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National Assembly Chairwoman to pay official visit to RoK

 A high-level delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) led by NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay an official visit to the Republic of Korea from December 4-7.

Sa Pa winter festival 2018 in full swing

 The Sa Pa winter festival 2018 is underway in Sa Pa town, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai with a wide range of splendid activities.

What can the US-China trade war bring to Vietnam’s plastics industry?

VietNamNet Bridge - Two possible scenarios in Vietnam exist: exporting more products and becoming suppliers to Walmart and IKEA, or becoming a place for Chinese goods to transit before going to the US.

Vietnam to boost exports through foreign retail chains

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s goods have successfully entered several European and Asian markets through government initiated programs.


Changes a must to meet energy goals

 With its great potential for renewable energy development, Vietnam will be able to lure tens of billions of US dollars into such projects and ultimately meet its energy efficiency targets once it advances energy and electricity price adjustments.

Foreign hypermarkets, convenience stores now in every district in HCMC

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign retailers are ‘encircling’ the gateways to the central area of HCMC with hypermarkets, while inner districts now have thousands of convenience stores.


My Quang Bep Tam, finding central region’s favourite food in the heart of Hanoi

Hang Bai Street in Hanoi is like the city’s principal vein. It’s the thoroughfare from the south leading up north to Hoan Kiem Lake with heavy traffic day and night. It’s a downtown street for fancy clothes boutiques 

Thuy Phap : truly Vietnamese martial art in Belgium

Thuy Phap is a unique Vietnamese martial art found by martial art master Huynh Chieu Duong in Belgium. The art has attracted the participation of many international learners.

Hanoi oldest silk village preserves its own style

 VietNamNet Bridge – While many handicraft villages in Hanoi are still struggling to build a brand for themselves in the market economy, Van Phuc Village has found a way to preserve the traditional craft of silk weaving 

Disabled woman helps others through handicrafts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong is no taller than a toddler, but she manages a souvenir company and provides jobs for 20 people with disabilities.

Flexibility on offer in serviced offices

 Figures from JLL reveal that Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City now have a total of 33 serviced offices, accounting for more than 95 per cent of all serviced offices around the country. 

Nostalgic Future: Turning Banana Island into Green Lungs of Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – We drive to Long Biên Bridge to get to Bãi Giữa, more commonly known as Banana Island, a 24ha stretch of land in the middle of the Red River. 

Vietnam’s banks: small capital, low technology, bad debt

VietNamNet Bridge - While commercial banks in the world are changing fast to adapt to the 4.0 industrial revolution, Vietnam’s banks are still busy trying to raise capital.

Vietnam takes full turn to renewables by 2050

 Vietnam has significant potential to exploit its renewable energy resources, such as solar photovoltaic, wind, biomass, and hydropower, which can be harnessed to support sustainable growth in the country. 

Judgments announced for 92 defendants in huge online gambling case

 The People’s Court of the northern province of Phu Tho announced its judgments on November 30 for the 92 defendants involved in the major online gambling ring.

FDI disbursement up despite a decrease in registered inflow

 The disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) posted an increase of 3.1 per cent in January - November over the same period last year to total US$16.5 billion, despite a fall in the registered FDI inflow.

UNESCO-recognised heritage elements in Vietnam

Vietnam has so far earned UNESCO recognition for 17 world cultural heritages, ranking first in Southeast Asia.

Environmental pollution from industrial complex threatens residents

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of residents in Nguyen Khe Commune of Hanoi’s Dong Anh District are living in ’fear’ due to serious environmental pollution caused by Nguyen Khe industrial complex, 

First insight into the ecology of an elusive and threatened rabbit

A new study carried out by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) in collaboration with WWF-Viet Nam, WWF-Laos and the Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences ...

Nose wheel of Vietjet plane with landing problem found

 One of the two nose wheels of a Vietjet Air plane encountering a landing problem at Buon Ma Thuot Airport, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, was found on November 30 morning.