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Hanoians living slower in autumn

 Hanoians enjoy living in the wonderful moment of cool autumn breezes. Residents feel relax on peaceful sunny mornings.

Mountain town Sapa sees 5-star resort boom

VietNamNet Bridge - Sa Pa, a quiet mountain town with beautiful landscapes in the northern province of Lao Cai, is expected to become a new ‘resort paradise’ with many 5-star resorts under construction.

Competition heats up for right to collect garbage in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge - Households, cooperatives and privately-run businesses have to compete fiercely with each other for the shares of the HCM City 7,000 ton of garbage per day market.

China dominates Vietnam imports

 In Vietnam, we have yet to come to terms with the reality that the future of many segments of our economy is becoming increasingly overly dependent on China, says the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VN must develop start-up ecosystem: deputy PM

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that a start-up ecosystem seminar is an opportunity for the Vietnamese Government and Ha Noi to learn from Israel, a successful start-up nation.

Foreign buying of G-bonds reaches $1 billion

 Foreign investors bought government bonds worth some US$1 billion from the local market, the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) said.

Paralympic delegation returns home from Rio

 The Vietnamese delegation joining the Paralympic Rio 2016 arrived at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21 in the warm welcome of leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and fans. 

Vietnam Airlines cancels flights due to bad weather

 The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, cancelled eight domestic flights to/from the imperial city of Hue in central Thua Thien-Hue province, in the afternoon and evening of September 21 due to bad weather.

Calls for new property investment law

Real estate associations have proposed amending the Law on Land and the Law on Trading Real Estate to create favourable conditions for investors in property investment.

State funds for bank debts plan criticised

 A proposal to use State funds to settle commercial banks' bad debts, as stated in the draft plan on economic restructuring for the 2016-2020 period, has been met with a cold shoulder.


Nam, Thien beat No 1 pair at Vietnam Men’s Futures

 Nguyen Hoang Thien and Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the semi-finals of the Vietnam F5 Men’s Futures tennis tournament yesterday in Binh Duong Province.

Surge in registration of new firms

 Vietnam has seen a sharp surge in the number of newly established enterprises since two new laws on investment and enterprises took effect on July 1, 2015.

Vocational and junior colleges reject new oversight by MOLISA

VietNamNet Bridge - Thirty medical and pharmaceutical schools have asked the government not to put them under control of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Which firms bring the most money in the state’s divestment campaign?

VietNamNet Bridge - The 10 biggest state disinvestment deals in the first eight months of the year brought VND7.222 trillion, double the figure in 2015.

Scientists say VND5 trillion man-made rain project ‘impractical’

VietNamNet Bridge - An Sinh Xanh Science & Technology has proposed a project to create man-made rain to ease the drought during El Nino. However, scientists are doubtful about the project’s feasibility.

Vietnam wants to boost ties with Netherlands: President

Vietnam wishes to boost its multi-faceted cooperation with the Netherlands, considering this an example of its dynamic and effective relations with a European nation, President Tran Dai Quang stated while hosting Dutch Ambassador Nienke Trooster.

VN, Azerbaijan urged to hold inter-governmental committee’s meeting

 President Tran Dai Quang received Azerbaijani Ambassador to Vietnam Anar Imanov yesterday, during which he urged the early organisation of the first meeting of their inter-governmental committee. 

Vietnam, China agree to boost cooperation in maritime issues

 Vietnam and China affirmed to continue promoting cooperation in less sensitive maritime issues during the ninth round of talks between their working groups held in Hanoi on September 18-21.

On solid ground

 There’s every reason to believe that Vietnam’s stock market will continue its upwards trajectory.

Viettel among top 30 largest mobile firms worldwide

  Viettel Group has been ranked 29th out of a total of 461 telecom companies around the world in terms of mobile subscriptions by GSMA Intelligence.