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Investors snub Vietnam telecom market

  Foreign investors are showing little interest in the telecom market of Vietnam as it is said to have been saturated.

Capital flows in, out and around, banks rolls over, lending to each other

The finance reports of the banks show that the amount of capital pumped into the national economy yields to the capital in the transactions on the interbank market and the capital injected in other financial investments.

Weather in South Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City is very bad

In those days, heavy rains appeared in the southern region and Ho Chi Minh City, causing flooding in some areas. Looking ahead, the weather will continue to deteriorate, due to the impact of the storm No. 7 or Gaemi in the East Sea.

Deputies stress “rescuing” businesses as top priority

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies have emphasised the urgent need to remove difficulties for businesses, which serve as blood vessels to feed the economy, as they are weakening alarmingly.

Bears really do like honey

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many children love teddy bears and consider them their closest friends. So it's easy to understand why children are excited to visit live bears.

Nationwide medical insurance by 2020: minister

 VietNamNet Bridge – The health industry will develop a medical insurance network across the country by 2020,

QE3 can’t be ignored by Vietnam

 Vietnamese American senior financier Bui Kien Thanh sheds some light on possible implications of the US’ recent quantitative easing stimulus programme (QE3) on Vietnam’s  export business and the economy generally.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 1-15 (daily updated)

Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam. 

New snake species discovered in Vietnam

  VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of blind snake during a field survey in southern China, northeastern Vietnam and Laos.

S Korea cracks down on illegal immigrant workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – No more Vietnamese workers would be sent to South Korea this year, according to the Overseas Worker Centre under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Cross-border auditing services would challenge Vietnamese auditing firms

Vietnam has recognized the cross-border auditing services, which means that there would be more auditing service providers on the market. This is believed to be a great challenge to Vietnamese auditors.

Sword Lake looks like a sleazy rural market

  VietNamNet Bridge - From 5am, people who do morning exercise around the lake are sometimes tripped over by street vendors around Hoan Kiem Lake.

Internet service on cable TV transmission line rivals ADSL

Telcos are considering developing TV and Internet services on the same line in order to optimize their investments. Specialists believe that this is the best choice in the context of the Internet service fee decreases.

Third int’l percussion festival to be held

 The Third International Percussion Festival themed “Cracking Bamboo", will be held on October 6, 7, and 10.

Huge expansion plan for Da Lat City

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and French architects are co-operating on a master plan to restore and expand the central highlands city of Da Lat into an entity covering 3,300 sq.km.

PetroVietnam’s major operation will cause terrible pain

The national oil and gas conglomerate would have to undergo a major surgery for restructuring. However, experts have warned that it would be a very complicated operation.

V-League at a discount

  VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Football Federation’s (VFF) chairman Nguyen Trong Hy has told the media that there is no reason to delay the V-League 2013.

Getting perplexed in treating sludge, HCM City calls for cooperation

The urban environment in HCM City has been threatened with the thousands of tons of untreated sludge, while the figure would be millions of tons in the next five years.

Hanoi lays red carpet, but keeps doors half-open to talents

A lot of excellent university graduates hesitate to step on the red carpet laid by the Hanoi authorities to welcome talents. Meanwhile, many of them think that the doors of state agencies still have not been opened widely to them.

Traveling with 5-star cruise ships becoming fashion of the rich

VietNamNet Bridge – When the poor have to spend less money on their daily meals, the rich still can spend money like water, booking round-the-world tours with 5-star cruise ships.