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President Tran Dai Quang receives leaving ambassadors

 President Tran Dai Quang on June 22 hosted the Ambassadors of Argentina and Myanmar who came to bid farewell to the President at the end of their tenure in Vietnam.

Deputy PM hosts Standard Chartered Vietnam’s CEO

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has called for more support from Standard Chartered Bank to Vietnamese Government agencies.

Cambodian Foreign Minister visits Vietnam

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted a reception on June 22 for Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

Optimizing conditions for Vietnamese businesses to grow

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed the government's resolve to create the best possible conditions for businesses to perform, saying this is one of the important contents of a new resolution on support and development of enterprises

La Vong fish - a favourite dish of Hanoian

The food is supposed to have been created by the Doan family.According to Ngo Thi Tinh, a descendant of the 4th generation of the family, the family started the business of selling "cha ca" to earn money to support the family members

Thai, Chinese jump into e-commerce market, worrying Vietnamese rivals

VietNamNet Bridge - After Lazada and Zalora were taken over by big retailers, the competition in the e-commerce market became fierce. Vietnamese firms rushed to retain their market share.

Universities compete for students as number of applications fall

VietNamNet Bridge - As more high school students decide not to apply to university, many universities are competing to attract applications. 

Cashew industry: Time to make a bold move

 VietNamNet Bridge – A recent national cashew forum in Hanoi sponsored by the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) focusing on ways to promote sustainability of the industry, attracted hundreds of stakeholders.

Vietnam has many scientific works, few hi-tech enterprises

In 2011-2015, Vietnam had 11,738 scientific works published internationally, but had only 20 percent of industrial enterprises with modern technologies and most of them are foreign invested ones.

Organ donors sought as transplant demand rises

VietNamNet Bridge – Not long after receiving a kidney transplant four years ago, famous cai luong (reformed opera) singer Minh Vuong was able to return to the stage to perform.  

Nearly 200 railway bridges at high risk

 About 180 railway bridges across the country are in need of urgent repairs to ensure traffic safety, according to Vietnam Railways (VNR).

Businesses welcome streamlined investment law

Mac Quoc Anh, Secretary General of the Ha Noi Association for Small and Medium Enterprises, spoke to the newspaper Kinh te & Do thi about changes to the investment law concerning Vietnamese enterprises.

Three-month suspension of titan mine over reservoir collapse

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has suspended the titan exploitation at Nam Suui Nhum mine for three months due to a reservoir collapse.   

Search intensifying for missing CASA 212 black box

Vietnam Coast Guard Commander Major General Nguyen Quang Dam has said that search teams were determined to locate the black box recorder of missing aircraft CASA 212 on Wednesday.

Diplomats hoped to foster Vietnam’s relations with foreign countries

 Ambassadors and heads of Vietnam’s diplomatic missions abroad are expected to help promote investment, culture and tourism cooperation and diplomatic relations between Vietnam and their host countries.

Photographic journey across Vietnam four decades after war

 An Irish has captured the life of the Vietnamese people 40 years after the war on photos that are on display in the central province of Quang Tri.

Vietnamese enterprises to attend Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2016

 Vietnamese enterprises will participate at the 7th Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2016 to exchange experiences and seek business opportunities.

Top int’l golfers returning to Vietnam in 2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Some of the best-known names in the golf world will head for Vietnam for what is becoming one of the highlights of the nation’s sporting calendar. 

U.S., Singapore and Vietnam music artists to perform in town

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra artists and U.S. and Singapore peers will stage a concert in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the HCMC Conservatory of Music at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Vietnam has highest growth rate of labor productivity in ASEAN

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese workers have improved their labor capacity in the last 15 years. Pure productivity grew 2.3% while sectoral shifts accounted for 1.7%, according to the latest Economic Insight: South East Asia report.