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Vietnamese banks boost IT use

 Vietnam has big potential in applying 4.0 technology to develop retail banks and payment utilities.

FDI sector faces shortage of skilled labour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 40 per cent of enterprises with foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam are facing a shortage of employees and have struggled with recruiting new labourers, 

Woman helps people with disabilities build lives

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 13 years a centre in Can Tho City’s Ninh Kieu District has become a place where young disabled people can learn to look after themselves and earn a living.

To settle disputes, many businesses use ‘gangland’ rules

VietNamNet Bridge - Four percent of businesses use ‘other informal modes to settle disputes, according to the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC).

Lawyer fights for child sexual-abuse victims

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawyer Tran Thi Ngoc Nu is indefatigable in her mission to protect children from sexual abuse and assault.

Smoking: The late regrets

It’s been three months since the last time Dinh Van Tinh, 52, has had that pleasure of puffing on a traditional Vietnamese pipe that has become as familiar as an everyday meal for him over the last quarter of a century.

Silk industry revives in ‘silk metropolis’

After reaching its peak in 1990 and witnessing a setback in 1995, the Lam Dong mulberry and silk industry has been reviving, bringing great opportunities to local farmers and businesses to enrich themselves.

Young writers express creativity

 VietNamNet Bridge – Writer Nguyen Xuan Thuy has become popular recently with his fiction Sat Thu Online (Online Killer), which has since been adapted into a television series of the same name. 

Input materials play pivotal role in food safety

Many company representatives in the food sector have said input materials play a key part in food safety and hygiene management.

Ministry aims to boost unbaked brick production

 Unbaked brick production from ash and cinder should be further boosted to protect the environment, limit clay exploitation and reduce emissions from brick kilns, the Ministry of Industry and Trade told a conference, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

Thuy Linh charming in Ao dai, non la at Mrs Worldwide 2018

Vietnamese representative Duong Thuy Linh looked graceful in Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) and non la (conical hat) as she competed in the talent event at Mrs Worldwide 2018 in Singapore on June 21.

Vietnam’s nascent industrial property market attractive to investors

The industrial property market in Vietnam, including industrial land, ready-built factories, warehouses and other logistics properties, is in the nascent stage of development, making the country an attractive destination for investors.

Electronic tolls to be collected nationwide

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drivers will be able to top up their account through text or banking services to pay toll fees electronically at Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) booths nationwide, 

Hanoi, Frankfurt to set up twinning ties

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung and Mayor of Frankfurt Peter Feldmann have agreed to establish a twin city partnership between the two cities during a recent meeting.

Biggest underground dance music festival to return in December

 Vietnam's biggest underground dance music festival is back for a third edition in December on the picturesque island of Phu Quoc.

Rough Guides names six must-visit places in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The UK-based travel website Rough Guides has listed six must-see places along the country’s coast. 

Singing contest to highlight influence of folk music

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Music Development Centre has launched a singing contest to highlight the importance of folk music in the development of pop music.

Highlands provinces replant old coffee trees with quality varieties

The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) region is replacing more than 18,460 hectares of old coffee trees as part of its plan to replace 120,000ha of old trees with new varieties or grafted trees in the 2014-2020 period.

18 months in prison for making fake wine

Nguyen Thi Hao from Cu Khe Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi was sentenced 18 months of imprisonment for making fake alcohol in a trial opened by the Ha Noi People’s Court on Tuesday, 

120 skaters show off skills at 5th ASEAN champs

 The 5th ASEAN Inline Freestyle Skating Championship opened in Vung Tau city, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on June 22.