With no sign of workers or even an owner, customers pick the products and pay by themselves in a distinctive coffee shop in Hanoi.

Vietnam, Switzerland enjoy growing ties: Ambassador, Vietnam regards Argentina as leading partner in Latin America, Vietnam provides more aid for Lao collapsed dam victims, Vietnam extends sympathy to India over floods

Seafood exports likely to fall short of 10-billion USD target, Japan top foreign investor in Vietnam, Southeastern provinces report stable growth in H1, Businesses support stricter control of scrap imports

VietNamNet Bridge - The online food ordering market is estimated to have value of $38 million by 2020. However, though the market is vast, it is not easy to squeeze into it.

VietNamNet Bridge - More Vietnamese firms have squeezed into the OTT market, where they have to compete with YouTube and Netflix.

VietNamNet Bridge - The hydropower dam collapse in Laos should be seen as a valuable lesson about dam safety, according to Dao Trong Tu from the Vietnam River Network.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some economic groups have decided to jump into the smartphone market, though analysts believe market conditions are not favorable.

 UNESCO has identified these challenges at a conference held in Hanoi on the protection and promotion of the values of Vietnam’s heritages for sustainable development, affirming that UNSCO will provide concrete support to Vietnam.

The requirements for workers in the future have changed. Only “knowledge workers" will be able to operate automatic machines and fix problems which cannot be done by robots. 

 Many wartime stories are being shared by Vietnamese war veterans as the country is marking the 50th anniversary of the Dong Loc victory (1968-2018). 

 The agriculture sector’s export turnover in the first six months of 2018 reached some 20 billion USD, setting a decent pace by meeting half the year’s target of 41 billion USD.

 Viet Nam’s index of industrial production (IIP) scored a growth of 10.9 per cent in the first seven months of this year, up 7.1 per cent against the same period last year, the General Statistics Office announced.

 Cantho Catfish beat Hanoi Buffaloes in the 30th Game of Viet Nam Basketball Association (VBA)’s League 2018, held at Can Thơ Gymnasium on Saturday.

 Viet Nam’s top male tennis player Ly Hoang Nam secured two wins in the qualifying round of the ongoing ATP Challenger in Segovia, Spain on Sunday.

 The military court of Military Zone 7 on July 30 began a first-instance trial of Dinh Ngoc He, alias Ut “troc”, and four other defendants in a case involving law violations at the Thai Son Corporation under the Defence Ministry. 

 Hoang Nga from Hanoi loves lacquer artworks. At an ongoing lacquer exhibition in Hanoi, she was also able to be part of the lacquer painting process for the first time.

 With a growing number of Internet users in the country, Vietnam has begun to apply information technology (IT) to develop online tourism, which is also a current global trend.

 Ho Chi Minh City reported a year-on-year decrease of 36 percent in the number of dengue fever cases in the first seven months of 2018, however recently recording its first death caused by the disease this year.

A 20-year prison term has been proposed for Pham Cong Danh, ex-Chairman of VNCB, for his involvement in the case of “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing severe consequences” at VNCB.

 The VN-Index rose by 14.21 points to reach 949.73 points on July 30, with the majority of codes enjoying increases.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is set to represent the Vietnamese Government in signing an MoU on the operation principles of the Vietnam-Singapore cooperation centre.

 The Hanoi People’s Court on July 30 sentenced Phan Van Anh Vu nine years in prison for “deliberately disclosing state secrets” under Article 337 of the 2015 Penal Code.

 The People’s Court of Bien Hoa city on July 30 handed out sentences ranging from 12 months probation to 18 months in prison to 20 defendants under the charge of “causing public disorder” pursuant to Clause 1, Article 318 of the Penal Code. 

 Argentine Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Jorge Faurie held talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on July 30 to seek ways to boost bilateral ties.

 Vietnam has seen an average of 400 human trafficking cases each year, involving around 1,000 victims and 600 traffickers, said an official.