Morning News Roundup: HCMC Remittance Expected At US$5 Billion
$40mln hospital with helipad debuts in southern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] A Vietnam-Italy Fashion Council founded [DTI] Vietnam still plagued by sex-selective abortions [Thanh Nien]
FPT Blames “Below-Standard” Design For Constant AAG Breaks
Some blame sharks while others conjure up Chinese conspiracy theories, but FPT officials fault “below-standard technical design” for the regular breaks in the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) cable which wa...
Morning News Roundup: Schools In HCMC To Provide Free Wifi
Schools in HCMC provided free internet access [SGGP] Vietnam’s longest expressway opens, cutting Hanoi-Lao Cai travel time in half [Tuoi Tre] HCM City: Activities held in response to Clean Up the Wo...
Leaked Photos From Racy VietJet Photo Shoot Cause Online Firestorm
Last Thursday, images from an alleged VietJet Air promotional photo shoot featuring a number of lingerie-clad models were leaked online. The album of racy photos quickly went viral, causing an Interne...
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Expelled 9,700 Chinese Boats In Past Decade
Vietnam expelled 9,700 Chinese boats in past decade [Thanh Nien] Vietnam lags behind 5 ASEAN countries in creative productivity: ADB [Tuoi Tre] Da Nang visitors get free postcards [Vietnam Plus...
7 Gunmen Arrested After Failed Rooster Robbery In Binh Thuan
A rooster robbery gone wrong resulted in gunshots and a police chase in the Southern province of Binh Thuan on Thursday night, reports Thanh Nien.
Morning News Roundup: HCMC Court Sends Russians To Jail For ATM Scam
HCM City downs ad flyers, billboards in foreign language [Vietnam News] Vietnamese American businessman makes Forbes World's Billionaires list [DTI] Norway backs Vietnam-EU free trade deal [VoV...
Morning News Roundup: Bus E-Tickets To Be Piloted In Hanoi October
First-ever "Made in Vietnam" international music festival to take place in October [DTI] Standard Chartered invests $35 million in Vietnamese restaurant chain [DTI] World Bank project upgrades Mekon...
[Photos] Thousands of Dead Fish Choke Hanoi Lake
Since Monday, dozens of workers have been removing tons of dead fish that from Hanoi’s Thien Quang Lake, reports Vietnam Net.
[Photos] Typhoon Kalmaegi Causes Death, Destruction In Northern Vietnam
Typhoon Kalmaegi touched down in Vietnam last night, uprooting trees, destroying homes and sparking mass evacuations.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam’s Unemployment Rate One Of The Lowest Worldwide
Vietnam’s unemployment rate one of the lowest worldwide [Vietnam Net] Northern localities brace for storm Kalmaegi [Nhan Dan] Fire in Ho Chi Minh City kills seven [Vietnam Plus]
Asia-America Gateway Cable Broken Again
If you’ve noticed particularly slow Internet speeds for international websites today, you’re not alone. According to Zing, the Asia-America Gateway cable (AAG) has broken down yet again in what i...
Vietnamese Consume Over 5 Million Dogs Per Year
At a conference on animal welfare in HCMC last weekend, Le Duc Chinh, coordinator of the Asia Canine Protection Alliance (ACPA) Vietnam, said that each year, 5 million dogs are killed for their meat i...
Morning News Roundup: Hanoi's Old Quarter To Get New Food Street
Old Quarter to get new food street [DTI] Giant suspension cable through Ha Long Bay to be built next year [Nhan Dan] Vietnam among top three foreign investors in Laos [VoV]
Vietnam Airlines Announces New IPO Date (Again)
Vietnam Airlines CEO, Pham Ngoc Minh, recently announced that the company would be issuing public shares for the first time this November, offering 5% of shares to investors in order to raise $70.6 mi...
Powerful Typhoon On Course To Hit Vietnam
After triggering evacuations and flight cancelations in the Philippines yesterday, Typhoon Kalmaegi is on track to hit Northeastern Vietnam on Wednesday, reports Tuoi Tre.
Weekend News Roundup: More Than 1 Mil. Vietnamese Children Not Attending School
More than a million Vietnamese children not attending school, survey says [DTI] HCMC short of high quality human resources [SGGP] Top Vietnamese designers ready for spotlight in Italy [Nhan Dan]
Why the TPP Agreement Could Be Huge for Vietnam
If agreed on, the groundbreaking Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact, currently being negotiated by 12 Asia-Pacific countries, will not only result in skyrocketing Vietnamese GDP, but redu...
Morning News Roundup: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus To Be Sold In Vietnam Late October
Made-in-Vietnam nano-satellite to be launched in 2016 [Vietnam Plus] iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus to be sold in Vietnam late October [Tuoi Tre] Highway construction more costly in Vietnam [SGGP]
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Plans To Promote Tourism On BBC
Official blasts late approval of GM maize in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam plans on promoting tourism on BBC [Tuoi Tre] Zip line offers new route to central Vietnam cave [Thanh Nien]
