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Travel firms to sell ‘experience’, not tours

VietNamNet Bridge - Only unique or unusual tours can satisfy the increasingly high requirements of tourists today.

APPA helps performers get copyright money

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Association for Rights Protection of Music Performing Artists (APPA) has the first contract to represent singer Tan Nhan and collect copyright money. 

Deputy PM: Vietnam wants to receive more support from ITC

 Vietnam attaches importance to its cooperation with and wants to continue receiving more support from the International Trade Centre (ITC), said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.

HCM City’s key infrastructure projects face delay

Site clearance has hindered several key infrastructure projects in Ho Chi Minh City. 

HCM City police trace information on dead foreigner

 Police in Ho Chi Minh City is seeking for information relating to a foreign man who was recently found dead in the area.

Heated meeting casts cloud over new car import regulations

The fate of Vietnam’s new car import regulations will be known next week at the latest as a meeting on February 26 revealed differing opinions among leaders of domestic and foreign manufacturers.

Dak Nong investigates death of 40-year-old elephant

 Police in Cu Jut District in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong are investigating the recent death of a 40-year-old elephant in a local forest.

Banks struggling to recruit employees

Average monthly salaries for bank employees range from VND10 million ($440) to VND30 million ($1,320) and surveyed banks still find it difficult to recruit and retain staff.

Thanh Hoa rejects giant cake offering proposal

 Thanh Hoa People's Committee has turned down a proposal from Sam Son City's authorities to make a giant cake as an offering for the nearing Hung Kings Festival.

Real estate sector expects record FDI in 2018

 FDI flows into real estate have been very high so far this year, and a new record is expected to be set this year.

Gap widens in deposit interest rates

 A gap has opened up between deposit interest rates offered by different categories of banks due to differences in their liquidity, cash demand and status.

Three SOEs to hold March IPOs

 Three State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will make initial public offerings (IPOs) in March, floating VNĐ2.5 trillion (US$110 million) worth of stakes in the market in the second wave of SOEs IPOs in 2018.

Vietnam on right path to protecting intellectual property: US report

Viet Nam has taken steps towards aligning its intellectual property (IP) framework more closely with its Southeast Asian peers, according to the sixth annual International IP Index.

EU gives 108m euros for Vietnam's energy

 The European Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) officially launched the European Union (EU) – Viet Nam Energy Facility worth 108 million euros on Tuesday in Hanoi.

Hanoi to develop non-cash payments

The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a plan to develop non-cash payments, urging all supermarkets and restaurants to put in place cashless payment devices or systems by 2020.

Technology investment needed to improve hydro-meteorology forecasting

Investing in technology is essential to increase the quality of hydro-meteorological anticipation to prevent natural disasters and mitigate their damages, heard a seminar in Hanoi on February 27.

Gov’t funds won’t rescue loss-making projects

 The Government will not use public funds to rescue 12 loss-making projects under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.

VINACAS: cashew import from Africa halts due to high prices

 Vietnamese importers have stopped buying raw cashew from Africa due to high prices, a representative of the Vietnam Cashew Association (VINACAS) said at a conference in HCM City on February 27.

ICT role in promoting economic, cultural, social rights discussed in Geneva

 The Vietnamese permanent mission to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva on February 27 held a seminar on the role of ICT in promoting economic, cultural and social rights, and reducing inequality.

Three students injured in ’galaxy balloon’ explosion Hanoi

 Three university students were admitted to the hospital yesterday with serious burns after the balloons they were selling exploded.