VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has spent huge money to organize the teaching of English in the national educational system, but students are still taking classes outside the school.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though not as well known as some of Vietnam’s other culinary delights, bánh gối (pillow cake) is a uniquely Vietnamese treat that everyone should try once.

The Vietnam Embassy in Malaysia introduced the country’s strategy for the sustainable development of its sea-based economy at the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) on March 19.

Hanoi has found itself under a blanket of heavy fog for the past three days. This has caused many difficulties for local people as they go about their daily lives and traffic in the city.

 A man has been successfully rescued after he got trapped under a train while crossing the tracks in HCM City on March 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Tien Dung, Minister and Chairman of the Government Office, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on the Government’s plan to introduce electronic management systems nationwide.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government, environmental ministry and local authorities are seeking a waste treatment technology that work well in Vietnam, where waste is not sorted at source.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of households in the northern province of Quang Ninh are thirsty for fresh water as most wells they use have recently been contaminated with alum.

A book fair, titled "The Hidden Book 2019”, took place in Hanoi on March 17, attracting thousands of book lovers in the city.

 The real estate sector saw 840 new enterprises established in the first two months of this year, 5.3 percent of the country’s total new firms during the period. 

 Many major domestic and foreign investors have pumped capital into the central city of Da Nang in the first months of this year. 

With over 5,000 gong sets, accounting for more than half of the gongs in the Central Highlands, Gia Lai is one of the localities which have made efforts in preserving traditional cultural values.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a national programme on efficient and economical use of power in 2019-2030, aiming to save 5-7 percent of power consumption nationwide from 2019-2025.

The HCMC Department of Construction has proposed abolishing regulations on the collection of apartment maintenance fees to handle disputes between apartment building investors and management boards.

 Cashless transactions, currently accounts for 10% of total payments in Vietnam, are expected to increase to 50% in the next three years, according to Pham Thanh Duc, CEO of M-Service – the operator of e-wallet MoMo. 

 Foreign investors doing businesses in Vietnam through major capital contribution or establishing a company should be given the same treatment as its domestic peers.

HCM City has been named among the top eco-tourism tips and destinations for digital nomads in 2019 to shoeborn your work around them, according to the Blue & Green Tomorrow.

 Twenty-six flights between major cities in Japan and the central coastal city of Danang are expected to land at the latter’s airport from April 27 to May 2, transporting a total of 7,053 passengers, according to the Danang Tourism Promotion Center.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National science contests for school students are attracting more and more competitors every year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s secondary education department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – VTN Architects run by one of Việt Nam’s leading designers Vo Trong Nghia has won three Green Good Design 2019 awards from the European Centre for Architecture, 

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC (HAG) recently announced that it has been fined to VND10.59 billion ($460,434) in tax arrears due to false declarations leading to a lack of payable tax amounts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Men’s football teams at the South East Asian (SEA) Games 2019 will consist of 21 U22 players and two overage players, the organisers have announced.

VietNamNet Bridge - Grab and Now, which both operate in the food delivery sector, are now competing with Woowa Brothers, a South Korean unicorn valued at $2.6 billion, which has taken over Vietnammm.com.

Vietnam is seeking more private investment to finance infrastructure projects, but it also needs to generate higher returns on those investments. Naoyuki Yoshino, dean of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADB Institute), 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total VND30 billion (US$1.30 million) will be invested to help prepare 27 head coaches and 66 athletes for key international contests in the next few years,