Bui Duc Thu, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs, speaks to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper on the need to tightly supervise people with power.

 A farmer in Soc Trang Province successfully propagated the new type of longan after accidentally discovering a longan with purple peel.

 There were about 1.1 million unemployed people in Vietnam in the second quarter, including some 200,000 graduates, according to the General Statistics Office. 

 A potential treatment for sudden liver failure could cut the need for transplants, say scientists at the University of Edinburgh.

 In order to develop tourism into a key economic sector in the context of Industry 4.0, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has emphasised that it is necessary to change the way of thinking about tourism

The Quang Trach thermoelectricity plant, a project of Electricity of Viet Nam in the central province of Quang Binh, is seeking final agreement from governmental agencies to dump 2.5 million cubic metres of waste mud

Building brand name for Vietnam’s coffee, 7M tourism revenue in HCMC up 16.6% y-o-y, Online bidding helps save 9% of cost: experts, AirAsia to launch two direct flights from Vietnam

Railway company to begin selling Tet 2019 ticket from October 1, Hải Phòng to build eight new coach stations, VTVcab owns the English League Cup rights four consecutive seasons, Approaching control centre established at Cam Ranh airport

VietNamNet Bridge - Many large listed corporations have reported huge profits of trillions of dong.

 The low feed-in tariff for wind power is causing a collective delay in wind power projects all across the country, as investors are waiting for prices to increase so their plants can become profitable. 

 The German opera Der Freischütz was reinterpreted in Vietnamese as Nha Thien Xa, and staged in July. The performance proved popular with audiences, especially young ones. 

 After a record-breaking 2017, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volumes are poised for further expansion driven by growing investor confidence in Vietnam. 

 Electronic health insurance cards are likely to be introduced in mid-2019, said an official of the HCMC Social Insurance Agency at a dialogue on social insurance policy between municipal authorities and enterprises last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s a busy time of year for bee hunters with just a little over a month left to collect honey.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At Phan Kim Ngan’s house, visitors can make their own local traditional cakes and enjoy a buffet consisting of nearly 50 kinds of cakes. 

Local property developers are increasingly keen on joining the country's stock market.

When they reach the age of 60, many people choose to leave the stresses of work behind and instead enjoy their gardens, books, friends and families. But French sculptor Olivier Oet has found his interest in supporting needy children

The US Cable News Network (CNN), one of the largest news networks, named 40 delicious Vietnamese dishes in an article of the same title. 

 Two Vietnamese teams will compete at the annual Asia Pacific Robot Contest (Robocon) 2018, being held at Ninh Binh Sports Centre in Ninh Binh city on August 26.

 The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has instructed relevant sectors and agencies to organise a string of activities throughout the city in celebration of the 73rd anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

 Vietnam has been listed among Asian markets that have a full house of positive factors for the long-term growth of real estate as an investment class, according to JLL’s latest Global Capital Flows Research. 

 Ho Chi Minh City-based ecommerce portal Sendo.vn has raised US$51 million in a round of Series B funding from eight foreign investors, Sen Do Technology JSC (Sendo) said in a statement issued today, August 16, by PRNewswire.

An arts programme of music, poems and plays will be held at the Ha Noi Opera House on August 26 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the death of renowned Vietnamese poets and married couple Luu Quang Vu and Xuan Quynh.

Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet will premiere a contemporary dance entitled Đáy Mắt (In the Eye) – a collaboration by choreographer Bui Ngoc Quan and musician Tri Minh on August 19 at Ha Noi Opera House. 

 Scientists say they have discovered why some vegetables - including cabbage, broccoli and kale - can reduce the risk of bowel cancers.