Many state-owned schools with financial autonomy and non-state schools in Hanoi are considering raising tuition after local authorities permitted state-owned schools to increase the fee by VND110,000 a month for the 2017-2018 academic year.

Leading companies from Taiwan, including 33 winners of the Taiwan Excellence Award, are showcasing their latest technologies and innovations at an upcoming three-day exhibition Vietnam ICT COMM.

 Giant mobile phone retailer Mobile World Joint-Stock Company on Wednesday announced its partnership with military telecommunication firm Viettel to explore more 4G subscriptions nationwide.

 State-owned commercial joint stock banks will be allowed to keep dividends which are supposed to be paid to the State budget so that they can increase their charter capital, State Bank of Viet Nam’s (SBV) Governor Le Minh Hung was quoted as saying.

 World Bank (WB) released its Global Economic Prospects report Sunday, forecasting a global 2017 economic growth rate of 2.7 per cent and a Vietnamese growth rate of 6.3 per cent, a rate lower than the 6.7 per cent goal set by the government.

 Nguyen Duc Huong has been voted to the chairman’s post of LienVietPostBank’s board of directors for the term between 2013 and 2018, after a month’s dismissal as its vice chairman.

The director of the biggest hospital in Hoa Binh Province, where eight patients died after having dialysis last week, has been suspended till investigations into the incident are over.

Vietnam has jumped five spots to the sixth place in the 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), released by the United States' management consulting firm A.T. Kearney on Monday. 

 The draft resolution on irrecoverable debt relief by credit institutions was discussed during the National Assembly’s third session yesterday, and NA members remained in favour of the draft after adding several improvements.

 More than four million pregnant blue swimmer crabs early this week were released into the sea off Phu Quoc Island in an effort to replenish stocks in the area.

 Da Nang has established central Viet Nam’s first Green Technology Institute for Herb and Agricultural Gene Conservation.

 Around 76,000 students in Hanoi completed procedures on Thursday to attend the high school entrance exam.

Ban Gioc, Dambri, Tinh Yeu, Bac and Datanla, just to name a few, are beautiful waterfalls for your summer retreat.

 It's no secret that Hoi An has some of the country's richest history and most fascinating attractions— but the number of visitors to local attractions has been lagging far behind tourism officials’ expectations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists agree that Vietnam needs to take action to grab opportunities from a new wave of investment from the US. 

Visa exemptions for visitors from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain who intend to stay in Vietnam no more than 15 days, will be extended from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

Hon Son island in Kien Giang is a new destination for summer retreat with a pristine natural beauty featured by blue beaches, white sand and imposing mountains.

 The historic milestones of the UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An, and Quang Nam province in general, are being told through an exhibition featuring relevant printing woodblocks and imperial decrees.

 The Quang Binh Cave Festival 2017 will take place on June 16-25 along with a string of fascinating activities, a press conference was informed in Quang Binh on June 6.

 High-speed boat smashes cargo vessel, injures four, Tuyên Quang kids get free health checks, surgeries, Hà Nội to consider Belt Road No. 1 project, Seminar discusses preservation of heritage urban areas

 There are 18 hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam at present, 25 years since the first successful kidney transplant in the country.

Mexican pianist Gustavo Romero and South Korean pianist Eun Young Joo will present The Pianist of Passion concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two exhibitions by six young artists from HCM City will open at the Factory Contemporary Art Centre from June 9 to July 23.

 Despite a decline in the mineral sector, production in Vietnam is gaining momentum, thanks to improved business sentiment in response to the government’s favourable policies.

 7‑Eleven, Inc, the globe’s largest convenience retailer with some 56,400 stores worldwide, has announced its first store in Vietnam will open this June in Ho Chi Minh City.