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Abundant credit supply for real estate projects

 Although real estate developers can raise funds in many ways, credit from commercial lenders is still the largest source of capital in Vietnam. 

Bibliophile brings books to children

 VietNamNet Bridge – On Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2018, a group of six walked from Dong Ha City’s Cultural Centre to Le Duan Park, presenting books to every child they met on the road. 

Old troupe bring sacred animals to life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite his old age, Trinh Van Binh is graceful in controlling the dragon head leading his troupe in the tu linh (four sacred mythical creatures: dragon, kylin, phoenix and tortoise) dance.

Vietnamese farmers expect higher profits with CPTPP trade agreement

VietNamNet Bridge - The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help Vietnam boost exports of seafood and farm produce.

HCM City manholes turned into canvases

 A group of young people in HCM City are making the city more colourful by painting on the manholes.

Scholars study nghe, ancient sacred animal

 VietNamNet Bridge – A team of researchers, including Tran Hau Yen The, Nguyen Duc Hoa and Ho Huu Long, have published a book on the nghe, a sacred animal that guards temples and communal houses.

Condotel business sees high growth on back of tourism

 During the first few months of 2018, the market has witnessed a notable number of new condotel launches.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends ASEAN-Australia Special Summit

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit held at the International Convention Centre on March 17.

Replicas in school bring history to life

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students of the Huong Phung Primary School learn about history and culture not only in their textbooks but also through lively replicas installed in the school premises.

HCM City Hat Boi Theatre targets young audiences

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Hat Boi Theatre has launched its new free programme offering hat boi or tuong performances for primary school students as part of the theatre’s efforts to attract young audiences.  

Huge resettlement area abandoned in HCM City

 A large resettlement area in HCM City's District 2 has been abandoned for years due to high prices.

Two new Vietnamese billionaires on Forbes list

Hoa Phat and Truong Hai, companies owned by newly recognized dollar billionaires Tran Dinh Long and Tran Ba Duong, respectively, are leaders in their industries but also investors in agriculture.

Diversifying investment capital in the real estate sector

 It was forecast that the capital inflows into the Vietnamese real estate sector would continue to go up this year.

Smart house of the future

 In the whirlwind of Industry 4.0, the adoption of smart home application attracts great attention from users in Vietnam. Duc Thanh provides an insight into the matter.

Teachers and parents have let our children down

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mahatma Gandhi famously said that eye for an eye would make the whole world go blind. In other words, two wrongs don’t make a right.

Major cities of Vietnam stay in top 10 of Momentum Index

Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have been continuously staying among the global top 10 of JLL’s Short-Term Momentum Index, coming in at third and sixth places this time. 

Overloaded dumping site tortures locals

 Dozens of households in Duc Tho District, Ha Tinh Province are complaining about pollution caused by an overloaded dumping site in the area.

HCM City parking fees face six-fold increase

 HCM City People's Council approved a six-fold increase in car parking fees on roads at a meeting on March 16.

HCM City may fail in old apartment restoration target

 HCM City may fail to reach the target to restore 50% out of the city’s total old apartment building number of 474, according to the municipal Department of Construction.

Sapa status upgrade creates opportunities for property investors

 Sapa’s upcoming achievement of town status will pave the way for more opportunities for investors in the real estate market.