Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue has called on the German Government and GIZ to continue helping Vietnam with the planning work and building policies and institutions for regional connectivity and response to climate change in the Mekong Delta.

 The High Command of Nam Giang district in the central province of Quang Nam has safely detonated a 300-kg bomb.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Public Security Le Quy Vuong and delegates from 157 foreign countries and territories are attending the 86th Interpol General Assembly which opened in Beijing, China, on September 26.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc took a helicopter tour of areas hit by climate change in the Mekong Delta on September 26.  

 The central city of Da Nang, which will host the APEC Economic Leaders Week in November, is planning to organise a wide range of programmes to promote its tourism potentials. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong noted the importance of the Vietnam-Laos special solidarity to the two countries’ stability and development while receiving the head of the External Affairs Commission of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has expressed wish that the Netherlands would share its experience in building a development strategy and rallying financial aid for Vietnam to develop its Mekong Delta sustainably.

The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Agency on September 26 detained and launched legal proceedings against chief accountant of PetroVietnam Le Dinh Mau for intentionally violating State regulations on economic management. 

Walt Disney Co is testing the first major redesign of its retail stores in seven years, adding interactive experiences and live streams of theme park parades to lure consumers tempted by online shopping.

The unemployment rate among university graduates is higher that of untrained workers or workers with lower education levels. However, for many Vietnamese students, a bachelor’s degree is the best way for them to make their way in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An Don fishing village is sandwiched between rapid urbanisation and a need for restoration. The village emerged 500 years ago close to the Han River with several families of fishermen. 

After concluding successful transactions, large conglomerates now have trillions of dong in their coffers. And they have to think about how to use the money.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mid-range smartphones are offering affordable prices and attractive features as manufacturers prepare for competition in the market segment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Residents in the central province of Phu Yen are trying to decide whether to develop lobster farming or tourism.

In the 39-degree Celsius heat of a summer day, carpenters in the craft village of Minh Duc in Phu Tho Province diligently chop up large wooden logs to make furniture in their home-based wood workshops.

The government’s new incentives for the renewable energy sector have triggered interest but limitations remain.

A new draft law allowing longer foreign leaseholds of property in special economic zones should give a further boost to the real estate market.

The State Securities Commission (SSC) has approved a plan to lift the foreign ownership ratio ceiling in Binh Minh Plastics (BMP) to 100 percent. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Tennis Championship – Vietravel Cup 2017 will be held on October 2-12 at HCM City’s Phu Tho Club.

The best dance performances by Vietnamese and international artists won gold medals at the closing ceremony of the International Dance Festival in the northern province of Ninh Binh last Friday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thu Vong Nguyet, the biggest cultural event celebrating the Mid Autumn Festival, will be held at Ha Noi’s Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) from September 29 to October 1. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Trade and Industry has confirmed mistakes and wrongdoings were found in personnel appointments at the Viet Nam National Chemical Group (Vinachem).

The Ha Noi People’s Committee has approved a project to upgrade the capital’s old railway station and surrounding areas into a Japanese-style modern urban depot surrounded by buildings of up to 70 stories. 

MICE tourism should become a staple of Ho Chi Minh City’s tourism sector, as the lucrative business brings added value and contributes to the city’s sustainable development, experts said.

Red Cross Society in district 8 installs medicine cabinets, HCM City seeks urgent solutions to congestion at major port, Child from Central Highlands dies of Japanese B encephalitis, Patient with V-line surgery complications in poor condition