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NA Chairwoman to attend IPU-138, visit Netherlands

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will attend the 138th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-138) and related meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, from March 24-25 and pay an official visit to the Netherlands from March 26-28.

US’s antidumping duty ruling lacks legal basis: VASEP

The US’s recent ruling to impose unprecedentedly high import duties on frozen Tra fish fillets from Vietnam shows a level of unfairness and is not in line with the usual antidumping law provisions, said VASEP Secretary General Truong Dinh Hoe.

Vietnam chairs GMS-6, CLV-10 Summits from March 29-31

 Vietnam will organize the sixth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS-6) Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit in Hanoi from March 29-31.

Vietnam to become RoK’s second largest importer

 Vietnam is likely to surpass the United States to become the Republic of Korea’s second biggest importer by 2020, thanks to a bilateral free trade agreement, according to a report released by the Korea International Trade Association on March 20.

Cheaper ARV drugs offer better access for HIV patients

 The Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control said the country has successfully bidden anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs with prices 15-17 percent lower than those of similar drugs in use, bringing more hopes to local HIV/AIDS patients.

RoK President’s Vietnam visit expected to tighten bilateral ties

 President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in will pay a state visit to Vietnam from March 22-24, which is expected to be a chance for the two countries to further enhance their relations.

A gem of art in the heart of Hanoi

In a high-ceiling room on the second floor of the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi, a young curator has been briefing a group of over 20 tour operators on an oil painting titled “A Ploughing Day”, painted in 1960 

Nem nuong Cai Rang, a specialty of Can Tho

Each city and province in Vietnam is known for its local produce and specialities – Hanoi is famous for its pho, bun bo from the central city of Hue and original nem nuong Cai Rang from the southern province of Can Tho.

Young entrepreneurs born in the Year of Dog achieve early success

VietNamNet Bridge - Born in 1994, many of these entrepreneurs are young but have already become rivals of prominent businesspeople. 

Big challenges await Spotify in Vietnam

Spotify has officially joined the Vietnamese market. The world’s largest digital music service, Spotify has been warned about challenges it could face in Vietnam where people are used to free music services.

Vietnam to use satellite data to monitor forests, water resources

Scientists and natural resource management agencies will no longer have to pay for optical images for forest inventory and surveys after the Vietnam DataCube, a satellite database, is put into operation. 

Vietnam’s e-commerce firms brace for arrival of Amazon

VietNamNet Bridge - Many in the Vietnamese entrepreneurial community believe the arrival of Amazon, the e-commerce giant, will be a ‘threat’, not an ‘opportunity’.

Law on wildlife crimes takes effect, but enforcement still weak

On January 1, 2018, the 2017 amended Criminal Code with stricter provisions and heavier sanctions on wildlife crime took effect. 

Students invent therapeutic machine for myasthenia patients

VietNamNet Bridge - The special machine, which helps young patients with myasthenia exercise muscles of their limbs, also contains games that can be played. 

Foreign investment streams accelerate bank restructuring

Over the last thirteen months, the volume of foreign investment injected into Vietnam-based financial institutions (FIs) not only bolstered M&A in the finance-banking sector, but also sped up the restructuring process at FIs.

Miss International Transgender to fight for LGBT rights in VN

Fending off 26 competitors from different parts of the world, Nguyen Huong Giang was crowned “Miss International Queen” at one of the world’s top beauty pageants for transgender women. Giang speaks about her plan to fight for the LGBT community.

Jobless rate among university graduates falls

 Due to robust economic growth, the country’s unemployment rate, especially among higher-education people, last quarter decreased significantly compared to the previous quarter and the same period in 2016.

Co-living to be new residential trend in Vietnam?

 Apart from co-working spaces which have already taken root in Vietnam, the market is now expected to receive the co-living trend—a new trend of sharing living space.

Billionaire: a 'national brand'

Today, the position of each nation does not only depend on the richness of its historical and cultural traditions. The leading factor now is its economic potential, including two sides, wealthy people and a strong country.

Thanh Le pottery exhibition opens at book street

 An exhibition on Thanh Le pottery opens at Ho Chi Minh City Book Street from March 19-25.