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Tourism consultancy services in high demand

One of the best jobs now is tourism consultancy, especially giving advice to local authorities on local tourism development.

School gets connected in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – A public school in Hanoi has moved into the 21st century and is incorporating online applications into education.

Digital transformation emphasised as urgent tasks

 Enterprises need to change their mindset to move into the digital world ahead of the fourth industrial revolution, a government official said this week.

667 SOEs equitized but yet listed

 As many as 667 equitized State-owned enterprises (SOEs), including many big names, have yet to list their shares on the stock exchanges so far, said Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung on November 21.

Vietnamese-American brings his passion for basketball to VN

For half his life, Mychal Tu Nguyen, a 44-year-old Vietnamese-American living in HCM City, has been teaching basketball to youth and adults, and since 2010, has been the CEO of the Viet Nam Basketball Academy ...

Tech titans in Vietnam office riddle

 Facebook and Google remain quiet about their next step responding to the threat of Vietnam kicking them out if they fail to set up branches or representative offices in the country.

Stories Sabeco would rather forget

 The year 2018 is going to end soon but the giant Sabeco seems to have an “unlucky” year with ghost of its past returning to haunt it.

Airport in HCMC to have 37 more parking slots

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC will have an additional 37 aircraft parking slots prior to the Lunar New Year early next year. 

Artist Nguyen Minh Nam to put on show at Craig Thomas Gallery

 Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam will hold an exhibition at Craig Thomas Gallery in District 1, HCMC from November 23 to December 10.

Tropical depression may grow into storm, hit East Sea

 A tropical depression developed in the central region of the Philippines may intensify into a storm and enter the East Sea on November 22.

Hanoi’s water drainage system overloaded

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital city of Hanoi has many areas which become waterlogged during heavy rain because of its outdated and overloaded drainage system, reported the Kinh Tế & Đô Thị Newspaper.

Toxic Industrial Waste Incinerator wins prize at Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018

 An invention which helps burn toxic industrial wastes has won first prize at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018.

Pinpeat orchestra revived at school

The pinpeat orchestra is considered a valuable asset of the Khmer people in Binh Phuoc in particular and the southern region in general. However, the piece of musical heritage is on the edge of falling into oblivion.

The US supports Vietnamese small and medium enterprises

 The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) on Wednesday held a workshop titled Elevating SMBs into Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Inclusive Global Value Chains in the northern province of Hai Phong.

Ministry proposes stricter rules in contractor selection

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has proposed tightening control over choosing contractors following the public concerns over slow pace of projects carried out by Chinese firms in Vietnam.

AFF Cup 2018: Vietnam-Cambodia match tickets sold out

The Vietnam Football Federation has confirmed that all 14,000 tickets for the match between Vietnam and Cambodia in Group A of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 have been sold.

Nha Trang landslide-involved construction project suspended

The south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa’s Construction Department inspectors on Wednesday decided to suspend construction of the Hoang Phu residential area project (Nha Trang City) over suspicions 

At least three more local airline carriers lining up to fly

Bamboo Airways and the air carrier run by the joint venture between Thien Minh Group & AirAsia both announced they would take off in 2018. However, the latter has vanished, while the former has delayed its first flights to the year end.

Community-based tourism: bankruptcy looms for some villages

Community-based ecotourism (CBET) is believed to be the best way to develop tourism and protect the environment. However, the performance of some CBET villages has been discouraging.

MNP service for post-paid subscribers: a test for mobile network operators

VietNamNet Bridge - A mobile number portability (MNP) service was launched on November 16, but it is still only available to post-paid subscribers.