Several ministries have expressed concern that the Metro Line No. 2 project in HCMC might make the country’s public debt soar as its cost has surged to about US$2.15 billion from the originally planned US$1.3 billion.

 The draft cyber information security law will be submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee this month, the Ministry of Public Security said on its website.

 Some top experts in payments, e-commerce and retail gave their insights into the future of online trading in Viet Nam at a two-day seminar in HCM City this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – School years throughout Viet Nam usually start with dry sermons by school principals and sombre school songs.

HCMC has set a target that 15-20 percent students of each educational institution in the city will use school bus by 2019-2020. However statistics show that the number of students using this service has been reducing. 

 The Ministry of Construction has proposed to the prime minister to give more funding to the National History Museum project which will cost a gigantic VND11.3 trillion (US$500 million).

At the peak of the ‘mining fever’, Quy Hop District in the central province Nghe An had hundreds of sites operational. Now, due to high production costs and consumption difficulties, many mining companies have shut down

 Vietnam is consistent in the employment of multilateral and multifaceted diplomacy to enhance traditional partnerships with Balkan States, including Serbia, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh’s visit to the Republic of Korea from September 6-9 was fruitful, contributing to enhancing defence cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK as well as regional countries.

 Vietnam always respects the relations and multifaceted cooperation with Tanzania and wants to further develop the ties between their two national assemblies, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Tanzania Nguyen Kim Doanh.

 A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Hoang Binh Quan, head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, visited Canada from September 5-8.

 Vietnam has substantial potential for wind energy and it's hoped that it will play an increasingly larger role in turning the country away from dependence on fossil fuels, said leading economist Pham Chi Lan.

As schools in Vietnam have just opened after the summer holiday, here are the best pictures from the “Beauty of Vietnam” photo contest, depicting the bright faces of schoolchildren from across the country.

If the flight operation process is changed and advanced technologies are used to improve organizational and management capability, the capacity of Tan Son Nhat Airport will improve, experts say.

 Insurance premium surges nearly 22% in eight months, Insurer FWD reports dramatic growth in 1st year, Special incentives in pipeline for agricultural investors, Vinachem fertiliser plants amassing losses

 Behind the glamour curtain, Vietnamese circus athletes have to practice hard and even sometimes encounter unexpected risks in their occupation. 

 A lesson on the country’s historical events from the Academy of Journalism and Communication.

Although traffic infrastructure has significantly developed in the Mekong Delta but some congestions need to be cleared for traffic connectivity in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Floods in early August in northern Viet Nam killed 27 people and washed away hundreds of homes, causing damage estimated at more than US$43 million.

Pham Dinh Thi, director of the Ministry of Finance’s Tax Policy Department talks with a Vietnam News Agency reporter about the ministry’s proposal to increase VAT from 10 to 12 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Tien Dung, Minister- Chairman of the Government Office speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about the Government’s resolve to change the State apparatus.

 The Ballet “Rite of Spring” will be performed by artists of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNSO) at Hanoi Opera House on September 21.

The exhibition ‘Stroke’, which was considered as a strong imprint and a unique assertion of the style from the painter Luu Cong Nhan (1931-2007), is being held from August 25 to September 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Reading books to the elderly, patients in hospitals, and the visually impaired has become a popular part-time job for young adults in HCM City.

Phi Anh De, 40, a mechanic of Mekong Delta province of Phu Yen’s Son Nguyen Commune, dropped out of school after primary school but has created cheap yet effective agricultural machines in his hometown