Nguyen Hong Minh, Director General of the Directorate of the Vocational Education and Training speaks to the Hà Nội Mới newspaper on the need for strong co-ordination between vocational training institutions with labour markets.

A coffee shop in the centre of Haiphong City has been generating a lot of discussion among visitors due to its unique and eye-catching architectural design.

Thai Duy Sam, vice president of the Viet Nam Association for Building Materials, speaks to Kinh te & Do Thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about the need to use green construction materials.

 Removal of business conditions facilitates inland waterway transport, Cai Mep Ha container seaport projects approved, Consultants propose reclaiming advance payment for massive antiflooding project

 VietNamNet Bridge – When doctor Nguyen Van Chuong, decided to retire, he wasn’t ready to put his feet up.

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of questions about Bamboo Airways, the newest airline in Vietnam, remain unanswered, from the quality of the fleet to the competitiveness of the air carrier.

 Vietnam is strengthening its efforts to remove EC’s “yellow card” warning on its seafood.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Butterflies have very short life spans. I wanted to find a way to keep their colours forever,” said artist Vu Thi Nguyet Anh, who owns a painting workshop in Bao Loc City in Lam Dong Province.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang shares his views about the role of FDI in Vietnam’s development, while stressing the need for changes in the country’s FDI attraction strategy in the 4.0 era.

 Vietnamese players lost to stronger opponents on Thursday in the fourth day of the 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018 in Batumi City, Georgia.

Vietnam is one of the most magical places in the world. Here are 15 of the most amazing destinations in the country that foreign holiday-goers should visit at least once in their lifetime.

 Hanoi authorities have started to hold cultural activities at the Van Lake in the Temple of Literature which was closed off for years.

 Vietnam has been ranked 14th among the best countries for expats after InterNations drew on its 3.2 million members and surveyed over 18,000 expats from 178 nationalities living in 187 countries or territories.

 Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese labours returned home after finishing their export labour contracts in South Korea in the first half of 2018, according to a report from the Vietnam Labour Management Board.

 Fitch Ratings expects Vietnamese banks to sustain their improving operating trends in the second half of 2018 (H2) on the heels of better credit quality and profitability, and broadly stable funding and liquidity in the first half.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh engaged in a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the high-level general debate at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. 

 Vietnam’s U16 football team were knocked out of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16 Championship after losing 5-0 to Iran in the final match of Group C in Malaysia on September 27.

Many fast food chains, from fried chicken to pizza, have been incurring losses.

 Vietnam has proposed initiatives to enhance the role of the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in coping with climate change. 

 The GDP growth rate for the January-September period was 6.98 percent, the highest for the same period over the past eight years, the General Statistics Office announced on September 28.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary featuring the tough journey of a transgender person trying to find an identity by two independent film makers is set to be screened in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More breakthrough solutions are needed to help farmers in the Mekong Delta cope with unpredictably rising water levels, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the central province of Thanh Hoa will organise a festival dedicated to local heroes who lived more than 600 years ago.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications is encouraging the development of broadband infrastructure to complete the 4G network and begin work on 5G as early as possible to enhance the performance of the Internet of Things (IoT).

Viet Nam was one of three countries added onto FTSE Russell’s watch list for a possible future upwards reclassification.