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The sacrifice of firefighting heroes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fires are a constant risk in Ha Noi, but many people seem to be unaware of the lengths firefighters go to in order to protect residents.

HCM City’s leader welcomes Lao official

 HCM City’s leader welcomes Lao official, Hanoi, China’s Yunnan province forge cooperation, Vietnam boosts cooperation with Italy’s Cassino city, Hanoi Party Organisation’s 16th Congress expected with changes

Deputy Finance Minister explains state budget shortage

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance on Monday held a press conference to explain causes on state budget balance that the public currently raise concerns about.

Vietnam footballers make shortlist for best in SE Asia

 Footballers Do Duy Manh, Nguyen Cong Phuong and Vo Huy Toan made the FourFourTwo Magazine shortlist of the 23 best young talents in Southeast Asia.

Foreign portfolio investment capital leaves Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investors have withdrawn their capital from Vietnam. The tendency will continue in the time to come, until December at least, analysts say.

New Year calendars to feature Son Doong Cave

VietNamNet Bridge – Phuong Nam Printing Co. Ltd. held a ceremony last week to unveil its 2016 calendar designs with photos featuring astonishing scenes of the world’s renowned Son Doong Cave in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Higher tuition not driving away students

VietNamNet Bridge - Schools have been insisting on raising tuition despite complaints by students and warnings by analysts that students would not enroll. 

Vietnam-US cooperation in nuclear power

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will benefit from increased cooperation with the US in nuclear power and will  welcome all international cooperation programs, scientists say.

Rare frog dishes of Tay people in Lao Cai

 Hiu hiu, Johns’ groove-toed frog or Johns’ frog in English, is a rare frog species in Vietnam which can be found at streams in mountainous areas in the northwestern region.

Int’l bond issue for debt settlement urgent

The Government is seeking approval from the National Assembly for a plan to issue US$3 billion in sovereign bonds on international capital markets to raise money for settling mature bonds on the domestic market in 2015-2016.

Heptathlon champion Cuc retires

 Former Southeast Asian Games champion Nguyen Thi Thu Cuc has decided to retire from competition and become a coach.


VN stands ready for carbon market

 VietNamNet Bridge – The PM has recently approved a World Bank-funded technical support project on building a carbon market in Viet Nam.

Hanoi grapples with traffic jams

 On October 27 the Hanoi People’s Committee held a meeting with related departments to sum up the program on reducing traffic congestion in the 2012-2015 period and prepare a plan for the 2016-2020 period.

Vietnamese businesses receive funds from foreign venture capital

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more Vietnamese businesses who can show the feasibility of their business plans have received venture capital from foreign funds.

GE strives for more in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Making his third visit to Vietnam on October 19, GE’s chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt showed his eagerness of expanding the global player’s operations in renewable energy, healthcare,

Vietnamese children's book wins top award 370w

  A Vietnamese children's book, entitled Cuoc Hanh Trinh Dau Tien(The First Journey), by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien has won Scholastic Picture Book Award's Grand Prize 2015.


Family members manage to stay close online

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a conversation with close friends, my dear friend Nguyen Minh Hang laughed a lot while telling us about her 60-year-old mother who had joined Facebook.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/10

 Three Eximbank board members likely to go, SCIC invests VND17.9 tril. in economy,Phu Quoc-South Korea air link in the offing, Vingroup to build underground carpark, Consumer lending surges on high demand

Vietnam’s largest centre for technology transfers inaugurated

 The Hanoi People’s Committee hosted an inauguration ceremony for Vietnam’s largest centre for technology transfer and appraisal at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park on October 29.

Vietnamese, Cuban armed forces tighten cooperation

 Vietnam-Cuba defence cooperation is a symbol of the friendly relations and special brotherhood between the two States and peoples, according to Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz.