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NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Vietnamese ao dai

VietNamNet Bridge – At all major events or whenever showing herself before the public, Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan always wears the Vietnamese ao dai, which honors her noble beauty. 

Management regulations on foreign employees in Vietnam

The Government on February 3 issued Decree 11/2016/ND-CP (Decree 11) detailing the implementation of some articles of the Labor Code on foreign employees working in Viet Nam.

Tycoons pour money into real estate gamble

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese tycoons in cement and transport, steel and securities companies all have shown their interest in real estate projects recently. 

Vietnam aims to require business executives to publicly declare assets

Like state high-ranking officials, leaders and managers of credit institutions, investment funds and non-state public companies will have their assets controlled once the amended Anti-corruption Law takes effect.

Realty firms criticize list of property projects in debt

 Many property firms have dismissed as inaccurate the HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment’s list of 77 half-done real estate projects in which developers or buyers have used their properties as collateral for bank loans.

Vietnamese woman has 32kg ovarian tumor

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Can Tho Oncology Hospital has removed an ovarian tumor weighing 32 kg for a woman from the southern province of Hau Giang.

Aviation security tightened following cyber-attacks at airports

 Airports across Vietnam have been ordered to tighten aviation security following cyber-attacks at Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai international airports in the afternoon of July 29.

14th NA’s first session focuses personnel work

 The first session of the 14th National Assembly (NA), which wrapped up on July 29, is a success, fulfilling all set tasks relating to key personnel posts and decisions on other important issues.

Key role for enterprises in university education

 Much has been said and written about the quality of Vietnam’s university graduates.

Mobile app ads overtake mobile web in Vietnam

 In-app advertising has been overtaking the mobile web channel in Vietnam, with the click-through rate on apps found to be 1.5 times as high as the mobile web click-through rate.

HCM City seeks foreign capital for cash-hungry startups

HCMC is looking for funding from international organizations to support local startups in a bid to achieve the target of having 500,000 enterprises by 2020, an official said on July 27.

PetroVietnam bio-fuel plant closes

The Dung Quat Bio Ethanol Plant owned by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has ceased operations after racking up debts with three local banks.

Muong Thanh group opens first five-star hotel abroad

Muong Thanh Group on July 29 inaugurated the five-star Muong Thanh Luxury Vientiane Hotel in Laos’s capital of Vientiane, marking a new progress in the firm’s ambition to become the largest hotel chain developer in Indochina.

Growth must go with macro-economic stability: deputies

Deputies highlighted the Government’s determination to ensure macro-economy stability and sustainable economic growth on the fringe of the first session of the 14 th National Assembly.  

Da Nang beaches invaded by jellyfish

VietNamNet Bridge – In the last few days, Da Nang coastline has been ‘attacked’ by masses of jellyfish, which have made the beaches here less safe for tourists.

Korean company pays US$32 million to acquire Duc Viet Food

South Korea’s food-making conglomerate Daesang has bought nearly full stake in Duc Viet Food Joint-Stock Co. at $32 million in a move to make inroads into Vietnam’s meat processing market with high growth potential.

Coca-Cola’s Samurai drink pulled from sales

The Ministry of Health on July 28 issued a decision to impose VND433 million fines on Coca-Cola Vietnam for administrative violations on food safety and to withdraw a batch of Samurai drinks from sale.

Da Nang police seize posters distorting Vietnam’s East Sea as China Beach

VietNamNet Bridge – Inspecting the office of a travel firm in Da Nang, local police detected and seized many posters that named Vietnam’s East Sea as China Beach.

Two foreign tourists dance, take off pants on Saigon street

VietNamNet Bridge – Local netizens were upset after seeing a clip of two foreign tourists, a man and a woman, swaying and then taking off their pants on Bui Vien Street, called the Street of Foreigners in Saigon.

Netizens share ravaged pictures after storm Mirinae

Fallen trees on the street, houses without roofs, and pedestrians knocked by wind were among the images shared on social networks after Mirinae, the first typhoon of the season, hit northern Vietnam on July 27.