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Latent risks as Aussie meat beefs up VN market share

 As the demand for imported beef soars, Australian exporters are strengthening their market share in Viet Nam, but the situation is fraught with risk, experts say.

Six people prosecuted for trying to overthrow people’s administration

The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on July 30 decided to prosecute six people involved in the case of “Nguyen Van Dai and his accomplices trying to overthrow the people’s administration”.

Demand for VN rice to be stable in Q3

 Demand for Vietnamese rice is expected to be stable in the third quarter of the year, Vietnam Food Association (VFA) Chairman Huynh The Nang has said.

Privatisation of Da Lat–Trai Mat railroad?

 The Ministry of Transport has asked the central Government’s approval for privatisation of investments for restoration of infrastructure for the Da Lat – Trai Mat Railroad.

Vietnam’s stock index hits 9-year high

The good performance of macroeconomic indexes has supported the strong rise of the stock market, which has experienced the best six-month period in the last nine years with growth rate of 14.4 percent. 

Six VN workers dead in Lao blast

Six Vietnamese workers were killed when an oxygen tank exploded at the construction site of a hydropower plant in Laos’ Bolikhamsai Province, 

Brain-dead organ donor saves six people’s lives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Thị Ngan lost a son, but gained six other children to call her mother.

Experts urge better treatment, prevention of viral hepatitis B and C in Vietnam

Setting targets for prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and monitoring this progress are imperative as the number of hepatitis patients in Viet Nam who receive treatment is too low, 

Royal tomb bulldozed, family sues investor

 VietNamNet Bridge – Direct descendants of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) have decided to take a grave issue to court.

Private sector vital to fuel economy: PM

 The private sector is an important driver of economic development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the second Vietnam Private Sector Forum held in Hanoi on July 31.

Summer camp brings young expats close to homeland

 About 60 young Vietnamese expatriates are joining their peers in Ho Chi Minh City at an annual summer camp that kicked off in the city on July 31. 

Vietnamese hospitality wins big

 Locals being granted permission to gamble at domestic casinos has given Vietnam’s growing hospitality industry an added boost, according to JLL experts.

Graduates to prove themselves as innovators at fashion show

 Twenty-one students from the Hanoi-based London College for Design and Fashion (LCDF) will display their graduate collections here between August 3-5.

World heritage town to host Hoi An-Japan Culture Festival

 The historic city of Hoi An will re-enact a 17th century wedding parade held for Princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese businessman Araki Sotaro in the old quarter as part of the 14th annual Hoi An-Japan Culture Festival from August 18-20.

Central expressway section to open in August

The Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) will put the first 65km road section of the 140km Da Nang-Quang Ngai Expressway into operation on August 2.

Old artisan strives to preserve gold laminating craft

 Listening to this steady and powerful clanking sound, one may find it hard to believe that this man is in his 70s.

Mozambican PM’s Vietnam visit to enhance bilateral ties

 Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario’s official visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3 is expected to boost bilateral cooperation in trade and investment, as well as in fields of mutual concern. 

HCM City, Vientiane agree to foster cooperation

 Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital city of Vientiane have agreed to foster and expand their cooperation in the time ahead and approve cooperation orientations for the 2017-2020 period.

Khanh Hoa sets airport runway deadline

 Khanh Hoa province authorities have set a 2018 operation deadline for a new runway under construction at Cam Ranh International Airport.

Vietnam to vie for ninth position in volleyball event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam defeated archrivals Thai Lan 3-2 in their classification round yesterday at the Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Indonesia.