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Firework performances slated for upcoming holiday

 The People’s Committee of HCM City has approved three firework shows to celebrate the 44th Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1), national holidays in Vietnam.

Grass makes fine art works

 Khmer people in the southern province of Kien Giang have kept the traditional handicraft of weaving cỏ bàng (a kind of sedge) to make rattan artworks for centuries.

Quang Ninh approves pre-feasibility study of largest undersea tunnel

 Approving the pre-feasibility study of the undersea tunnel project through Cua Luc Bay in Quang Ninh province will take the project a step closer to construction.

More foreigners buying apartments in HCM City

 More foreigners are buying apartments and investing in real estate in Vietnam, especially in HCM City, with most of them coming from mainland China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea.

Suppliers eye Vietnam’s horticulture and floriculture sector

 Suppliers are looking for opportunities in the growing horticulture and floriculture sector in Vietnam.

Vietnam's population and housing census to be conducted soon

 Nguyen Bich Lam, director general of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam talks to VNA about the upcoming national population and housing census on April 1st.

HCM City to improve apartment building management

 Disputes between investors and buyers in apartment building complexes have escalated in recent years as the number of buildings in HCM City has increased, according to the city’s Department of Construction.

HCM City touts exercise for a healthier population

 From 5am to 7am every day a 70-year-old man whose nickname is Năm plays badminton with other seniors in a small yard near Tân Phú District’s Nguyễn Sơn Street.

FDI paradox: the bigger incentives FIEs get, the bigger losses they incur

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) have reported losses, though they continue to enjoy attractive investment incentives. Economists say this is ‘abnormal’.

Ministry of Health issues guidance to manage synthetic drug abusers

 The Ministry of Health has issued specific guidelines on intervention to manage synthetic drugs abusers amid an increase in drug use in the country.

HCM City cracks down on petrol stations that commit fire-safety violations

 HCM City authorities are strengthening control over the trade of oil and petroleum products to ensure safety at petrol stations and gas shops that sell flammable substances.

Bank exec mulls over real estate market growth perspective in 2019

 Pham Hong Hai, CEO of HSBC Vietnam Limited, weighs over customers’ top choices in Vietnam’s real estate market in 2019 and how the bank could support homebuyers to realise their life-time housing dream.

School environment shaken by sexual harassment cases

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of sexual harassment cases in schools in recent months have stunned the public. 


Vietnam’s banking sector eyed by foreign investors

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say the banking sector will attract huge foreign capital in 2019 as banks need to call for more capital.

What to know before attracting investments from private equity firms

 Private equity funds can bring  Vietnamese businesses more than simple capital: they can help in other aspects of operatio, including corporate governance, business ideas, networking, and experience sharing.  

A house of love and compassion

 Vietnam Friendship Village is the home to children affected by Agent Orange. Despite of their disadvantages, the children at the village receive much love and compassion from their teachers and parents.

Improving assistance for children in disaster-prone areas

 Viet Nam’s vulnerability to climate change puts its children at high risk of physical and psychological injuries after natural disasters, according to experts.

Domestic demand remains high as petrol prices spike

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnamese enterprises imported no petrol in the first two months of the year, they still raised the retail price.

Lighting up hope from medical research

To timely put the new vaccines into mass production in 2019, the authors of two seasonal flu and pandemic flu vaccines have been busy with their products that carry international stature and profound humanitarian.

Were sao la seen in Quang Binh after 10 years of no sightings?

VietNamNet Bridge - Described as a timid species only living in primeval forests, sao la, or Asian unicorn, ( Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) have been spotted in the central province of Quang Binh.