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Danang to have US$1 billion hi-tech center

 The central city of Danang is pinning high hopes on a US$1 billion hi-tech center named Danang Silicon at the Danang Hi-tech Park (DHTP) in Hoa Vang District. 

Vietnam to benefit from industrial expansion

 Vietnam and Indonesia are standing to benefit the most in Southeast Asia from expanded industrial projects.

The sweet aroma of Pleiku’s coffee flowers

 VietNamNet Bridge – I arrived in Pleiku on time when the coffee flowers are blossom with fragrance spreading across the central highlands city.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/3

 SMEs benefit from State’s business support policies, Vietnam-EAEU trade deal pushes exports to Russia, Ninja Van officially launches in Viet Nam, EVN to withdraw from electrical equipment company

Teachers at remote mountainous school find love

With the desire to help minority children gain a brighter future, teachers have volunteered to leave their families for the remote Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum to work at the Mang Ri Boarding School,

Journalist My Tra: Photographing Truong Sa with all the love of a mainlander

 A bilingual Vietnamese – English picture book, entitled ‘Truong Sa – Noi Ta Den’ (Spratly Archipelago – Here We Come), was recently released in March by Nguyen My Tra, a journalist from the Voice of Vietnam.

Sculptor Mai Thu Van aspires for art to revitalise public spaces

Three sculpture clusters, which were created by a group of lecturers from the Vietnam Fine Arts University, have been installed to create highlights around the Hoan Kiem Lake during the days of spring. 

Lottery vendor aces exam to become civil servant

Kim Thai, 37, a Khmer man living in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, wears a broad-brim hat to walk the streets of Long Phu Town, selling lottery tickets to earn a living as he has for the past 13 years.

Signs of another property bubble?

 The Vietnamese real estate market has been on a strong path to recovery since 2014. We have witnessed a strong breakthrough as many projects were offered for sale with good absorption in the market. 

RoK President’s wife visits Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

The Republic of Korea (RoK) President’s wife Kim Jung Sook visited the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups on the morning of March 23 as part of a three-day visit to Vietnam.

Injury toll in lethal HCM City apartment fire rises

 Up to 14 people have been killed while 60 others have been injured in the apartment fire in HCM City early Friday according to the city's Department of Health.

Strangers go to Dak Nong Province to recruit children to work in HCM City

 Recently, some persons from other localities came to Quang Phu Commune, K’Rông Nô District, in the Central Highlands province of Đak Nong to recruit Mong ethnic minority children to work illegally at HCM City.

Nguyen Tien Minh wins first round of international badminton event

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh won the first round of the Ciputra Hanoi-Nonex Sunrise Viet Nam International Challenge badminton tournament.

Vietnam National FinTech Day in May

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will organise the National FinTech Day in May.

Vietnam, RoK resolved to advance relations

President Tran Dai Quang and President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea (RoK) affirmed their commitments and political determination to advance the relationship between Vietnam and the RoK in both depth and width.

Party leader’s visit to France to show resolve to strengthen multifaceted ties

The upcoming official visit to France by Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong will reflect the two countries’ respect for each other and their resolve to enhance multifaceted cooperation, opening a new period of flourishing ties in the years ahead.

HCM City leader asks apartment fire checks after Carina Plaza visit

HCMC Party Chief Nguyen Thien Nhan requested screening all firefighting plans in all apartment buildings in the city while inspecting Carina Plaza apartment complex where a fire broke out, killing 13 people and injuring 28 others.

Vietnam co-founds UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention

 The UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention made debut at an event co-chaired by the permanent missions of Vietnam and Fiji at the UN headquarters in New York on March 22.

IPU values ties with Vietnam: IPU Secretary General

 The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and Vietnam share a long-standing, sound relations based on mutual trust and respect, stated IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong.

US’s antidumping duty ruling lacks legal basis: MARD

 The US’s recent ruling to impose unprecedentedly high anti-dumping duties on tra fish fillets from Vietnam lacks a legal basis, said the Agro Processing and Market Development Authority.