VietNamNet Bridge – A series of armed robberies have been reported in recent months, raising public concern over security and social order.

The Government did not achieve its budget revenue collection target in January-September, while the country’s public debt burden was getting heavier.

 Tourists taking adventure tours are still facing risks to their lives and health as no clear regulations, especially on insurance coverage, have been issued, hindering the development of this tourism segment.

 The average current pork consumption in Vietnam currently is 33.5 kilograms/person, but by 2020, this figure is expected to be 39 kilogram.

Teachers Nguyen Thi Thuy Huong and her friend Tran Vu Hoang both have a passion for the arts. In honour of this year’s Vietnamese Women’s Day, the artists will be auctioning off some of their works to help women undergoing hemodialysis.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks will find it hard to maintain a high profit growth rate in 2019 as credit  and retail banking services will still be the major driving force for bank growth.

 The driver of the train that crashed in Taiwan on Sunday killing 18 people has said he turned off its speed-control system before the accident.

 HCM City authorities have allowed the operation of tourist river bus and night food street services at Bach Dang Wharf on the Saigon River.

 Lawmakers have decided to raise the environmental tax on a number of commodities from January 1, 2019.

 Many areas in the Long Bien Bridge are being occupied by street vendors who overcharge travellers for snacks.

 An art exhibition with the theme of horses by the renowned Korean contemporary artist Lee Sung-Keun is going to take place on October 26. 

 Data harvesting and sharing by mobile apps is "out of control", University of Oxford researchers have warned.

 Experts have forecast real estate stocks might peak in the first half of 2019 or even earlier, in the last quarter of this year.

The Vietnam International Fashion Week returns next weekend to showcase the latest collections by Vietnamese and international designers in what can be regarded as the country’s best efforts to put forward the best ...

 Bun Cha has been ranked 14th among the most popular street foods in the world, according to a list released by Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio, online and television network.

 The National Assembly`s Finance - Budget Committee requested the government to ensure national financial safety by strictly implementing financial disciplines.

 An embankment project along part of the Hoai River, stretching from the iconic Japanese covered bridge to the Cam Nam Bridge, is classified as a priority in the national programme for climate change response. 

 Many banks have reported good business performance in the first nine months of the year thanks to decreasing provision costs and rising income from services.

Personnel matter will be a focus at the National Assembly on October 24, the fourth working day of the NA’s 6th session.  

 The animal feed industry, which is growing at 10-15 percent annually, is highly attractive to foreign investors, who are steadily expanding their production.

With 461 “yes” votes, or 95.05 percent, deputies of the 14th National Assembly approved the appointment of Nguyen Manh Hung as Minister of Information and Communications during the ongoing sixth session in Hanoi on October 24.

 Hurricane Willa, a storm described by forecasters as "life-threatening" and "potentially catastrophic", has made landfall in western Mexico.

Haravan launches business support solution on Zalo, AIA: Vietnam facing critical illness "financing gap", Viettel Telecom introduces interactive TV service, HCMC collects VND1 trillion for State budget per day

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have warned that the Vietnam economy will “bear a lot of damage from the US-China trade war”.

VietNamNet Bridge - The manufacturers of phone components and accessories for Apple have sent word intimating that they may relocate factories to Vietnam.