vietnam news

Update news vietnam news

Hanoi adds more coaches for upcoming holidays

Hanoi Bus Station Company will meet the high demand for the upcoming holidays with additions to their fleet of buses and coaches.

Nha Trang’s low-cost tours pay low taxes, tarnish tourism image

VietNamNet Bridge - The Khanh Hoa provincial authorities are finding it difficult to control low-cost tours, which are booming in the sea city of Nha Trang.

Vietnam moves forward to phase out scrap plastic imports

The Vietnamese government has reiterated its intention to phase out scrap plastic imports, noting all scrap plastic inflows will be barred beginning in 2025.

Experts propose higher foreign holding in Vietnamese banks

The Vietnamese government should increase the foreign ownership ratio in local banks to facilitate the institutions to lure luring capital and governance experiences from prestigious foreign banks, experts proposed.

Young entrepreneur and “almost” impossible startup project

 Le Dinh Hieu – a member of the prestigious “30 under 30” list by Forbes Viet Nam has entered the startup scene in education for underprivileged people. 

Vietnam works to close loopholes in e-commerce

 Vietnam’s fast-growing e-commerce sector has posed a great challenge for the Government as many retailers are using loopholes in management regulations to trade counterfeit goods.

Chinese investors want to pour money into transport projects

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese investors have been flocking to Vietnam to seek transport infrastructure projects to invest in under different modes.

Local shrimp farmers to operate on trading floor

 Local shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta region and across the country will be able to sell their shrimp products on a trading floor in the coming period.

Hue festival to honour Vietnamese traditional crafts

 The Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2019 will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 26 to May 2.

International music talents to gather at Hanoi concert

A concert will be held at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on April 17 and 18, featuring international award-winning artists. 

Vietnam SMBs invest mainly in Cloud computing: Cisco

 Up to 18% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Vietnam are investing in Cloud computing, which allows them to build mass-scale computing power and minimize information technology (IT) requirements and physical storage.

Fresh policies come into force in Vietnam since April

 New regulations on tontine interest rates, registration fee prices of houses and land, and internal auditing shall take force from April, 2019.

Vietnam carries out press reshuffle amid rampant disinformation

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the planning on the press by 2025 with an aim to reinforce pubic trust in the society and people’s patriotism. 

Innovation space for students inaugurated in Mekong Delta city

An inaugural ceremony for the “Maker Innovation Space” (MIS) in the Can Tho University was held in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on April 5.

Vietnamese NA Chairwoman meets Wallonia Minister-President

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on April 5 hailed Belgium’s Wallonia region for choosing Vietnam as the only country in Asia to set up its representative office over the past more than two decades 

VN credit institutions recover nearly $8.8 billion of bad debts

 Credit institutions in Vietnam settled more than 204.4 trillion VND (8.77 billion USD) of non-performing loans (NPLs) by the end of the first quarter this year, said Nguyen Thi Hong, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Armenian ambassador honoured with friendship insignia

Ambassador of Armenia to Vietnam Raisa Vardanyan was honoured on April 5 with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).

Another napalm bomb collected in Ca Mau province

Sappers of the Military High Command of the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on April 5 confirmed that they have sent their men to the house of a local to collect a napalm bomb weighing about 75 kg.

Finance Ministry drafts three inflation scenarios based on world petrol price

 The Finance Ministry said it has devised three scenarios for the domestic consumer price index (CPI) in 2019 based on different levels of increase in world petrol prices.

Hanoi math contest wraps up

 The 16th Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition (HOMC) concluded on April 5 with an award presenting ceremony held in the capital city.