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Viet Nam eye more gold medals in taekwondo event

Hosts Viet Nam are ready for the second Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championship and the second Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championship, which will be kicked off in HCM City on June 6.

Sanna Khanh Hoa to compete in ASEAN futsal event

 VietNamNet Bridge – Sanna Khanh Hoa of Viet Nam are placed in Group B of the ASEAN Football Federation Invitational Futsal Club Championship this year.

Phuc wins U8 world cadets rapid chess title

Master Pham Tran Gia Phuc won a gold medal at the first World Cadets Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships, which concluded in Belarus on Monday.

Asia has crucial role to play in globalisation: PM Phuc

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday emphasised the key role of Asia in globalisation, naming three key measures for the region to tackle major challenges.

Foreign bank staff paid 2-3 times more than staff at Vietnamese banks

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese banks pay VND20 million ($900) or so to every worker, foreign banks pay three times higher.


Vietnam condemns terrorist acts in any form

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam strongly condemns terrorist acts in any form and holds that such deeds must be strictly punished, 

Director aims to entertain kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – While many directors are focused on making films for adults, the award-winning director Le Bao Trung loves creating movies for children.

Czech President starts State visit to Vietnam

 President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman arrived in Hanoi on June 6 to start his three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

Vinalines, Japanese NYK Line cooperate in transportation, logistics

 The Vietnam National Shipping Lines and Japan’s NYK Line will study developing transportation and logistics activities to serve plants and industrial parks in the Mekong Delta region, per a Memorandum of Understanding inked on June 5.

E-Commerce fraudsters go on trial

The People’s Court of Dak Lak on Monday opened the first court of instance hearing in the fraudulent case related to online shopping and training company MB24 (muaban24.vn)’s branch in Dak Lak Province.

European–VN documentary festival opens

More than 30 documentary films by European and Vietnamese directors will be screened at the 8th European-Vietnamese Film Festival in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City between June 9 and June 18.

Two reportedly die due to Ha Noi heat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Children and elderly people were hospitalised in their droves over last weekend in Ha Noi as temperatures reached a historic peak.

Uber, Grab conquer airport taxi market

VietNamNet Bridge - Uber and Grab have begun providing taxi services at airports, the market that traditional taxi firms typically have dominated.

Investors becoming more interested in solar power

Generating electricity on house roofs and developing household-created electricity is a good solution for clean energy, especially when large solar power projects are having difficulties due to high investment rates and lack of land.

Hydropower dams, water diversion threaten Mekong Delta's water security

Scientists have once again raised their concerns about water security in the Mekong Delta, saying that hydropower dams on the Mekong River's upper course as well as Thailand, Laos and Cambodia’s plans to divert the river are the biggest threats.

The Holy Land of My Son - fragments of God

My Son Valley, surrounded by high sacred mountains, was chosen to be the spiritual capital of the Champa Kingdom. 

Parental responsibility after divorce

 According to Vietnamese law, a child who is conceived by the wife during marriage or is born within 300 days after the court’s judgment or ruling on divorce of his/her parents becomes legally effective is the common child of the divorced couple.

NA reviews implementation results of food safety policies

 National Assembly deputies on June 5 discussed a report detailing supervision results of the implementation of law and policy on food safety in the 2011-2016 period.

Hanoi, Japanese firm partner in developing smart city

 The Hanoi People’s Committee, BRG Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation signed a cooperation agreement on developing Nhat Tan-Noi Bai urban project with total investment of more than 4 billion USD.

Five cities to auction interesting number plates

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi, HCM City, Hai Phong, Da Nang and Can Tho will be the first five cities in the country to sell plate numbers at an auction.