Consumer lending in Vietnam has prospered in recent years thanks, in large part, to the lending expertise of foreign firms, which has helped to propel the sector closer to its full potential.

 Four Vietnamese sailors on board a Taiwanese fishing vessel that sank near South Africa several days ago have been saved, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre reported on July 11.

 Vietnam’s water puppet artist Phan Thanh Liem is scheduled to show off his skills in using puppets at the Yangju Culture & Arts Center in the Republic of Korea between July 25 and August 10.

Vietnam wants to enhance all-around cooperation with the Netherlands, especially in climate change adaptation, water management, high-tech and sustainable agriculture, oil and gas industry, logistics and seaport services.

 Torrential rains and landslides in recent days in northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Hoa Binh have claimed 12 lives and left one missing.

 More than half of processing and manufacturing companies expect better business performance in Q3, according to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Vietnamese localities attach importance to economic and trade ties with the US, considering cooperation an important resource for industrialisation and modernisation, said a Hanoi official. 

 The Vietnamese Government will create the most possible conditions for investors from the Netherlands to do business in Vietnam, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 N.C.T, a 32-year-old man, and his partner, a 38-year-old man, are waiting at the District 11 Preventive Medicine Centre to receive free antiretroviral drugs.

 Indexes for 2017 second quarter reflected Vietnam’s increasing dependence on FDI), said the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) in its recent report on the performance of the economy in the quarter.

 Representatives from 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries are expected to meet in Hakone town, west of Tokyo, Japan on July 12.

 Vietnam has surpassed Malaysia to become a bigger source of earnings for Japanese firms, according to the Bank of Japan (BoJ).

 The Vietnam Border Guard High Command and Cambodia’s General Department of Immigration held talks in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 11 to review their coordination in ensuring border security and set tasks for the coming time.

Rotterdam is keen to expand multifaceted cooperation with Vietnamese localities, particularly HCMC, in planning, building and management of port infrastructure, navigation training, and logistics services.

 The first Fashionology Festival 2017 is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 20-22 with the participation of nearly 500,000 visitors.

 HCMC’s CIT revenue soars in H1, Commercial banks lower loan interest rates, Shoes & Leather Expo opens July 12 in HCM City, RoK group to build waste treatment plant in Hung Yen

 Tourism companies and hotels must put their products and services online as digital marketing has emerged as an irreversible trend.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnam still doesn’t have a real robot industry, several enterprises have created useful products for the market.

Reports from 63 local education departments show there are thousands of 10/10 scores at the high school finals, an ‘abnormally’ high number compared with 68 exam papers which had a 10/10 score last year.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the number of foreign tourists continues to grow at a high rate, travel firms have been advised to disperse travelers to many tourism sites to avoid overloading.

VietNamNet Bridge - Inspection tours by the General Directorate of Environment at 19 thermal power plants have found that regulations on environmental protection have been violated at many plants. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The poor quality of resettlement houses and weak management capacity of the State offices have affected the lives of many displaced residents.

 Hanoi Railway Station will have a nicely-furnished VIP lounges for first-class passengers and passengers on board all trains will be offered meals of the same quality as airplane food.

 There have been 1,000 babies born via in vitro fertilization at Phuong Chau International Hospital since the hospital’s In Vitro Fertilization Center opened in 2011.

 To take effect from July 10, interest rate cuts by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to support economic growth and control inflation were given a great deal of thought, Governor Le Minh Hung has said.