New standards of operation for plastic surgery clinicsVietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Health in HCM City has recently issued 16 compulsory standards of operation for plastic surgery clinics in the city. The police conduct an investigation at a plastic surgery clinic in HCM City where a client died after an abdominal fat removal surgery. It is expected that they will help plastic surgery clinics review and improve their operation in order to minimise the risks of fatal medical complications, she added. The new standards stated that plastic surgery clinics can only start operation after they have been evaluated and licensed by the Ministry of Health. All medical staff working at these clinics are required to have proper certificates of medical examination and treatment, and are registered medical practitioners.

Tran Anh has been sold to The Gioi Di DongThe Vietnamese drug retail market in 2017 was estimated at $4.7 billion, while the figure may rise to $7.7 billion by 2021 and $16.1 billion by 2026 with the CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of up to 11 percent. The strong development of e-commerce has also shrunk opportunities for growth.Analysts say that the giants, who hold the largest home appliance market shares, have realized that opportunities in the market are no longer great. In 2017, every Vietnamese spent $56 on drugs.As such, it is highly possible that the major driving force for home appliance distributors’ growth in the next years will be drugs, not their major business field.Some home appliance centers are reportedly meeting difficulties because of higher costs and lower profits. Sources said some large distributors have no more capital for marketing. However, distributors have to enlarge their networks to scramble for clients.

New projects on royal costumesVietNamNet Bridge – Young people are taking part in special projects that replicate traditional Vietnamese clothes worn by royalty of various dynasties. Ancient threads: Vietnamese clothes at the showcase of the coronation of the Queen Mother under the later Le Dynasty (1437-1471). The event is part of the project Det Nen Trieu Dai (Sewing the Reigns) which makes traditional costumes worn in the later Le Dynasty. Their first display of their productions, introduced in December in Hanoi, included dozens of clothes used for the royals. A showcase of the coronation of the Queen Mother under the later Le Dynasty has also been revived.

Do Trinh Hoai Nam selected as designer of yearVietNamNet Bridge – Do Trinh Hoai Nam from Hanoi has been selected as designer of the year 2017 at the fifth annual Ao dai Festival being held in HCM City. Earlier, Nam took part in two of the world’s two big fashion events, the New York Couture Fashion Week on September 8 and the Paris Fashion Week — Haute Couture 2018 on January 23. In 2003, he rose to fame after wining the Viet Nam Collection Grand Prix 2014, presented by the Viet Nam Design Institute, and became one of the finalists at Mercedes Benz Asia Fashion Week 2014. His ao dai collections have impressed Vietnamese and foreigners. Do Trinh Hoai Nam from Hanoi has been selected as designer of the year at the fifth annual Ao dai Festival being held in HCM City.

Pouchen Viet Nam is the 65th enterprise in the country owning the preferential business regime in the field of customs. The firm plans to develop nine gas-to-power projects located in Dong Nai, Kien Giang, Binh Thuan, and Quang Nam. Bordering Danang, Quang Nam is a bustling gateway with almost complete infrastructure. According to the Quang Nam Department of Construction, the northern Quang Nam real estate market has become more bustling due to the successful urban development planning in recent years. According to the Quang Nam Department of Construction, Quang Nam’s coastal area is bustling with large investment projects.

Medical care in VN expected to advance in 4.0 industrial eraVietNamNet Bridge - The 4.0 revolution is expected to make a breakthrough in the healthcare sector, with a boom of startups in 2018 which use high technologies to improve medical service quality. Microsoft has teamed up with CLAS Healthcare, a Vietnamese partner, to provide smart medical services such as Basic24x7. Microsoft has teamed up with CLAS Healthcare, a Vietnamese partner, to provide smart medical services such as Basic24x7. In the beauty care market, Epomi emerged recently with the idea of providing consultancy and high-quality beauty care products to women. The other driving force of healthcare market development would be from the 4.0 industry revolution.

Shares rebound as blue chips perform wellVietnamese shares recovered on March 6 as blue chips performed well on bottom-fishing following the previous sharp falls. Investors at Bao Viet Securities Company. The northern market index dropped 2.14 percent on March 5. The UPCOM Index on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) extended growth for a third consecutive day. More than 322.4 million shares were traded on the Vietnamese stock market, worth 8.85 trillion VND (393.3 million USD).

Shrimp cakes: a harmony of taste and colourVietNamNet Bridge – A set of West Lake shrimp cakes is colourful and eye-catching. Visiting West Lake Temple and enjoying the specialties of West Lake have been a custom for my family at the beginning of the Lunar new year. Vivid: A set of West Lake shrimp cakes looks very eye-catching with various colours: red shrimps, yellow fried cakes and green herbs. — VNS Photo Minh Thu“The method of making shrimp cakes is quite simple but requires a lot of skill and meticulousness,” said Phuong. Over the years, West Lake shrimp cakes have become engraved in the memories of many generations of Hanoians.

