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Two-way impacts from the US-China trade war

 Due to the great openness of the economy, Vietnam will have to face multiple challenges if the world economy is affected by the United States-China trade war. 

Real estate fertile ground for foreign investors

 Foreign investment in Vietnam's real estate market has proven to be fruitful in recent years.

The King of Avocado brings the green to the Central Highlands

They call him the King of Avocado for his unrivalled knowledge of the tree, the exceptionally high quality avocado seeds he supplies and his passion for transferring his planting techniques to other farmers

Vietnam’s steel exports affected by anti-dumping investigations

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s steel exports are encountering difficulties as they are facing anti-dumping investigations raised by importing countries.

Vietnam co-chairs ASEAN-India foreign ministers’ meeting in Singapore

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, and Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Vijay Kumar Singh co-chaired the ASEAN-India Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3.

Tay Ninh to host vegetarian food fest with celebrity chef Martin Yan

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vegetarian Food Festival will be held on September 21-23 in Tay Ninh Province, with the participation of internationally acclaimed celebrity chef Martin Yan and dozens of other chefs, 

Tech transfer: Falling short of expectations

One of the deepest hopes clinging to FDI is the transfer of technology to domestic firms with which the national economy expects to enhance its technological strength. However, such target has not seemed to be achieved.

KPI can measure e-Government success

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Tien Dung, Minister and Chairman of the Office of the Government, talks to Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper about the Key Performance Indicator,

ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conferences with Partners held in Singapore

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh led a delegation to attend the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference sessions with its partners, held in Singapore on August 2.

Authorities slap social media profiteers with tax bill

 The HCM City tax department said it has served a tax notice and slapped a fine on an individual together amounting to VND4.1 billion (US$178,000) for failure to pay tax on incomes received from foreign companies in the last two years.

SOEs urged to list on stock market

 Only 150 of nearly 750 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have listed on the stock market, said Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai.

SBV’s forex policy aimed for macroeconomic stability

  The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)’s exchange rate policy was aimed at ensuring macroeconomic stability, not just export growth, said Nguyen Thi Hong, the bank’s deputy governor.

Garbage woes in Hanoi's flooded area

 Living with worms and eating among the garbage. That's how one resident in Chuong My District describes his life since a flood virtually submerged an entire region 30km away from Hanoi.

Dong Ho folk painting expected to be revitalised

 More than 20 years ago, artisan Nguyen Dang Che convinced his family members to stop making votive paper and resume their old livelihood making Dong Ho folk paintings. 

Vietnam up one place in UN e-government index ranking

 Vietnam has moved up one place to rank 88th among the 193 countries in the United Nations E-Government Survey 2018.

Destroy heritages, we erase the past

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just a few days after a national workshop to judge the country’s progress towards protecting cultural heritage, anger is brewing.

Indo - Vietnam friendship in national defence

 VietNamNet Bridge – Senior Leutenant General and Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh talks to a Vietnam News Agency correspondent in New Delhi about the recent India-Vietnam defence dialogue.

Poor planning slows river flow during flood season

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Van Thang, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks about the latest flood control work along the Bui River in Hanoi’s outlying district of Chuong My.

Music video pays tribute to honouring studying tradition released

Scenes in the latest music video by singer Pham Phuong Thao revive a traditional ceremony that dates back 600 years to welcome young men home who had successfully qualified to enter the royal court.

Fast delivery service heats up as new players turn up

VietNamNet Bridge - Besides big freight and forwarding companies, numerous startups with technology apps have joined the fast delivery market.