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Vietnam, Israel optimise cooperation potential

 Vietnam and Israel should work together in the spirit of creativity and innovation to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.

Danang continues to ban Grab and Uber

 Danang, the most popular tourist destination in Vietnam, is waiting for guidance from the Ministry of Transportation on its request to pilot plan to apply technology in contracted passenger transport businesses.

Hanoi restaurant fined for operating out of a bus

 Hanoi's authorities have fined a mobile Bun cha restaurant operating out of a bus parked on Su Van Hanh Street.

Trade offcials to meet in Vietnam in May to discuss TPP

 Trade officials from the eleven remaining members of the TPP will hold discussions in the coming weeks and ministers will meet again in May in Vietnam to continue debate over the TPP.

VN Government mulls safeguards to protect domestic carmakers

Deputy PM  Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies to study the possibility of applying safeguards to protect the domestic automobile manufacturing industry from looming zero-tariff car imports.

Viettel nearly covers 4G nationwide

 As of Thursday, the military-run telecom group, Viettel has set up nearly 18,000 4G base transceiver stations (BTSs), bringing the technology to 704 districts in 63 provinces and cities.

South Korea interested in Long Thanh airport development

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport and South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote bilateral co-operation in the railway sector.

Man arrested for smuggling VNĐ2 billion to Laos

 A man was arrested in central Nghe An Province on Thursday while attempting to smuggle VNĐ2 billion (US$88,800) to Laos.

30,000 litres of illegal liquor seized in Hanoi

 Around 29,759 litres of home-brewed liquor have been seized in Hanoi in the first 12 days of a citywide campaign against illicit alcohol.

Businesses try to ease losses with private properties

Vo Truong Thanh, former president of Truong Thanh Furniture Group (TTF), and Tram Be, former deputy chair of Sacombank, have committed to compensate for losses incurred by their enterprises as a way to be responsible for their mismanagement.

Senior officials meet in Manila to prepare for ASEAN Summit

 The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and the ASEAN Joint Consultative Meeting (JCM) took place in Manila, the Philippines from March 15-16 to discuss preparations for the 30th ASEAN Summit.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to visit Vietnam

 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam from March 21-24.

Four patients saved from donated organs of brain-dead people

Hanoi-based Viet-Duc Hospital yesterday said that it had performed four transplantation cases thanks to donation of brain-dead people.

Gov’t wants VNPT to become hi-tech firm

 The Government wants Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) to become a hi-tech manufacturing corporation, said Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung.

Bun cha restaurant opened on bus in Hanoi

 The owner of a Bun cha restaurant in Hanoi has renovated an old bus and turned it into a restaurant.


Not allowed to go to South Korea, will more Chinese visit Vietnam?

VietNamNet Bridge - Travel firms are wondering if there will be a new wave of Chinese travelers flocking to Vietnam if they cannot go to South Korea. Some media agencies reported that China has prohibited its citizens to travel to South Korea.

HCM City child abuse claim under investigation

 The police in HCM City are investigating a nursery owner and her sister who are accused of abusing children at a local nursery.

Co-working spaces flourishing in Southeast Asia

 With its low cost of living, young tech-savvy workforce, and digital infrastructure, Southeast Asia is fast becoming a hotspot for startups and digital nomads, according to the latest report by real estate consultants JLL.

Hanoians pledge not to encroach pavements

 A majority of people in Hanoi’s inner-city districts have pledged not to encroach on pavements since Hanoi started its fight against the violators.