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14th National Assembly’s sixth session: set agenda fulfilled

 The sixth session of the 14th National Assembly wrapped up successfully on November 20 after 22 and a half days of sitting, with the entire working agenda fulfilled, affirmed Deputy General Secretary of the National Assembly Hoang Thanh Tung.

Have a bite of nostalgia with cháo sườn

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s Old Quarter is considered the top tourist destination in the capital, and for me, Ly Quoc Su Street is the soul of the Old Quarter.

Vietnam want three points in Myanmar

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will meet Myanmar in their third match of Group A in the AFF Suzuki Cup at Thuwanna YTC Stadium in Yangon today.

Vietnam becomes national team with the most consecutive undefeated matches

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national team has the longest current unbeaten run in world football after the 2-0 loss of World Cup champion France against the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League last weekend.

Foreign luxury furniture brands sell well in Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese luxury furniture market is worth $2.5 billion, with 80 percent of products from Europe and 20 percent domestically made.


Chien becomes Asian’s top cueist

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s top cueist Tran Quyet Chien has recently become Asian’s top ranked billiard player, recognised by Union Mondiale de Billiard (UMB).

Police interview monkey killer

 A man in the northern province of Son La has been summoned by the police after killing a wild monkey and posting the clip and photos on Facebook.

Bad roads in Sapa still ignored

The tourist town of Sapa’s image has been damaged by the poor quality of its roads.

Labour Code to be adjusted to be compatible with new-generation FTAs

The retirement age for male and female workers could increase from 60 and 55 at present to 62 and 60 respectively from 2021, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

Company found to make laughing gas

 VietNamNet Bridge – A company in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District has recently been found selling nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas used to make “funky balls”,

26 tonnes of acid successfully collected from sunken ship

Officers from southern Dong Nai Province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in co-operation with Bien Hoa Chemical Plant, have successfully collected all hydrochloric acid from a sunken ship

Traditional trade of bronze casting receives National Heritage title

Bronze casting in Chè Đông Village in the central province of Thanh Hóa has officially received a certification recognising it as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, making it the seventh local heritage to receive the title

VN film won Best Film at Kolkata Film Fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movie The Third Wife by director Nguyễn Phương Anh (Ash Mayfair) has won the Best Film title at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival in India.

Two Dutch nationals drown in sea near Hue

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Monday afternoon announced the death of two Dutch nationals.

Vietnam win seven medals at world taekwondo champs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national taekwondo team bagged seven medals at the 11th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships that concluded on Sunday in Chinese Taipei.

Fine-tuned PPP rules needed to lure foreign investment in transport

 The Ministry of Transport estimated that the total capital for developing the transport infrastructure in the country for 2018-2023 is estimated at roughly (US$48 billion).

Vietnam is among world’s top 50 economies after 32 years of reform

 The country is currently the 47th-largest economy in the world measured by nominal GDP.

Vu defeats Spanish player in World Cup 2018

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s billiard star Duong Anh Vu beat Spanish player Daniel Sanchez 40-35 in the first qualifying round of Three-Cushion World Cup 2018, held on Saturday in South Korea. 

Will Samsung set up a third smartphone facility in Vietnam?

If a third Samsung facility is built, Vietnam will be involved more deeply in Samsung’s huge supply chain, according to Nguyen Van Toan, deputy chair of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIEs).

CPTPP could create 27,000 jobs in Vietnam each year

Joining the CPTPP will help create 17,000-27,000 jobs each year for Vietnamese workers from 2020, Director of the Institute of Labour Science and Social Affairs Dao Quang Vinh has said.