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Vietnam hopes for sustainable economic ties with Australia

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh called for Australian and Vietnamese businesses to foster their trade and investment partnership, prioritizing cooperation, in human resources, infrastructure, wind power and renewable power from waste.

Da Nang: Households to be relocated away from steel companies

 Households near the steel companies in Da Nang coastal city’s Hoa Vang District will be relocated on account of the environmental pollution there.

Coastal province to rescue stranded foreign vessel

The National Committee of Search and Rescue on Sunday urged authorities to rescue a foreign vessel stranded near Phu Quy Island off the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan.

Fire blocks national railway traffic for 30 minutes

 A south-north train caught fire on Saturday while travelling across the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, blocking traffic on the national railway system for 30 minutes.

Ingenious students design lifesaving bed

The central region of Viet Nam is frequently hit by natural disasters, especially severe flooding. Every year, during the rainy season, which falls from May to November, ...

Contemporary dance “Night Lullaby” in HCM City

VietNamNet Bridge – A dance show by talented choreographers Nguyen Phuc Hai and Nguyen Phuc Hung will be organized at the HCM City Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square on June 17.

Hanoi Midsummer Concert by Swedish jazz professor Håkan Rydin & Vietnamese friends

VietNamNet Bridge - A music concert by Swedish jazz professor, pianist Håkan Rydin and fellow jazz musicians from the Vietnam National Academy of Music, will take place on June 16-17.

Screening of three world-class movies in Hanoi

VietNamNet Bridge - Three movies from America, Europe and Iran will be screened in Hanoi this week.

Filipino team wins top prize at International Choir Competition in Hoi An

 VietNamNet Bridge – Choir team La Salle Chorale from the Philippines was awarded the top prize of the fifth International Choir Competition at Hoi An Theatre on Saturday. 

Inspection ordered of substandard steel fishing boats

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered 27 coastal provinces across the country to examine the building of new steel fishing boats, 

Pham Thu Ha puts her heart into classical music

 VietNamNet Bridge – Soprano Pham Thu Ha, winner of the 2013 Devotion Award for Album of the Year, is one of few Vietnamese artists consistently pursuing the classical music genre. 

Vietnam’s goal of being producers for Boeing, Airbus dashed

VietNamNet Bridge - Both Airbus and Boeing have chosen China to build airplane assembling factories.

E5 bio-fuel to replace RON 92

 Vietnam will replace RON 92 petrol with E5 bio-fuel from the beginning of next year.

Sand shortage delays transport projects

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many transport projects in southern localities have been delayed due to the scarcity and surging price of construction sand, 

New Party resolutions to cut down SOEs

 The private sector will grow after the roles of the government and state-owned enterprises in the “socialist-oriented market economy” are clearly defined.

Building a brand for Vietnam bird nest

 The Vietnamese Swiftlet Farming Association under the Vietnam Farms and Agricultural Enterprises Association has made its debut in HCM City’s Can Gio District.

New decree a game changer for transfer pricing

 Vietnam’s long-standing efforts to tackle the practice of transfer pricing as a tax avoidance ploy have gained sharper legal teeth with a new decree.

VN banks struggle to keep interest rates steady

 From mid-March Sacombank has been offering certificates of deposit (CDs) denominated in dong to individuals and companies.

Vietnamese Embassy makes all-out efforts to protect Vietnamese in Qatar

 The Embassy of Vietnam in Qatar has tried its best to protect Vietnamese citizens and their legitimate properties and secure life there amid the escalating diplomatic tension between Qatar and the Gulf countries, said Ambassador Nguyen Hoang. 

World Windsurfing Championship held in Hoi An

 Nearly 100 competitors from 30 countries and territories will race in the World Windsurfing Championship at An Bang beach in Hoi An city, the central province of Quang Nam from June 12 to 15.