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Businesses lose billions of VND on false rumor

VietNamNet Bridge - Competing unhealthily by spreading false rumors has become a trick favored by many businesses in Vietnam. 

Detailed planning on Thang Long Imperial Citadel announced

More than 18.3 hectares of Dien Bien ward in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district will be zoned off for the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site’s central sector under a detailed planning released on April 19.

Hai Phong to host flamboyant festival in May

 The northern city of Hai Phong will become vibrant again with numerous activities during the Hoa Phuong Do (Red Flamboyant Flower) Festival from May 6 – 8.

Vietnam Book Day returns to promote reading culture

 The Ministry of Education and Training kicked off the third Vietnam Book Day in Hanoi on April 19 in an attempt to raise public awareness of the importance of books and promote reading culture in Vietnam.

Coffee growers urged to save water resources

VietNamNet Bridge - A Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (WASI) shows that the climate change has had big impacts on agriculture, while coffee is one of the most affected crops.

Hanoi to improve LED usage in public lighting system

 The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently called on municipal agencies to increase the installation of LED (light-emitting diode) lighting products in public lighting system in the locality with the aim to save energy.

Prime Minister to meet up with business-owners

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will assert the role of domestic firms as a driver behind economic growth through his upcoming meeting with entrepreneurs nationwide.

Will Vietnam give free reign to university education?

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of university students has soared in recent years. Many schools gained 10,000 more students over one to two years despite their ill fame. 

Vietnam seeks Japan’s assistance in climate change response

President Tran Dai Quang asked for Japan’s continued assistance in responding to climate change, especially drought and saline intrusion, while receiving Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Fukada Hiroshi.

President: Russia - high priority in Vietnam’s diplomatic policy

 President Tran Dai Quang hosted a warm reception in Hanoi on April 19 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov, assuring his guest that Russia is a high priority in Vietnam’s diplomatic policy.

The story of Vietnamese lacquer

VietNamNet Bridge – “Truyen son mai Vietnam” is the theme of multiple cultural activities organized by the authority of Hanoi Old Quarter at different sites in the well-known area for tourists in the capital city.

Giant seafood processors go bankrupt

 VietNamNet Bridge - Business losses and wasteful spending resulting in trillions of VND debt have caused many seafood processing companies in the Mekong Delta to go insolvent. Some have had to go to jail.

E-commerce spending in Vietnam exceeds $4 billion in 2015

Spending via e-commerce channels increased 37% year-on-year.

Concert to feature piano ensembles

VietNamNet Bridge – “Furious & Lyrical,” which is among a series of concerts held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the HCMC Conservatory of Music, will take place on April 22 and feature piano ensemble works

Hanoi set to face water shortages

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi could be hit by water shortages this summer because the Da River water pipeline no.1 faced risk of re-breaking, while a second pipeline will not be finished by its scheduled deadline,

VN seafood exports to benefit from TPP

With nearly half of its seafood exports going to Trans-Pacific Partnership member nations, Vietnam expects the trade deal to further boost exports to these markets.

2016 French–Vietnamese Job Fair to be held in Hanoi

 Some 200 working positions will be available at the 2016 French-Vietnamese Job Fair to be held at the Hanoi Intercontinental Westlake Hotel from 8a.m to 12p.m on April 23.

Thailand leads in auto exports to Vietnam

  Thailand has become Viet Nam's leading automobile exporter in the first quarter of this year, with a volume of more than 7,800 units, a 64.5 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.

Japan's Idemitsu Kosan to establish petrol firm in Vietnam

 Japanese oil firm Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd (Idemitsu) and its partner Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd. (KPI) applied to register a joint venture company in Viet Nam to sell petroleum products.

1.3 tonnes of smuggled Chinese additives, candy seized

 Environmental police in Hanoi have seized 1.3 tonnes of food and additives whose origin is unknown and 10,000 packs of various kinds of candy.