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Vietnamese businesses bet on huge investment projects

Pham Nhat Vuong has kicked off an automobile manufacturing project Vinfast. Nguyen Duy Hung has successfully protected Bibica brand. 

Vietnam a hotspot for elephant-tusk trafficking

VietNamNet Bridge - Most of the elephants killed in Africa are carried to Asia, with Vietnam becoming the center from which elephant tusks are forwarded to other markets.

Vietnamese children learning to read and write at ages 4-5

While educators continue to argue about whether to teach children to read and write at the age of six, Vietnamese parents are practicing both skills with their children aged 4-5.

Japan-Vietnam Festival 2017 set for early 2018 in HCMC

 The Japan-Vietnam Festival 2017 is scheduled to take place in January next year, instead of November like in previous years.

Kim Dung wins Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2017

 Kim Dung, 24, from the nothern province of Nam Dinh was declared ‘Vietnam’s Next Top Model All Stars 2017” at the contest that ended on September 9 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Master plan to protect sea

 A master plan on the use of Vietnam’s sea is being built by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a necessary move according to experts.

VAT increase could add $3.1bn to State budget in 2019

A recently-announced tax reform proposal from the Ministry of Finance will result in both revenue losses and gains.

Adsota becomes Facebook's first Gaming Agency in Vietnam

 The Adsota Joint Stock Company has appeared on Facebook’s Agency Directories as a Gaming Agency since late August.

Do Son Buffalo festival should be protected: experts

Despite the death of a buffalo owner at Hai Phong’s traditional buffalo fighting festival in July, anthropologists and tourism experts argued at a conference that the festival should continue and be promoted to tourists.

Vietnam become new force in table tennis

 VietNamNet Bridge – Even as Singapore’s Pang Xue Jie walked away in disappointment, the Vietnamese athletes hugged each other excitedly.

Underwater turtle eggs found off Cu Lao Cham

 The authorities in Hoi An Town has announced that they have found 30 turtle eggs under the sea off Cu Lao Cham Island.

Carlsberg eyes at least 51% of Habeco

Danish brewer Carlsberg is keen on increasing its stake in the Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Corp. (Habeco) to at least 51 percent, a local news website has reported, citing an executive from Habeco. 

HCM City halts $144-million BRT project over feasibility concerns

 Ho Chi Minh City authorities have decided to halt plans to build the first bus rapid transit BRT project which is expected to cost around USD144 million.

Mnet Asian Music Awards coming to Vietnam

 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) this year is set to transpire in Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong (China), reports CJ E&M, a Republic of Korean entertainment and media contents company.

Artificial intelligence: Life-saving technology for tomorrow’s Vietnam

 Artificial-intelligence technology surrounds our everyday lives, in the form of voice assistants like Apples’ Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana or Amazon’s Alexa, say the computer experts.

Vietnam aims to narrow rich-poor gap

 The Vietnamese Party and State have yearned for a fair society where all citizens have the right to contribute and enjoy benefits. Vietnam is now set to narrow the wealth gap to realize the long-term goal of social fairness.

Talking gloves support communications for the deaf

 Two students from HCM City have successfully developed a product called talking gloves to support the communications of deaf and mute people.

Lee&Man relapses into environmental violation

Despite the investor, Hong Kong-based Lee&Man Paper Group, committing to resolve the environmental damage caused by the trial run of its paper manufacturing factory in Hau Giang, it has relapsed into environmental violations.

Too many barriers stifle startups

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that the ecosystem for startups is not well organized to give substantial support to entrepreneurs.

Retail rides ‘ideal potential’ to surge

 A rise in Vietnam’s retail and consumption service revenue reflects growing local purchasing power and retail-related activities.