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Grab to operate as traditional taxi

 Ride hailing firms like Grab may soon have to display electronic lights on their cars showing the word ‘TAXI’, if the Government approves a proposal from the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

Real estate transactions to increase in Q4

 The domestic real estate market in the fourth quarter of this year is forecast to see the strongest increase in transactions in the year, higher than the transaction volume in the same period of 2017.

Super committee has second deputy chairman

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has appointed Ho Sy Hung deputy chairman of Viet Nam’s Committee for State Capital Management.

Vietnam to open electricity wholesale market next year

 The competitive electricity wholesale market will be fully operational starting in 2019 following a successful year-long pilot period.

Talentnet – Mercer’s annual survey out, technology among sectors with highest pay rise

 The technology, life sciences and chemical industries have seen the highest salary increases this year, according to Talentnet – Mercer’s annual survey.

Duong Lam's old village houses

 Duong Lam Village in Son Tay Town in Hanoi’s outskirts, the first-recognised old village in Vietnam, is home to many houses dating back up to 400 years. 

Murals liven up Hanoi street

 Phan Dinh Phung Street in Hanoi has been revived with beautiful mural paintings featuring the beauty of the capital city. 

Man pursues degree at 85

 Cao Nhat Linh has become famous as an economic-law student at the Dong Do University in Hanoi for his passion for studying at the age of 85.

Singers criticised for signing on auctioned painting

 Many artists have criticised several local singers who signed their names on a painting which was auctioned in HCM City recently. 

Scaffolding collapse blocks traffic at Sai Gon River Tunnel

 A scaffolding collapse has blocked traffic at Sai Gon River Tunnel on Monday morning.

Hue to relocate homes to preserve heritage

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is planning to relocate some 4,200 households from the Hue Citadel area to better preserve the relic.

Bank system’s credit growth target unlikely to be reached

 According to the General Statistics Office, as of September 20 the banking sector’s credit growth was 9.52 per cent, much lower than the 11.02 per cent rate recorded a year earlier.

VOV to broadcast AFF Suzuki Cup matches

 Voice of Viet Nam (VOV) has signed a deal with Next Media and Green Communications to broadcast all matches of the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 live.

Large paintings display Sa Pa in panoramas

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition Four Seasons in Sa Pa, recently opened in Hanoi, showcases 12 paintings by Dang Tin Tuong.

Vietnamese use internet, but don’t want to make online payments

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has a high percentage of internet and social network users, but the proportion of people making payments via internet remains very modest.

Hue is to take land of national park for tourism construction

A fresh controversy has broken out as local authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue plan to take almost 400 hectares from the core zone of local Bach Ma National Park to develop a tourism complex.

Tourism boom threatens Cham Island ecosystems

A large area of sea grass on the Cham Islands, off the coast of Hoi An, have been damaged due to the rapid increase in speed boats over the past several decades—another sign that mass tourism and unsustainable development threaten 

How technology is changing lives in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran My Tien is a hard-working employee of a famous bank in HCM City.

VIFW to debut designers from lesser-known fashion industries

 VietNamNet Bridge – Designers from lesser-known fashion industries such as Haiti, Turkey and Colombia will participate in the Vietnam International Fashion Week (VIFW) – Fall/Winter 2018,

Joint film project features Korean star

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shooting on a joint film project between Việt Nam and South Korea has begun in Da Lat, the Central Highland Province of Lam Dong.