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Memorial services held for President Tran Dai Quang

 Memorial services for President Tran Dai Quang were  held in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and the President’s home province of Ninh Binh on the morning of September 27. 

Rising seas threaten Vietnam’s top rice producer

 VietNamNet Bridge – Because of climate change, Kien Giang Province is struggling to maintain its place as Vietnam’s biggest rice producer – a distinction it has held for nearly two decades.

Baroque concert in Cua Bac Church

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert featuring Baroque compositions will be presented by music company Maestoso on Saturday at Cua Bac Church.

People brace rain to bid farewell to President Tran Dai Quang

People from across the country braved the rain to come to the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on September 26 to pay homage to President Tran Dai Quang.

Vietnam’s publishing industry lags behind in Southeast Asia

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese publication market is proceeding more slowly than Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Autonomy is the key to tertiary education improvement: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi National University mentioned the removal of the ‘governing body’ mechanism and the application of the autonomy policy as the key to improve the quality of university education.

Vietnamese startup makes super materials from recycled animal fat

VietNamNet Bridge - A graphene product created by Nano Life has been tested at laboratories in Vietnam and Japan. 

L’Espace screens French and Vietnamese films

 In celebration of the Paris Fashion Week, the French Cultural Center L’Espace in Hanoi is screening French and Vietnamese films on fashion and other related events from today until October 2.

Experts propose tax increase on cigarettes to cut smoking

Increasing taxes on tobacco is considered the best option to reduce the number of smokers. 

Renewing Vietnam’s FDI strategy

The Vietnamese government has been called upon to revise its investment incentive regime in line with the country’s next-generation foreign direct investment strategy for 2020-2030.

1,500 delegations pay tribute to President Tran Dai Quang

Some 1,500 domestic and international delegations with approximately 50,000 people had paid tribute to President Tran Dai Quang by 17:00 on September 26.

Nearly 67,000 investors victimized by fraud

 Le Xuan Giang, chairman of the board of directors at Vietnam Trading-Links Production JSC, and his accomplices have been charged with defrauding and expropriating assets of 66,880 investors.

Quang Ninh to host National Food Festival 2018

 Hundreds of Vietnamese dishes from the north to the south to be introduced.

Local in vitro diagnostic market continues to grow

 IVD market in Vietnam growing and showing a strong influx in foreign investment, according to Kalorama Information 2018 Regional IVD Market Bundle.

Over 250 iPhones seized in Tan Son Nhat Airport

The haul of over 250 Iphones estimated to be worth nearly VND6.5 billion (nearly $300,000) was found in the luggage of four American passengers yesterday. 

Facebook joins broadcasting battlefield

 After huge tensions around purchasing the broadcasting rights of the World Cup and the Asiad, global social network Facebook has announced to have purchased the rights to broadcast the Premier League.

Fate of numerous loss-making projects remains uncertain

 While some of the 12 loss-making projects have managed to turn around, some of them are still wallowing in difficulties.

Vietnam team secures second round win at Chess Olympiad

 Vietnamese chess players have scored second round wins over Iraqi and International Chess Committee of the Deaf (ICCD) teams at the ongoing 2018 Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia.

Hanoi vows to revoke the license of polluting firms

 Hanoi authorities have vowed to punish and revoke the licence of firms which are polluting the environment. 

FDI flow into Vietnam’s real estate sustains stable growth

 Despite several ups and downs over the last decade, the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam’s property market has managed to sustain stable growth.