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WB economist turns to preserving Hanoi’s urban heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Researcher Martin Rama has been appointed as Project Director of the Centre for Sustainable Urban Development at the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences and Humanities ...

Tears of American former POW as he returns to Hoa Lo prison

Although he has returned to Vietnam many times, when he put his step back into Hoa Lo prison in Hanoi, the American anti-war prisoner sergeant Robert P. Chenoweth can’t hold back his feeling.

Property M&A trend higher in 2017

 Both in terms of quantity and quality, 2017 has shaped up to be a landmark year for mergers and acquisitions in the property sector.

Elderly man devoted to rare chicken species

A man in the northern province of Hung Yen has spent up to 40 years in breeding Dong Tao chicken which in the past was used as a delicacy offered to kings. 

Vietnam labour growth unaided by FDI support

 Vietnam’s labour productivity has increased more slowly than economic growth, and one of the most effective ways to sort out the problem is to boost foreign-invested and local firm linkages.

Five Vietnamese teachers to join E2 Global Educator Exchange Event 2018

 The Education Program of Microsoft has just announced the list of five Vietnamese representatives to attend in the 2018 E2 Global Educator Exchange Event.

Vietnam loses $2.4 billion as deep-water port has insufficient infrastructure

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam spent big money to build a deep-water port but did not build infrastructure for ships to go in and out of the port.

Enough of the celebrity sob stories already

In the infotainment business, the private life of famous people is a commodity that sells well, the more scandalous the better. Often this takes the form of satisfying what can be described as morbid curiosity.

Fungus farm keeps ex-soldier busy

Forty-three-year-old Le Ngoc Khanh from Dak Hrinh Commune in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum quit his stable job as a teacher at a vocational school and started growing mushrooms in 2014.

Direct PPAs spark renewable energy

To attract investment in the renewable energy sector, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has confirmed that a mechanism to allow businesses to buy power at competitive prices from renewable energy generators will be piloted in 2018.

Tech law eyes Industry 4.0’s dark side

Phung Duc Tien, Deputy Chairman of the NA Committee on Science, Technology, and Environment, sheds some light on how to prevent Vietnam from becoming a dumping ground for the world’s obsolete technology and equipment.

New radiation therapy to improve cancer prognosis

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital) is working on a project to set up the first centre in the country to use proton radiation therapy to treat cancer.

Clubs strengthen line-up welcoming new season

 VietNamNet Bridge – National football clubs have made moves to prepare for the coming tournaments in 2018.

A voyager who dares to travel the world

 VietNamNet Bridge – A voyager who dares to dream, dares to make dreams come true, who owns true patience and keeps to his chosen path.

Who will take control of billion-dollar pharmaceutical market?

 With hefty experience in distribution and retail, Mobile World, FPT Retail, Digiworld, and Nguyen Kim have been entering pharmaceutical retail, but who will seize control?

Corruption fight must go on

Professor Dr Le Quoc Ly, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, speaks to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the Party’s resolve to step up the fight against corruption.

Man spends years to grow forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – A forest of trees covering several hundred hectares at the foot of Hoanh Son Mountain in central Ha Tinh Province has come back to life, thanks to the efforts of one man.

Securities companies bought by Chinese, Korean and Hong Kong firms

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of small securities companies changed hands in 2017. The buyers were mostly from China and South Korea. 

Alarm bells ring as greenhouse gases hit HCM City

 The eastern gate to the city centre is among the worst traffic hotspots in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of vehicles passing by every day.

Central Bus Terminal fails to attract passengers

The Central Bus Terminal, the most modern bus infrastructure worth roughly VND100 billion (US$4,400) in this central province, has failed to attract passengers after four months of operation.