A proposal contained in the draft law on SEZs to lease land for up to 99 years has faced fierce public opposition, with many National Assembly deputies asserting the public opinions need to be taken into account, according to local media.

A proposal contained in the draft law on SEZs to lease land for up to 99 years has faced fierce public opposition, with many National Assembly deputies asserting the public opinions need to be taken into account.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc proposed Viet Nam and the Czech Republic make efforts in enhancing and expanding cooperation in economics, trade and investment.

 These days, farmers in Bac Ha district in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, are busy harvesting their Tam Hoa plums.

 Drugs that boost the immune system have saved the lives of some men with terminal prostate cancer, say doctors in the UK.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Tour Guide Association under the HCMC Tourism Association has been launched on May 30.

The Prime Minister has approved the project “Vocational training and consultation for vocational training in the period 2018-2025”.

Doctor Nguyen Ba My Nhi of Tu Du Maternity Hospital announced yesterday that all patients having symptoms of swine flu A/H1N1 and quarantined people were discharged from the hospital.

 Large amounts of rubbish have washed ashore in Australia after 83 shipping containers fell from a vessel in the Tasman Sea.

 Apple will attempt to frustrate tools used by Facebook to automatically track web users, within the next version of its iOS and Mac operating systems.

 The 11th round of the V.League last weekend saw Hanoi FC continue their unbeaten run and emerge as the champions of the first leg with two more matches to go. 

 Forbes has predicted that Vietnam is on the path to become a hot spot for IT outsourcing and will soon become a world powerhouse in this field.

 The violations of BIDV and its former chairman Tran Bac Ha related to the notorious VNCB case are very serious.

Domestic television retailers are on the edge because VTV or other televisions have yet to announce securing the 2018 World Cup’s TV rights, with only 10 days to go.

Despite being backed by the world's biggest spirits company Diageo, Hanoi Liquor JSC (Halico)’s massive losses may make its shares unmarketable.

VietNamNet Bridge - Just within one year, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) proposed raising a series of taxes, citing international practices and the goal of increasing tax collections for the state.  

 An 11-year-old girl has died while her twin sister is in critical condition after eating toad in Hoa Binh Province. 

 HCM City police are investigating a shooting which has killed a man and injured another.

 The dredging at a local dyke project in Phu Loc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province is endangering the environment as well as the infrastructure of Chan May Port.

 Many farmers in the central province of Nghe An had to transplant rice seedlings at night to avoid scorching hot weather.

 Vietnam has overtaken Myanmar to lead the ASEAN manufacturing PMI rankings, as growth in its manufacturing sector picked up in May.

Nguyen Thi Dan has made lotus tea in Hanoi's Tay Ho District for 70 years. To make a kilo of good lotus tea, she plucks the flowers that are about to blossom and separates the petals, stamen and pistil. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – If you are in the mood for some good Southern Vietnamese home-style dishes in a humble and relaxing open air setting, Spice Bistro is a great option. 

 Nguyen Thanh Truc, an expert in child protection of UNICEF, Hanoi, talks to People’s Weekend on measures to prevent abuse of children.

 University entrance exams are approaching for 12th graders nationwide, and if the kids thought they had any chance of forgetting their impending doom for but a fleeting second, they had better think again.