
Get Ready to Pay More for Alcohol and Cigarettes in Vietnam
Get ready to shell out more cash for your alcohol and cigarettes. In an effort to cut consumption and generate tax revenue, the Ministry of Finance has proposed increases to the special consumption t...

Morning News Roundup: “Đờn Ca Tài Tử” Receives UNESCO Certificate
Australia sends first buffalo shipment to Vietnam [VoV] 9 Vietnam private bank executives charged in massive scam [Thanh Nien] Vinamilk's 2013 gross profit jumps 16 pct [Reuters] Hyd...

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Seeks to Downsize Government
Vietnam seeks to downsize government [Thanh Nien] HCM City needs $600mil for transport infrastructure [Vietnam Net] Vietnam City Hoi An To Pedal Towards Eco-city Status [Bernama]

Weekend News Roundup: Passengers Refuse to Disembark After Cruise Liner Skips Stop in Vietnam
Exports will save Vietnam’s steel industry [Vietnam Net] War on bear bile farms in Vietnam continues [Express.co.uk] Vietnam manufacturing in best health in 33 months [Thanh Nien]

Morning News Roundup: Business Back to Normal as Holiday Winds Down
Business back to normal as holiday winds down [VNS] Vietnam carrier poised to close $6.1 bln Airbus deal [Tuoi Tre] Murder charges sought for brutal babysitter in southern Vietnam [Th...

Morning News Roundup: Over 160 Die From Traffic Accidents During Tet Holidays
Over 160 die from traffic accidents during Tet holidays [SGGP] Foreign firms to show off GMO corn in Vietnam [Thanh Nien] Czech botanists find new kind of vanilla in Vietnam [Prague M...

Morning News Roundup: Highway, Railway Traffic Paralyzed as Truck Plunges Off Mountain Pass
Highway, railway traffic paralyzed as truck plunges off mountain pass [Tuoi Tre] City invests over US$40 million in industrial zones [SGGP] Vietnam city to examine visitors for new bird fl...

Morning News Roundup: ‘Jungle Men’ Adapt to New Life, Preparing for Tet
Modern rural market facilities prove expensive for vendors [VNS] Road Construction Slow Due to Lack of Funding [SGGP] Foreign capital into real estate is increasing [Vietnam Net]

Weekend News Roundup: Organic Food Favorability Brings Great Opportunities to Vietnam’s Rice
Fireworks to sparkle nationwide on Lunar New Year’s Eve [Tuoi Tre] Research on ancient ceramics wins int't award [VNS] VietJet Air Expands Fleet To Meet Rising Demand [Bernama]

Morning News Roundup: In Vietnam, Hundreds of Thousands of Workers Get No Tet Bonus
Vietnam’s state companies get fat on privileges [Thanh Nien] Five Hospitals to be Expanded in HCMC, Hanoi [SGGP] Vietnam’s Middle Class the Fastest Growing in Southeast Asia [Vi...

Morning News Roundup: Rescue Teams Sent to Stop Oil Spill Threat in Saigon River
Rescue teams sent to stop oil spill threat in Saigon River [Vietnam Net] Vietnam hots up for Muslim travellers [TTG] Vietnam bonds up on banks' liquidity, low inflation [Reuters]

Morning News Roundup: 30 Get Death in Largest-Ever Heroin Trial in Vietnam
Ministry wants ban on natural forest exploitation [SGGP] Gold US dollar bills for sale on Saigon streets [Tuoi Tre] Privatization has its pitfalls in Vietnam [Thanh Nien]

Weekend News Roundup: 2 Get Death for Killing, Dismembering Gay Partner in Southern Vietnam
Vietnam to revise laws to cope with runaway foreign investors [Vietnam Net] Nuclear safety concerns in Vietnam could delay Japanese project [Asahi] Vietnam on Alert for H7N9 Virus [SG...

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam May Delay Building 1st Nuclear Power Plant
Chill continues in North, temp drops to 15.6°C in South [Tuoi Tre] Real estate investors destroying Vietnam capital’s rivers [Thanh Nien] Economists believe transparency in price adjustmen...

Hai Phong: The Latest Vietnamese City to Add Free WIFI
Add Hai Phong to the list of Vietnamese cities offering free WIFI to their residents. The northern port city just completed its VND4.5 billion network that will serve 3 areas of the city, encom...

Morning News Roundup: Bitcoin Has Arrived in Vietnam
Ministry asks fuel wholesalers to keep fuel price stable [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam raises $626 mln to clean Vinashin's foreign debt in 2013 [Reuters] Vietnam wary after tourists to Israel disappe...

2 Vietnam Destinations Make New York Times "Must Visit" List
The New York Times just released their list of "52 Places to Go in 2014" and 2 Vietnam locations made the list - Quang Binh's Son Doong Cave and the Mekong River (yeah, we'll count that...

Morning News Roundup: Accurate Sketch of Baby Kidnapper Leads to Arrest
Accurate sketch of baby kidnapper leads to arrest [Tuoi Tre] Rockefeller’s Firm Plans $2.5 Billion Vietnam Development [Bloomberg] Vietnam PM approves findings about power monopoly’s viola...

Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Entrepreneur to Test his Submarine Next Week
Vietnam to get IAEA help in building nuke plants [First Post] VIETNAM: Textile and garment exports soared 19% in 2013 [Just Style] Vietnam entrepreneur to test his submarine next week ...

Morning News Roundup: Workers Building Samsung Factory Riot in Vietnam
Vietnam becomes world’s No1 pepper exporter [VoV] Workers building Samsung factory riot in Vietnam [Washington Post] 55 corruption cases detected in Vietnam in 2013 [Global Times] VN...