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Vietnam show remarkable progress at Asian Cup 2019

Fox Sports Asia football editor Gabriel Tan has expressed his belief in the bright future of the Vietnamese football team despite their exit from the quarter-final against Japan at the ongoing AFC Asian Cup 2019 in the United Arab Emirates. 

Community-based forest management the way forward

 Forestry experts are optimistic about the future in Vietnam, largely thanks to community-based forest management.

Vietnam seeks to boost educational cooperation with UK

30 MoU on education and training cooperation were signed between educational institutions and enterprises of Vietnam and the UK during Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha’s visit to the European nation from January 20-26.  

About 1,000 OVs attend “Homeland Spring” programme

 About 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV) gathered at the annual “Homeland Spring” programme in Hanoi on January 26 to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year. 

Unique kumquat trees in Hung Yen on sale before Tet

With the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) just around the corner, bonsai kumquat trees in the northern province of Hung Yen have been put on sale to prepare for welcoming the Lunar Year of Pig.

Auditing missions protect the State budget

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Duc Phoc, Auditor General of the State Audit of Viet Nam, speaks to Lao Động (Labour) newspaper on his office’s achievements in 2018.

Natural disasters increase as deforestation continues

VietNamNet Bridge - More flash floods and landslides have occurred in recent years in northern mountainous provinces, causing hundreds of deaths and destroying many houses.

Mekong Delta dried fish making villages busy with Tet production

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dried fish making villages in the Mekong Delta are entering their peak production season ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 5 this year.

Flower market on Lac Long Quan Street busy ahead of Tet

With almost one week to go before the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, local people are rushing to flower market on Lac Long Quan Street in Hanoi to find the perfect decorative item for their home.

New Rice Festival of the Tay

The Tay in the northwestern mountain region celebrate the New Rice Festival on the 9th or 10th lunar month to thank genies for blessing them with a bumper crop.

Exciting activities to celebrate Tet at Dam Sen Park

 Dam Sen Park in HCM City, operated by Phuthotourist, will host a wide range of entertainment events during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), thus becoming a great entertainment destination for revelers in the city to celebrate the Year of the Pig.

Street of calligraphers opens in HCM City

 Pho Ong Do, a street lined with calligraphers’ stands, has been opened on Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 1, HCM City, becoming a new destination for locals and tourists ahead of Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

HCM City needs additional 320,000 workers

 320,000 workers will be needed in trade, services, IT, food processing, and engineering sectors, according to the HCM City Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.

Concerns raised over Ly Son tourism project

 Local people on Ly Son Island, Quang Ngai Province have expressed concerns about possible damage to the island if a newly-proposed urban area is approved.

Thanh Hoa to test nearly 1,200 English teachers

 Many English teachers in Thanh Hoa have expressed worries after the local Department of Education and Training announced to carry out a quality test to improve English teaching in the area.

Enterprises not spending enough on modern technologies: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - While robots have been used widely at many factories around the world, few are seen at factories in Vietnam, according to La Manh Hung from University of Nevada.

MobiFone proposes 5G testing

MobiFone has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Information and Communications to test 5G service in Ha Noi and HCM City to evaluate technology and the market before official implementation.

VN property firms face financial difficulties

 HCM City-based property developers listed their difficulties at a meeting between the HCM City Real Estate Association and the city authorities on Wednesday.

Vietnam to open pilot training centre

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has supported the Vietnam Flight Training JSC's (VFT) proposal to build a pilot training centre at Rach Gia Airport.

Man of the World 2018 selected as ambassador for VN Fitness Model 2019

 Winner of Man of the World 2018 Cao Xuan Tai has been chosen as ambassador for season three of Viet Nam Fitness Model 2019.