Many commercial banks in Vietnam have reported rising profits in the first half of 2017. They have also increased recruitment.

 South Korea has surpassed the US, the European Union and ASEAN for the first time to become Viet Nam’s second-largest trade partner, after China.

 The People’s Committee of Ha Long City on Thursday requested the inland waterway port authority to suspend all activities of 14 wooden cruise boats operating in Ha Long Bay.

 W.C.G Worldwide Holdings Inc, a property developer from the UK, plans to spend GBP5 billion (US$6.6 billion) to build a resort area in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau's Xuyen Moc District.

 Fourth generation (4G) mobile phone services are expected to see a strong development in the country this year, accelerating the completion of national programmes such as e-Government, Smart City and Smart Agriculture.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses believe there will still be enough customers for Vietnamese products, despite growing competition from foreign fashion stores.

 Viet Nam needs to form policies that will boost the digital economy, a move that will generate added value and help sustainable development, experts said at a conference on Wednesday in Ha Noi.

 The number of international visitors to Viet Nam in the first seven months of 2017 was estimated at around 7.24 million, a year-on-year surge of 28.8 per cent.

Three-month-old infants have better recall when they get a brief nap after learning something new, according to small experiment that suggests sleep may play a role in solidifying memories very early in life.

 Vietnam and Israel have agreed to strengthen their cooperation during the second meeting of the Vietnam-Israel inter-governmental committee for cooperation in economy, science, technology and other areas.

 Two records were made in the Ho Chi Minh City International Track and Field Championships Open on July 27.

 Vietnam wrapped up the Asian Men’s and Women’s Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championship with four golds, nine silvers and 12 bronze medals on July 27 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

 Representatives of the PetroVietnam Securities Incorporated (PSI) and the Vinacomin Power Holding Corporation told an investors’ conference on July 26 that they were encouraged by investors’ interest shown in purchasing Vinacomin shares.

 The Shah Alam High Court of Malaysia announced on July 28 that the trial of Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong and Indonesian citizen Siti Aisyah will last for 23 days, till the end of this November. 

 Pop singer Katy Perry will host the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) in August, MTV said on Thursday, and will also perform and compete for some top awards.

The central Binh Dinh Province received its first-ever Science Avenue following a naming ceremony co-organised by provincial People’s Committee and the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi plans to move 117 polluting enterprises from the inner city by 2020, but the blueprint has met a number of obstacles.

Located in the wetlands of the Plain of Reeds in the Cuu Long Delta province of Dong Thap, Tram Chim National Park is known for its spectacular diversity of bird species, attracting bird-watchers

A team of eight scientists arrived in the central province of Binh Thuan on Thursday to assess the environmental protection plan related to the controversial dumping of sludge into the sea.

Residents of Trung Son and Bac Son wards in the famous coastal city of Sam Son in the central province of Thanh Hoa are suffering insidious impacts of an overloaded waste dump.

A bus assistant in the coastal city of Nha Trang was fired for displaying an improper attitude towards two female Russian tourists after clips recording the incident went viral on Facebook.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese underground band Da Lab will perform a live show called After 10 Years this Saturday at the Long Vi Palace in Ha Noi.

Rubber growers in central Quang Tri Province’s Vinh Linh District are devastated after some 1,000ha of their rubber plantations were damaged by tropical storm Sonca.

Thai Son Nam stormed into the semi-finals of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Club Championship after defeating last year’s finalists Nafit Al-Wasat 4-0 in HCM City yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Exploiting more crude oil and coal to ensure GDP growth rate of 6.7 percent this year will be a very difficult task, an MPI report says.