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Resort, college sign deal to improve training

 A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Phuc Yen College of Industry and the Flamingo Group with the aim of enhancing the quality of human resources in the tourism industry.

World’s best typography on show in HCM City

More than 200 award-winning typography and graphic designs are being showcased at the 63rd International Typography Exhibition held in HCM City.

Airplanes cause damage to roofs of Hue’s houses

Residents of a village near Phu Bai Airport in central Thua Thien- Hue Province have reported that pressure from airplanes taking off has damaged their roofs.

Raising a stink over fragrance

When people describe the “poetic beauty” of Hanoi, they are usually referring to autumn, when the city is at its beautiful best (weather-wise and otherwise). 

Hanoi lacks sustainable solutions to clean polluted lakes

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi authorities have at least on four occasions set up programs to settle pollution at rivers and lakes, but no considerable improvement has been made.

More capsule hotels built in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - With a 30 percent growth rate in the number of travelers, building or buying hotels promises big profits for investors, including capsule hotels, which have opened in HCMC and other tourism cities.

Vietnam: promising market for education investors

VietNamNet Bridge - High profitability, stable growth and low risks are driving investors into the education sector.

What will Blockchain bring to Vietnam?

“Don’t be afraid of Alipay! With Blockchain, we may have payment portals better than Alipay for Vietnam,” the CEO of Tomo, one of the first Vietnamese startups using Blockchain as platform technology, said recently.

HCM City drama clubs survive tough times

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drama clubs run by young artists and theatre students in HCM City are struggling under increasing financial strain.

New novel rebuts Western perspective on American war

Nguyen Phan Que Mai, PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University, will publish her second book in English, Searching for Earth Cakes and Sky Cakes, in 2018 with Benchmark Education ...

People’s credit funds can keep loan sharks at bay

Truong Thanh Duc, chairman of the BASICO Law Firm and an arbitrator with the Viet Nam International Arbitration Centre, tells Economic and Urban Affairs newspaper why people’s credit funds should be persisted

Where are Vietnamese buying bitcoin?

Vietnamese can buy bitcoin and other virtual currencies on some trading floors, but as Vietnam doesn’t recognize bitcoin as an official currency, Vietnamese are facing risks when conducting transactions.

Vietnamese hackers cannot exploit wifi vulnerabilities: expert

Ha The Phuong, deputy CEO of CMC Infosec, has told wi-fi users not to worry about vulnerabilities in WPA/WPA2 protocol, considered the most secure encryption protocol available today.

A family treat that nurtures generations to come

Mr. Bui Ngoc Thai puts on his plastic gloves and carefully mixes the thin layers of lean pork meat, lard and skin with some salt, MSG and thinh, the golden roast rice grounded into a brownish powder. 

Ministry of Health clarifies health insurance

Private hospitals that have signed health-insurance contracts with Viet Nam Social Insurance will continue the contracts next year. However, private healthcare facilities must now have their classifications authorised

Web and internet facilitate Vietnamese businesses

 Vietnam Web Summit 2017, the largest annual web and internet festival in Viet Nam, opened on December 8 in Ha Noi.

Hotel real estate needs better plans

 Viet Nam’s hotel and resort real estate needs to have a comprehensive plan to ensure its development is on the right track.

Gov’t suspends change to red book rules

 The Ministry of Resources and Environment early this week issued a circular suspending a regulation that required each family to include information about every member in their certificate of land use rights, or red book.

Vietnam wants Cambodia to grow cashew

 The Viet Nam Cashew Association has provided VND1.5 billion (US$66,000) to the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for growing one million cashew trees on a total area of 500,000 hectares from now through 2022.

Vietnam to cut costs, rules for firms

 The private business sector in Viet Nam is vital for the economy, however, obstacles and challenges remain, which can only be overcome through the combined efforts of policymakers and business leaders next year.