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Da Nang starts installing cameras on tour buses

The Da Nang Tourism Department and Transport Department signed an agreement early this week on installing cameras on tour buses to enhance security for visitors and help State management agencies better oversee travel activities. 

MobiFone general director dismissed over AVG purchase deal

The Ministry of Information and Communications has decided to relieve Cao Duy Hai of his duty as member of the board and general director of MobiFone for serious violations in a deal in which the mobile carrier had acquired a 95% stake in AVG.

Ngoc Chau crowned Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau overcame 14 other finalists to take the crown of Miss Supranational Vietnam 2018 in the grand finale of the pageant in Seoul, the Republic of Korea on August 22.

HCM City to strive harder to improve business climate

 The HCMC government will redouble its efforts to further improve the business climate to support enterprises, according to the city’s plan to improve the Provincial Competitiveness Index this year, issued on August 21.

Vietnam to reduce burying of waste

 Some 15 million tons of waste is collected annually from urban and rural areas in Vietnam. Statistics from 2015 showed that 80% of daily waste is simply buried

Technology incubator in Ho Chi Minh City

 Since its inception, the Saigon Hi-Tech Park has become an incubator for innovation and a centre for technology transfer in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern region.

Hanoi ready to conduct fire safety apartment block purge

 Hanoi People Council Legal Department have proposed the removal of extensions at all apartments that block emergency exits.

500 Vallet scholarships given to Vietnamese students

500 Vallet scholarships worth VND25 billion (USD1.1 million) in total have just been granted to outstanding students from 58 high schools and six SOS Villages in the north.

Drastic measures needed to boost nation's economic growth

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday asked the Government’s Economic Advisory Group to analyse internal and external difficulties to propose mechanisms and policies which will help the country to overcome economic obstacles.

VN welcomes Monsanto ruling: Foreign ministry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam welcomed San Francisco’s landmark verdict against Monsanto and called upon the company to pay compensation for Agent Orange victims in Vietnam, 

President Tran Dai Quang meets with Ethiopian leaders in Addis Ababa

During their talks in Addis Ababa on August 23, President of Ethiopia Mulatu Teshome described the State visit to his country by President Tran Dai Quang as a particularly important political event.

Vietnam beat Bahrain 1-0, entering ASIAD quarter-finals

The Vietnam Olympic team made history with its first entrance into the ASIAD quarter-finals after winning 1- 0 against Bahrain during the last stages of the 16-team knockout round for the men’s football of ASIAD 2018 in Indonesia on August 23.

40 most valuable brands of Vietnam honoured

 Forbes Vietnam held a ceremony on August 23 to honour the 40 most valuable brands in Vietnam in 2018.

Vietnam to tighten law on human trafficking

 More than 3,000 Vietnamese people have been victims of human trafficking over the past five years and 500 still haven't been able to go home, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Investment for start-up enterprises just begins

Phan Hoang Lan, Head of Planning and Finance of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation Department, talks to Hai quan newspaper 

Hot steamed rice rolls, a must try in Cao Bang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Steamed rolls made of rice flour, locally known as banh cuon, are a popular dish across Vietnam. However, any travellers or guests visiting Cao Bang Province shouldn’t forget the local hot banh cuon,

Business continue to worry about exchange rate fluctuations

VietNamNet Bridge - The currencies of many countries have depreciated sharply against the dollar, thus affecting the competitiveness of Vietnam’s goods.

Vietnamese scientist at Gachon: I will return to Vietnam

This year’s Vietnam Innovation Network forum received a special guest, Associate Prof Dr Tran Thi Nhu Hoa from the Vietnamese Students’ Association in South Korea (VSAK), a researcher and lecturer at Gachon University in South Korea.

Hanoi still lacks classrooms after spending US$320 million

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 22,000 new classrooms have been built in the last year, but Hanoi still lacks classrooms. Classes with 70 students still exist.

Binh Thuan wants to develop tourism projects on land with titanium reserves

Binh Thuan province, which wants to focus on developing tourism instead of polluting the titanium mining industry, is seeking permission to exclude 20,000 hectares of land out of the national titanium reserve.