Delegates at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) 2017 were impressed by Vietnam’s preparations for the event, hailing Hanoi as a hospitable city on the sidelines of SOM-2 and related meetings from May 9-21. 

 Party, State and Front leaders paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on May 18 on the occasion of the late leader’s 127th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890).

PEGA, the owner of HKBike electric bicycle brand, announced that 35 percent of bicycle components are made in Vietnam by 30 Vietnamese companies, drawing public attention to the development of support industries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city’s People’s Court rejected poacher Nguyen Van Ly’s appeal of a three-year conviction at a hearing on Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on Monday spoke with provincial authorities and government agencies about the need for urgent action to prevent landslides in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

The Office Chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Nguyen Trong Thai, talks to Hai quan (Customs) newspaper about measures to reduce speeding, one of the key traffic accident causes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to introduce 800 new buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) by the end of this year.

In a move to sustain its sweeping "sidewalk clean-up" campaign, the capital city’s leader said the head of each local division will be held accountable if public space violations reoccur.

Specific policies and mechanisms are needed to draw investment and hasten the progress of the North-South Expressway. However, they must be conducted in an open and transparent manner, 

Two veterans in their 70s living in the central coastal city of Nha Trang have collected hundreds of memorabillia and documents on President Ho Chi Minh and exhibited them for free.

VietNamNet Bridge - The three subjects that students find boring are English, literature and history, according to Do Tan Ngoc, an experienced educator.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam doesn’t have a plan to exploit sand in an effective and reasonable way, it will have to import sand in the future, experts have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some customer service departments no longer put staff on duty at night because the job now can be undertaken by Hana, a virtual consultancy officer created by Mideas, a startup.

 Those who have a special love for Hoi An may have their desire soothed when dropping at Hoa Giay coffee shop on the quiet Huynh Tinh Cua Street where they can find a new taste to drink and pose for photos amidst the poetic and nostalgic atmosphere.

 State budget faces deficit as fuel import tax cut down, Banks recruited over 1,000 new employees in Q1, Banking system’s liquidity positive after months, Central Bank approves BIDV bond issue of $900 million

Dang Viet Dung, managing director of Uber Vietnam, thinks Vietnam may not catch up with the revolution in the short term, while it remains a question in the medium term. 

Here are the opinions of business leaders on what the fourth industrial revolution has in store for Vietnam.

 The number of traffic accidents related to trucks has been on the rise. Lax management over road freight has been partially blamed for the problem.

 The Ministry of Transport has shortened the tolling duration of 13 build-operate-transfer (BOT) road projects by a combined 92 years and three months.

 A 22-year-old Dutchman on Tuesday said it would be possible to reduce by half the millions of tonnes of plastic garbage in the Pacific by deploying floating barriers.

 Cambodia repatriates remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers, Vietnam attends maritime defence exhibition in Singapore, Australian and Vietnamese young leaders share innovation at AVYLD

 Vietnam Bear Sanctuary in Tam Dao National Park, Vinh Phuc, the first of its kind in the country, is opening for visitors to raise public awareness of protecting the endangered species.

As of December 31, 2016, Vietnam had a total forest area of nearly 14.378 million hectares, including over 10.242 million hectares of natural forest and more than 4.135 million hectares of planted area.

 An official of the Ministry of Finance has detailed four financial cooperation initiatives proposed by Vietnam in the APEC Year 2017, ahead of the Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting slated for May 18-19 in Ninh Binh province.

 Vietnam-Myanmar traditional friendship and cooperative relations