VPBank appoints two executive managing directors, Several ODA projects in Hanoi face delay, Vietnam to invest US$645 million in road and railway projects, M&A boom offers big chance for Vietnam’s consulting firms     

Quang Tri strives to minimise child drowning, Measures sought to ensure reservoirs’ safety in Central, Central Highlands, Cà Mau to speed up urban area upgrades, VND7trn bridge connecting Quang Ninh and Hai Phong races toward completion

Chinese travelers’ payment transactions are made with Chinese cards at Chinese POS machines illegally installed in Vietnam and do not go through Vietnam’s banking system.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On a bright Sunday morning, 10-year-old Doan Nhat Minh joins his friends at an English class to take a walk around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi.

 A duo exhibition featuring Truong Que Chi and vn-a as joint collaboration of visual art and architecture will be held at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in District 2, HCMC from September 28 to November 18, 2018.

 Hang Bac is a busy street which is considered the core of Hanoi`s Old Quarter.

 The Muong are the fourth-largest of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. The Muong people inhabit northern mountains, mainly in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, where they still maintain their unique culture, an important element of which is Dum singing.

 Singapore-sourced investment into the ASEAN region is expected to increase over the next two years, with Vietnam emerging as one of three destinations of choice for this capital flow.

 The 2018 Hanoi International Piano Festival will begin a week of piano masterclasses, conferences and workshops at the National Academy of Music on August 11.

 Given the stock market’s recent lethargy, the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) is assessing market demand to consider choosing the most efficient capital divestment options at State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 Timeout suggests Vietnam’s top venues for hosting international standard MICE events.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang on August 10 voiced Vietnam’s resolute objection to China’s recent activities in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and reiterated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the islands.

 Sapa, in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, has been included in a new list of the top 50 most beautiful places on the planet by travel site PureWow.

Ex-football star Michael Owen is due to make his presence in Vietnam on August 13-14 to have a fan exchange as part of an event launched by a technology company involving his investment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The average income of Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific’s pilots depends on their position and length of service.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the top luxury designers in Vietnam, Luis Antonio Torres, believes the country could become Southeast Asia’s biggest fashion hub.

 Dong Lac communal house at no.38A in Hang Dao street of Hanoi formerly worshipped the gods of Cao Son, Linh Lang, Bach Ma and offered silk yem under the Le dynasty in the 17th century. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Floods are a growing problem across the country. Inspired by the diversity of forests, a natural dyke project near Hoi An shows one solution. 

 Creative Sessions 11, scheduled to be held at The Factory Contemporary Arts Center in HCMC’s District 2 on August 22, 2018, will feature famous photographer Maika Elan as guest speaker.

 The village is about 50km away from the center of Hanoi capital, in the town of Son Tay. It is a famous tourist site of Hanoi in specifically, and Vietnam generally.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has applied measures to force the prices of essential goods down in an effort to curb inflation at 4 percent or lower.

 As Vietnam's food and beverage industry grows, so do the number of franchises.

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

 The following black and white photos of Hanoi were taken by a French photographer in 1991.

 Foreign indirect investment (FII) will no longer be the main driver of foreign capital attraction in the second half of 2018. Then what will be in place of it?