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VN needs road map for ending 2G service

 Viet Nam needs a road map for full termination of second generation network (2G) services and adopting 4G as around 65 per cent of Vietnamese are still using 2G.

Pros and cons of VN's commercial entities

According the Viet Nam Law on Enterprises, the four common types of business entities at present are private enterprises, partnerships, joint stock companies and multi-member and single-member limited liability companies.

'Cong' cake - a specialty of Can Tho City

 VietNamNet Bridge – 'Cong' cake is called 'tube cake' because the tool used to make this cake looks like a tube. This is a popular traditional food in Can Tho City.

Traditional, modern ways can coexist in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Together with the rapid development and modernisation of society, the lifestyles and thoughts of Vietnamese youths are changing.

Primates under threat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Primatologists have identified the 25 most endangered primates globally, of which three are endemic to Viet Nam, according to a press release from the Fauna & Flora International (FFI) - Viet Nam Programme.

HCM City eyes software park expansion

  HCM City is waiting for approval from the Government to expand a chain of software parks including into other provinces following the success of its Quang Trung Software City.

Unlucky days for Doan Nguyen Duc still sting

VietNamnet Bridge - Doan Nguyen Duc, one of Vietnam’s most influential businessmen, had tough days with his business in 2015 and the first days of 2016.

Aviation sector instructed to spread wings in ASEAN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked Viet Nam's aviation industry to create breakthroughs in building and upgrading airports in a bid to elevate it to a position among ASEAN's top four.

Village library nurtures passion for reading

 VietNamNet Bridge – Retired teacher Dao Quang Huy, who lives in Song Khe Village in the northern province of Bac Giang is a tireless worker, who never shies away from doing something for the benefit of society.

El Nino likely to set new weather records: Experts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The impact of El Nino in 2016 will likely surpass last year's record to become strongest ever in history, according to experts.

Budget deficit, bad loans threaten economy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ta Dinh Xuyen, deputy director of the National Centre for Socio-economic Information and Forecast, spoke to newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) about the forecast for Viet Nam's economy in 2016.

Phuong becomes Binh Phuoc's technical director

 Former captain of Viet Nam's national football team Nguyen Minh Phuong has become technical director of Binh Phuoc, a first-division football club.

Bankers enjoy highest salaries

VietNamNet Bridge – The highest monthly salary for mid-level and senior managers in Viet Nam was VND225 million, up by 11% in 2015 in comparison with the previous year,

Prospects for Vietnam-US economic, education cooperation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prospects for cooperation in economics and education between Vietnam and the US following the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement were highlighted at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on January 14.

Foreign experts criticise China’s actions in East Sea

 China’s recent test landing of planes on an airstrip illegally built on the Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago has sparked concerns in the region, and around the world.

HCMC Education Department asks schoolgirls to wear Ao dai once per week

To maintain the national  traditional beauty of schoolgirls, the HCMC Department of Education and Training has called on high schoolgirls in the city to wear Ao Dai at least every Monday to salute the national flag or on national holidays.

Documentary on AO victim nominated for Oscar

 A short documentary “Chau, Beyond the Lines” on a Vietnamese Agent Orange victim, Le Minh Chau has become one of five Oscar nominees 2016 for the documentary category.

Over $85 million in tax collected in METRO deal

 More than 1.91 trillion VND (85.1 million USD) in tax was collected in METRO Group’s sale of METRO Cash & Carry Vietnam, Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung said on January 14.

Vietnam, Japan ink deal to develop agricultural value chain

 The Vietnam Cooperative Alliance (VCA) and Japan’s Komtek Corporation will cooperate in developing value chains for agricultural products of cooperatives in Vietnam as a way to help improve the country’s competitiveness.

Vietnamese businesses to sue foreign steel manufacturers

MOIT has confirmed that the agency is following necessary procedures to deal with the case in which four Vietnamese steel manufacturers have proposed to apply trade remedies against ingot steel and long steel imports.