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Vietnam appeals to foreign hotel giants

Many international hotel brand names have made their presence in Vietnam in the wake of the robust development of the country’s tourism sector and infrastructure.

Bitcoin traders reaping fewer profits

VietNamNet Bridge - Though current income is just equal to one-tenth of a year ago for bitcoin investors, the income is better than an office job with a monthly income of $1,000.

Tua Chua: Dien Bien’s unpolished natural gem

 VietNamNet Bridge – It seems that nowhere else in the northern province of Dien Bien is quite like Tua Chua District. Most of the district, located 1,400m above sea level, is covered with rugged rocky mountains. 

Will 5 million jobs in Vietnam be lost in the 4.0 industrial revolution?

Tran Anh Tuan, deputy director of the HCMC Center for Human Resources Forecasting and Labor Market Information, said that the risk of losing jobs has increased in the 4.0 industrial revolution era. 

Maison Chance opens centre for quadriplegic people in Dak Nong

Maison Chance is a non-governmental organisation that provides housing, healthcare and vocational training for orphans, street children, and the disadvantaged and physically handicapped in Vietnam. 

VN businesses prepare for digital transformation

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese want to modernize their factories to prepare for the 4.0 industry revolution, but they don’t know where to start.

Foreign investors keep flocking to Vietnam's real estate market

The growth in Vietnam`s capital markets to US$200 billion in value from some US$35 billion five years ago, was a big draw for global investors, Jeffrey Perlman, Southeast Asia chief of Warburg Pincus told Reuters.

Tattoo: From taboo to popular art form

 When Truong Thanh Dinh came home with a tattoo on his chest, his mother yelled at him, saying that only gangsters get tattoos on their body.

Free English classes offered at pagoda: Hanoi

 Dozens of local children and adolescents were eagerly learning and practicing English activities with their foreign and Vietnamese teachers in an English class on Sunday morning in Phap Van pagoda in Hanoi.

Businesses willing to pay more for mobile ads

 Although the mobile advertisement market in Vietnam is still modest as compared to regional countries, businesses are said to splash out 200 million USD on advertisement on mobile platform in 2020.

Plants recovered in Tram Chim National Park

 Tram Chim National Park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, a Ramsar site in Vietnam, has seen 192 hectares of its plants recovered thanks to p reservation efforts.

Casualties, missing victims from torrential rains, floods mounts to 63

 Torrential rains and floods following the recent Son Tinh storm ravaged many northern and northern central localities, already claiming five lives and leaving 58 missing or injured.

Vietnam, Tatarstan boost cooperation

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh paid a working visit to the Republic of Tatarstan, one of the republics in the Russia Federation, from July 16-19 to boost cooperation in several potential fields.

Multiple factors support exchange rate stability: SSI

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) may sell part of its foreign reserves to stabilise the monetary market if the exchange rate continues to climb, the Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) forecast.

Vietnamese American deported for disturbing public order

 The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to deport a Vietnamese American man for disturbing public order in a protest against some draft laws last month.

Terrorist plots of reactionary organisations deserve strict punishment

 Authorities have recently brought to light several terrorist and sabotage plots of exile reactionary organisations like the “Provisional National Government of Vietnam” and “Viet Nguyen Dynasty”, strictly punishing the masterminds behind these cases. 

Violinist Bui Cong Duy to perform at Toyota Concert 2018

 Talented Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy will join Taiwanese-American cellist Grace Ho and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Toyota Concert 2018, which is scheduled to be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from August 10-14. 

Czech Republic stops issuing work visas for Vietnamese labourers

 The Czech Republic has suspended the acceptance of work visa applications by Vietnamese nationals, said Czech Minister of the Interior Jan Hamacek. 

Vietnam promotes legislative cooperation with Argentina

 A high-ranking delegation of the Vietnam National Assembly visited Argentina from July 17-20 to seek ways to bolster the partnership between the two countries and legislatures, as well as exchange experiences in legislative operations.

Bamboo Airways to launch first flight in October

 Bamboo Airways – of the Viet Bamboo Airlines Co., owned by property developer FLC Group – plans to see its first flight take off on October 10.