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Expats play Santa to Hanoi homeless

 VietNamNet Bridge – A group of Hanoi expats is giving something back to the city they now call home.

11-digit phone numbers to be cut

 VietNamNet Bridge – All 11-digit mobile phone numbers in Vietnam will be changed to 10-digit numbers in 2018, said Pham Hong Hai, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications.

Energy and bank stocks lift the market

 Shares rebounded on December 20 after a brief fall on December 19, boosted by energy and bank stocks on investors’ expectation of positive Q4 earnings from these companies.

More air routes link Vietnam and Cambodia

 The Phnom Penh–headquartered Lanmei Airlines launched direct flights between Phnom Penh and Hanoi and Siem Reap and Ho Chi Minh City on December 20.

Vietnamese Ambassador presents credentials in Uruguay

Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay Dang Xuan Dung presented his letter of credentials to Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez in Uruguay’s capital city Montevideo on December 19.  

Awards honour 14 business leaders in Vietnam

 Fourteen outstanding business leaders from Vietnam were honoured as winners of the prestigious Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2017 (APEA) at a ceremony in HCM City on December 19, the first time it was held in the country.

U23s to test their skills at friendly match against Ulsan Hyundai

 Coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam’s U23 team confirmed that a friendly match against the Republic of Korea’s Ulsan Hyundai FC was an important test for his team ahead of the Asian championships next month.

Failure last VBA led to 2017 win: Hill

After facing many challenges, the Thang Long Warriors finally earned the Viet Nam Basketball Association title. This meant a lot to the recruit Warriors, especially their American player, Jaywuan Hill, 

Vietnam looks for more FDI into pharmacy sector

The Ministry of Health (MOH) estimates that Vietnam has to remit $2 billion abroad to import foreign drugs but could retain more money in-country if it could attract FDI into the pharmaceutical industry.


Solar energy industry poised to take off

VietNamNet Bridge - The investment rate in solar power systems is now just equal to 20-30 percent of the rate of 10 years ago.

Huge sum of money to save Cua Dai Beach is just ‘drop in the ocean’

The landslides at Cua Dai seaside in Hoi An City in Quang Nam province are getting more serious. The state has poured hundreds of billions of dong to fight erosion, but the efforts have been futile.

Arts and culture schools lack PhD students

VietNamNet Bridge - Many schools have complained that it is difficult to find PhD students for some arts and culture majors because of inadequate doctoral requirements.

Hanoians take icy dip on winter days

Many people in Hanoi continue to swim in the Red River in the early morning despite the icy winter temperatures. 

Woman found selling dead monkeys

 A woman in the central province of Nghe An was stopped while transporting seven dead monkeys for sale.

Sixty-five new species discovered in Vietnamese forests

Scientists have discovered 115 new stranger species in the Greater Mekong region, one of Asia's biodiversity hotspots, in which 65 species have been found in Vietnam.

HCM City taxi firms cut 3,000 cars

 Taxi companies in Ho Chi Minh City have had to cut 3,000 cars from their fleets since the arrival of Uber and Grab, according to the city's Taxi Association.

Hoi An becomes transport role model

 Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam  has begun the second trial of a public bus route connecting An Bang and Cua Dai beaches, the old quarter and Tre Que vegetable gardens before launching the service in 2019.

President Tran Dai Quang hails Lao leader’s visit

The official friendly visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith is an important political event and a historical milestone.

Deputy PM on working visit to the RoK

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is on a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. 

PM: International integration gives momentum to economic growth

The Government of Vietnam has consistently pursued a comprehensive integration policy with the focus placed on international economic integration, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.