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State will collect its dividends from SOEsThe government’s proposal to collect dividends from the shares it holds in state owned enterprises (SOEs) has got prompt approval from the National Assembly....
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Vietnam report highlights human rights achievements Vietnam’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report in the second cycle was reviewed at a session of the United...
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Four potential fields of investment in 2014(VOV) - Businesses are eyeing real estate, securities, pharmaceuticals, and exports as the most attractive investment fields in 2014.Real estate and...
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Wood exports upward bound Wood plank being produced by workers of Phuong Thao Co in the central province of Quang Tri. The nation can earn US$6.2 billion from the export of wood and wooden products...
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Writer offers critique of modern Vietnamese literatureWriter Nguyen Thi Thu Hue said that many modern Vietnamese writers are so consumed by the everyday worries of life that they fail to create...
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McDonald’s enters Vietnam in Burger King contest There are about 400 McDonald’s in the Philippines, 260 in Malaysia, 195 in Thailand, and 150 in Indonesia, said Linda Ming, a Singapore-based...
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/2Germany – a big trade partner of VietnamGermany is Vietnam’s largest European trade partner, making up 20% of the country’s total trade turnover.Vietnam Customs statistics show...
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Bag, suitcase exports fetch $1.92b Finishing touches are put to leather products made at the SaiGonCrocodileVillage. Export revenue from bags and suitcases reached US$1.92 billion in 2013, up 26 per...
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Social News Headlines 7/2Lang Son confirms no H7N9 infectionThe National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) has recently quashed rumours about a possible outbreak of avian flu H7N9 in the...
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Unlicensed travel firms mushrooming, challenging watchdog agencyAccording to the HCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, there are 818 operational travel firms put under the department’s...
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High-class personnel demand on the rise The demand for high ranking staff in 2014 is believed to be extremely high in the consumer goods, pharmacy, consumer lending, retailing and chemicals production...
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First Pako ethnic man awarded MA degree in US(VOV) - Ho Manh Giang, is the first and sole Pako ethnic minority man in Thua Thien-Hue province, to achieve an MA degree from a big US university.Whilst...
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Vietnamese mobile game takes app stores by storm Scenes from the game Flappy Bird developed by Nguyen Ha Dong. The game is now getting two-three million downloads per day at the most popular mobile...
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US chef ‘addicted’ to Vietnamese cuisineUS chef Robert Danhi at the banh da cua village in Hai Phong province. Robert Danhi invites local kids to try his new dish, chicken with bamboo sprouts. Robert...
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Dragon fruit export heads towards new marketIllustrative image (Source: VNA)Domestic exporters are striving to diversify markets for their dragon fruit, with a view to reducing their dependence on...
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Political News Headlines 7/2Australian Governor-General praises Vietnam’s development Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce has expressed her admiration for Vietnam’s recent socio-economic...
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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 8/2Thai group to launch Robinsons supermarket in VietnamThailand’s largest retail conglomerate – Central Group – is expanding into Vietnam with the opening of a Robinsons Department...
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Employers face labour shortage after Tet Many enterprises in HCMCity are facing a serious lack of labourers after Tet, as many employees quit to seek new and better...
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Measles spreads in Hanoi, with dozens of kids affected per dayA little girl with measles symptoms is being treated at BachMaiHospital in Hanoi.Tuoi TreHealth authorities have warned that measles is...
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Overseas Vietnamese need better incentivesHANOI (VNS) - Viet Nam has so far attracted 3,600 businesses owned by Vietnamese living overseas, with total registered capital of US$8.6 billion.However, if...
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