Under the pressure of a rapidly aging population and dwindling social welfare funds, Vietnam is planning to raise the existing retirement ages for both men and women to mitigate the economic impacts of these issues.

 Eleven investors, including those from the Republic of Korea and China, wish to invest in the My Thuan-Can Tho expressway in the Mekong Delta region.

 The emergence of e-commerce websites such as Lazada, Tiki, and Shopee has led to online shopping becoming popular among Vietnamese customers over recent years, in particular young customers who prefer buying and selling products on social networks.

 A camera trap has caught the large-antlered muntjac, one of the rarest and most threatened mammal species of Southeast Asia, for the first time in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Water-resistant sunscreen products work much less well after they have been worn in the sea, a consumer group has warned ahead of the summer holiday season.

 Foreign and local firms have expressed ambitions to develop ultra-clear glass projects to meet the increasing demand for high-end glass for construction and solar panels.

The e-commerce community predicted that 2018 would be the year of fashion products in Vietnam, noting that busy office workers were buying more clothes from online shops.

 Uber has pulled the plug on its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a pedestrian was killed in an accident involving one of its cars.

 Deutsche Bank has said it will cut more than 7,000 jobs as Germany's biggest lender attempts to return to profit.

 West Lake has become the most ideal place in the capital city to see sunset as Hanoi is experiencing a scorching heat wave.

Foreign investors’ proposal to increase the minimum investment capital of universities to US$43.9 million is expected to create a fair playground for both local and foreign investors in the education sector. But will it really?

 The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has decided to levy import tax on steel produced in Vietnam using Chinese-origin substrate.

 The Vietnamese beer market is considered a promised land for both foreign and local brewers due to the massive consumption. However, in reality, it is a playground with strict competition.

The World Press Photo Exhibition will be organized by the Embassy of the Netherlands in cooperation with the Vietnam Journalists’ Association from June 16 to July 6 in Hanoi.

 Two nude models have accused a famous body painter and architect in HCM City of attempted sexual assault.

 The Sugar and Sugarcane Association has objected to the proposal by the Ministry of Finance to levy a special consumption tax of 10% on sugary soft drinks.

 Up to 40 people who are members of the central city of Danang’s a high-quality workforce training project have resigned from municipal state agencies.

 Parents in Hanoi are in a hurry to find babysitters for their children in the coming school summer holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International news channel France 24 has strengthened its presence in Vietnam, after gaining new distribution agreements with five operators in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi topped the medal tally of the National Junior Athletics Championship which ended at Vinh Stadium in the central province of Nghe An on May 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge – La Nina will conclude and move to a neutral state from around June, and maintain this status until the end of this year, said meteorologist Le Thanh Hai.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Hung Yen is branding itself as the gateway to Hanoi City, in an effort to attract tourists and market its cultural sites and products.

VietNamNet Bridge - Peer to Peer Lending (P2P), under which lenders and borrowers connect via apps, has been developing rapidly in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training, on Tuesday, scrapped a scheme to renew the national high school examination from 2018 to 2020.