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Businesses still face shortage of highly qualified staff

VietNamNet Bridge - Universities, businesses and leaders of the Ministries of Science & Technology, Education & Training all say they face difficulties in enrolling postgraduates. 

HCM City sets up police teams at traffic hotspots

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Traffic Police Office will set up more traffic-police teams at traffic-jam hotspots and take random drug and alcohol tests of drivers in various areas in the city.

Evidence of early humans unearthed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 1,000 stone objects and 600 pieces of meteorite dating back 800,000 years have been unearthed at archaeological sites in An Khe, the central highlands province of Gia Lai.

HCM City to tear down 15 old apartment building

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Construction of HCM City plans to tear down 15 grade-D apartment buildings in the city by 2020 to ensure safety for residents.

Former capital hosts art exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 200 photos on nature scenery of sea and islands are on display at Hoa Lu Culture History Site in northern province of Ninh Binh.

New wave of investment expected in Industrial Zones

VietNamNet Bridge - Industrial real estate developers are busier than ever as they are expanding existing IZs and developing new ones in anticipation of a new FDI wave into Vietnam.


Binh Duong win first AFC Cup match

 VietNamNet Bridge – Struggling Becamex Binh Duong grabbed their first win in the Asian Football Confederation Cup beating Shan United 2-1 in the third round match of Group G on Wednesday in Yangon.

Retailers in Vietnam gear up for technology race in 4.0 era

VietNamNet Bridge - Technological solutions, which offer better experiences to customers and improve service quality, will determine who will win in the retail market.

Conmen trick women out of billions of VND

 Several women in Quang Nam Province have been swindled VND100bn (USD4.3m) by a Nigerian man.

Singapore seizes 13 tonnes of pangolin scales enroute to Vietnam

 Singapore has seized 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales found in a shipping container destined for Vietnam, the biggest seizure of its kind globally in five years, authorities said yesterday.

Hung Yen Province boy killed by dogs

 A seven-year-old boy in the northern province of Hung Yen has died from serious injuries after being attacked by a herd of around 10 dogs.

Vietnamese, Japanese artists perform “Cinderella” ballet

Artists from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will perform the “Cinderella” ballet with Japanese partners at the HCM City Opera House on April 13-14. 

Food delivery market: veterans retreat, rookies move ahead

VietNamNet Bridge - GrabFood, Go-Food and Now are in a battle in the food delivery market. The food delivery market has been remapped since the beginning of 2019. 

Hung Kings to be commemorated in Laos

 The death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, will be observed in the Lao capital city of Vientiane on April 5-6.

NA Chairwoman meets with Belgian Senate President

 Belgium wants to strengthen relations with Vietnam and further expand new cooperation fields, President of the Belgian Senate Jacques Brotchi told Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

GAINS model to help alleviate air pollution in northern localities

 The usage rights of greenhouse gas and air pollution interactions and synergies (GAINS) model has been transferred to the Departments of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNREs) of Hanoi, Bac Ninh, and Hung Yen. 

Defence officials of ASEAN, dialogue partners meet in Thailand

 The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) took place in Thailand’s Phetchaburi province on April 4.

National men’s football team ranks 98th in FIFA rankings

 Vietnam’s national men’s football team have moved up one spot since last month to hit 98th place in the latest FIFA rankings.

Vinh Phuc police seizes 20,000 meth pills

 The police in the northern province of Vinh Phuc have brought to light a drug trafficking ring and found nearly 20,000 meth pills, the largest quantity of illegal drugs seized in the province so far.

EU project helps improve legal framework for nuclear safety in Vietnam

VN3.01/13 is the next project of VN3.01/09 – the first cooperation project of its kind between the EU and Vietnam on providing technical assistance for improving the legal framework for nuclear safety.