry prioritises afforestation projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) is giving top priority to afforestation and reforestation projects in line with Viet Nam's Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC).

HCM City launches seeds centre

VietNamNet Bridge – The Southern Seed Corporation has put into operation a Vegetable and Flower Seeds Centre in HCM City's Cu Chi District with a total investment cost of VND30 billion (US$1.4 million).

Climate change film to be screened in US

 VietNamNet Bridge – A film that warns about the impact of climate change on humans will be screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) in the US.