Four Hanoi promotion videos to be screened on CNNThe US’s Cable News Network (CNN) has announced the broadcast schedule for three 30-second promotion clips focusing on Hanoi. Visitors visit Ngoc Son temple in HanoiThe clips are part of an agreement signed by Hanoi and CNN on promoting Hanoi on the channel in 2017 and 2018. Three clips to be screen in 2018 are “Hanoi – Heart of Vietnam”, “Hanoi – Cradle of Heritage” and “Hanoi – History, culture and people”. The first two were produced and broadcast on the channel in 2017, while the rest was produced in 2018, featuring the city’s thousand-year-old history, relic sites and bustling streets. In 2018, CNN will make a fourth film on Hanoi as a tourism destination, expected to be screened in June.-VNA

Phu Yen is working on a fishing database which will integrate information on local fishing boats, the registration and licensing of fishing vessels, fishing sector’s labour and activities of local fishing ports. Impressions of Vietnamese press in 2017Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan, in an article in the Nhan Dan (People) daily newspaper, highlighted the remarkable achievements of the Vietnamese press in 2017. The Vietnamese Party, State, and people worked together to boost social development and ensure social security. In accordance with Cambodian laws, ethnic Vietnamese who get residency cards may apply for citizenship after seven years, Dat elaborated. He hoped that more favorable conditions will be provided for the ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia to build their lives.

Employees in HCM City have highest average salaryEmployees in Ho Chi Minh City earn the highest average monthly salary in the country, according to the latest report of the leading recruitment website VietnamWorks. Job-seekers at a job fairThe average monthly salary of an employee in the country’s largest economic hub is some 10.37 million VND (456 USD), equivalent to 124.44 million VND (5,500 USD) per worker per year. According to the General Statistics Office, the average salary of a Vietnamese labourer in 2017 was just 6.5 million VND (285 USD) per person per month, said the report. Hanoi ranked fifth in the list of localities with a high average monthly salary, with 9.3 million VND (407 USD). The central city of Da Nang was in the second place, with an average monthly salary of 10.25 million VND (452 USD), followed by Binh Duong and Bac Ninh provinces with 10.1 million VND (444 USD) and 9.55 million VND, respectively.

Changing retail landscape and the rise of shopping mallsThe retail landscape in Vietnam is changing, with the fall of department stores while shopping malls are flourishing. The retail landscape in Vietnam is changing with the rise of shopping malls. The company was at its prime from 2005 – 2010, introducing international brands to local consumers through its department stores. Meanwhile, with average area of 45,000 – 60,000 sq.m, shopping malls offer a one-stop shopping experience, including areas for shopping, restaurants, spa, supermarkets, banks and even schools. These factors are, to some extent, behind the shift from department stores to shopping malls, Binh said.

Ministry plans to conduct ETC at BOT stations in 2019The Ministry of Transport plans to install e-tags on 3.2 million motorised vehicles by the year-end in a bid to conduct electronic toll collection (ETC) at build-operate-transfer (BOT) stations in 2019. A lane for electronic toll collection at Long Phuoc Toll Station on HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay ExpresswayThe moves came following Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s instruction on speeding up the implementation of ETC systems at BOT stations across the country. The application of the ETC system at BOT toll stations nationwide by 2019 will help vehicle owners save time, energy and machine depreciation as they do not have to stop at the toll booths. According to the Ministry of Transport, there were some reasons for the delay in application of ETC nationwide. In order to fulfil the designed roadmap, the Ministry of Transport said it would ask BOT toll stations to install ETC on all lanes instead of one or two lanes as currently.

VGA Cup to be held in Dong NaiThe third VGA Union Cup is scheduled to take place at the Long Thanh Golf Course in the southern province of Dong Nai on March 21. Long Thành Golf Course. — Photo golfasian.vnThe four-day event will feature one team from the south and one from the north of Viet Nam. Teams will compete in four-ball, foursome and single match competitions under the Match Play format. The northern team won the two previous editions, one at the Dalat Palace Golf Course in Lam Dong Province and the other at FLC Samson Golf Links in Thanh Hoa Province.

95 people off updated prof listNinety-five people have been removed from the list of newly-appointed professors and associate professors that was announced in early February. The people were found to lack required qualifications to be certified professors and associate professors. The updated list of professors and associate professors, announced by the State Council for Professor Titles of Việt Nam on Monday, now has 1,131 people, encompassing 74 professors and 1,057 associate professors. Under the list, 1,226 people were appointed as professors and associate professors in 2017, including 85 professors and 1,141 associate professors. Thus, the number of candidates meeting the required standards for professors and associate professors was higher than in previous years.