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Huy Vietnam cooks up country's first offshore IPO

 Vietnam is about to see its first-ever foreign listing of a company, and it won't be in Singapore, Finance Asia reported.

Expert urges Vietnam to reform energy sector

 The electricity tariffs in Vietnam could be lower if the country develops renewable energies and promotes liberalisation alongside, expert said.

HCM City plans public transport revamp

 HCM City has outlined plans for an overhaul of public transport, including metro lines, a new Bus Rapid Transit system and possible bus lanes as well as trams in an aim to reduce traffic congestion.

Vietnam smashes 16 ASEAN Para Game records

 Vietnamese athletes with disabilities have shattered 16 records at the 8th ASEAN Para Games, which is taking place in Singapore from December 3.

600,000th safe flight welcomed in Tan Son Nhat airport

 The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) held a ceremony to welcome the 600,000th safe flight in 2015 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8.

Pristine beach at Dai Lanh Cape

VietNamNet Bridge – Dai Lanh Cape in the central province of Phu Yen is an ideal destination for tourists to spend a holiday of one and two days as it has a pristine beach called Bai Mon, an old lighthouse and other attractions.

Japan top legislator vows to do more for partnership with Vietnam

 Japan's House of Councilors continually gives priority to cooperation with Vietnam and wishes to facilitate exchanges and experience between the two legislatures, President Yamazaki Masaaki has said.

Vietnam aids Laos’ military training

 Military gears and training programmes worth $26,200 were handed over to the Mapping Department of the Laos People’s Army by the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army in Vientiane on December 8. 

Belarusian President begins Vietnam visit

 Belarusian President Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko began a State visit to Vietnam on December 9, at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

Lecturer and former star student removed from post after remarks about school

 Doan Minh Dang, a lecturer at the Can Tho University of Technology, who was a champion 10 years ago at the ‘Road to Olympia’, a competition held annually for excellent high school students, is facing heavy discipline for ‘speaking ill’ of the school.

Startups founded by Vietnamese-born businessmen

VietNamNet Bridge - The world’s leading conglomerates have spent hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire valuable startups from Vietnamese-born founders.

Forum hears reccomendations for VN economic development

Development Partners present a range ideas at Vietnam Development Partnership Forum on how to move Vietnam's economy forward.

Vietnam Int'l Fashion Week to be held twice annually

 VietNamNet Bridge – The organization board of Vietnam International Fashion Week said it is working the plan to launch this event twice each year starting next year.

Dong Nai painter wins painting contest for young artists

 Artist Nguyen Cong Hoai has won the first prize at a painting contest organised for Vietnamese young artists.

Three killed in two road accidents in Hanoi, Quang Ninh

 One person was killed and some others were injured when a passenger car collided with a four-seater vehicle at the foot of Bai Chay Bridge in Quang Ninh Province.

Song Hong race to raise awareness of rhino protection

The Song Hong 2015 Half Marathon will be held at the Ciputra Urban Area in Hanoi on December 13 under the theme “Run for Rhinos”, with the goal of raising public awareness of rhino poaching to serve the demand for rhino horns in Vietnam and China.

Is the real estate market warming up?

VietNamNet Bridge - There is no reliable answer to the question about whether the real estate market has warmed up, because different information sources show different situations.

Some seaports overloaded, others left idle

VietNamNet Bridge - Seaports in Vietnam have not been exploited in a reasonable way: some of them are overloaded, while many others have been unused.

Young writers lead way at Tiki Book Awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four young writers have been nominated for best male and female writers of the year in the online Tiki Book Awards 2015, an annual event launched by one of the country's leading online bookstores, Tiki.vn.

Tchaikovsky's 5th comes to HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony will be performed at a concert at the HCM City Opera House tomorrow by the HBSO Symphony Orchestra and three guest artists from the Goyang Philharmonic Orchestra of South Korea.