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The ten best destinations in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – globalgrasshopper, a popular site for international tourists, has listed the top ten must-see destinations in Vietnam.

Foreign guides operate illegally in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – It is worried that unlicensed foreign guides can cause long-run consequences for the tourism industry of Vietnam.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/7

Floor price a lifebuoy for catfish growers; Low prices force farmers to sell paddy to duck breeders; Golden opportunity for local retailers; VinGroup completes international bond sale; Real estate debts at alarming rate

Vietnam maps out strategy to attract foreign investors

Vietnam is mapping out a pathway to a more developed supporting industry to enhance its competitive capacity.

EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1-15 (daily updated)

Ex-Book-Change – Exchange Old Books; Free Concert with Music of Joy; Hanoi Love Stories and New Works Mini Concert; Exhibition of Tam Van Tran and Dewey Ambrosino; Modern Ballet “Dream Puzzles”; Screening of “Nos Jours Heureux”

The motorbike-‘slaughter’ village

VietNamNet Bridge – Te Lo village in the northern province of Vinh Phuc is known for its special job: demolishing broken-down motorbikes to collect parts. Many people have become rich thanks to this job. Let’s visit Te Lo through photos:

Dirty tricks played in “bidding war” to scramble for jobs

The “contractor-investor’s war,” where involved parties play dirty ruses leads to the lack of transparency in bidding and causes a big waste of resources.

Bath ban hinders Vung Tau tourism

VietNamNet Bridge – The ban of bathing in the sea out of the working hours (7am-5pm) has risen difficult for Vung Tau city’s tourism industry.

Five interesting competitions for animals

VietNamNet Bridge – Besides traditional competitions for animals like cock fighting and buffalo fighting, dog racing, pig racing, cow racing and elephant racing have become new tourism products of some provinces in Vietnam.

Most Vietnamese hospitals without wastewater treatment facility

According to the Ministry of Health, 56 percent of hospitals in Vietnam do not have wastewater treatment systems while 70 percent of their current facilities do not even meet with national quality standards.

A call to protect rhinos from South Africa

VietNamNet Bridge would like to introduce a letter to Vietnam from a reader, Thomas Mac Innes, from South Africa.

Motor vehicle industry lacks strategy plan

A lack of unanimity among ministries had deterred the development of Viet Nam's motor vehicle industry, said Ngo Van Tru, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's (MoIT) Heavy Industry Department.

Cham folk arts performance attracts visitors to Binh Thuan

A programme featuring Cham folk arts has been held every Saturday and Sunday at Po Sah Inu towers in Binh Thuan province since mid June in an attempt to attract more visitors to the locality.

Where to go to learn life skills?

Vietnamese parents and students now have many choices for the training courses on life skills. Well off families can send their children to overseas summer courses, while others can bring their children to domestic summer camps.

Investors can see M&A opportunities from SOE equitization

The restart of the State owned enterprises (SOEs) equitization process has been seen by experts as the golden opportunity for the merger and acquisition (M&A) market.

New names appear on game market, shaking tripodal position

VietNamNet Bridge – VNG, VTC and FPT Online, the three biggest names on the online game market may be dislodged from their positions since a series of small distributors have appeared and reaped fruits.

More Vietnamese millionaires, but income gap widens

The number of U.S. dollar millionaires in Vietnam as bright spots in the economy in last year’s first half increased by 33% from the previous year’s same period, but the dark side is that the rich-poor gap remains wide.

Xoan Singing - A cultural heritage of humanity

On December 24, 2011, Vietnam’s Xoan singing in Phu Tho was officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in need of urgent protection.

Eurozone summit agrees on direct bank recapitalization plan

Leaders of eurozone economies agreed early Friday to use funds from a permanent rescue mechanism that will come into force next month to recapitalize troubled banks in the single-currency region.

Strangest families in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – A man who has 22 children, a 105-year-old man has nearly 100 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a woman who had 17 children in 23 years are among the most special families in Vietnam.