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8th southern traditional cake fest to open in Can Tho

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 8th Southern Traditional Cake Festival will open in Can Tho, the largest city in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, from April 12 to 16.

Young talent Phuong wins Pro Tour 1 title

Nguyen Van Phuong defeated veteran Pham Minh Tuan to win the men’s singles title of the Viet Nam Tennis Federation Pro Tour 1 which closed yesterday in Binh Dinh Province.

PM Rutte’s visit to broaden economic ties with VN: ambassador

 Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 9 – 11 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

Scientists suggest using sea water to save Mekong Delta from inundation

VietNamNet Bridge - In the face of the growing threat to the Mekong Delta, experts believe that the only solution is to restore natural aquifers.


Digitalization to reshape the future of business

 Mr. Pham Hong Phong, Managing Director of Oracle Vietnam, shares his views with VET on the technology landscape in Vietnam.

LED market to reach $729 mn by 2022

 Market researcher Inholic Research releases latest report on Vietnam's LED market to 2022.

Life on Hanoi's floating guesthouse

 A boat on the Red River has become an ideal guesthouse for dozens of manual workers who try to save on their modest incomes in Hanoi.

Phu Quoc suffers rampant illegal property construction

 Many illegal construction works still exist on Phu Quoc Island despite the government’s instruction to deal with the problem.

Hanoi’s longest pedestrian street officially opens

Four kilometers in length, the pedestrian street along To Lich River in the southwest of Hanoi is the longest of its kind in the capital.

Vietnam, China to promote parliamentary ties

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Vice Chairwoman of the China National People’s Congress Standing Committee Shen Yueyue pledged to promote bilateral parliamentary ties at their meeting in Doha yesterday.

SMEs’ online trading activities to see strong development

 Online import and export activities of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to develop further due to the low number of them currently embracing e-commerce, according to experts.

Vietnam’s tug-of-war games, ritual receive UNESCO’s certificate

A ceremony was held on April 7 to receive a certificate of UNESCO recognition of the sitting tug-of-war games and rituals at local Tran Vu temple as part of the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

HCM City continues to speed up anti-flood works

 Ho Chi Minh City plans to carry out 218 anti-flooding works this year at a cost of nearly 8 trillion VND (345 million USD).

Vietnamese NA Chairwoman meets Sri Lankan counterpart

 Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Karu Jayasuriya on April 7 on the sidelines of the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-140) in Doha, Qatar.

Vietnam to promote active lifestyles for better health

 Everyone knows exercise is good for you. If you want to feel better, have more energy, or even add more years to your life? Just exercise!

Vietnam wants to send more Vietnamese workers to Qatar: NA leader

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said she had asked leaders of Qatar to receive more Vietnamese workers as the Western Asian country is preparing for the 2022 World Cup finals.

Vietnam's Tra fish sector aims high in 2019

 Tra fish exports were worth a record high of 2.2 billion USD in 2018, 26.4 percent higher than in 2017 and representing a breakthrough for Vietnam’s trafish industry. 

Museum moves to nurture pupils’ love for history

 For several years, the Da Nang Museum in the city of the same name has conducted extracurricular activities to nurture curiosity for history and culture among local pupils.

Vietnam's aquaculture sector faces challenges

 The aquaculture sector makes up nearly 10 bln USD in exports each year but the sector is facing several challenges, including the threat of completely losing markets for Vietnamese tra fish products.

Vietnamese women step a little closer to Tokyo Olympics

 The Vietnamese women’s national football team have taken one step closer to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as they beat Hong Kong 2-1 in their Group B qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on April 6.