More Vietnamese prefer holidays abroad

 More people are choosing to travel abroad thanks to cheap prices and greater interest in exploring other countries.

Life in old deteriorating apartments in Saigon

  Thousands of people in HCM City's District 10 are risking their life in two old deteriorating apartment buildings that may collapse at any time. 

AirAsia plans Vietnam venture on Southeast Asia travel boom

 AirAsia Bhd., the low-cost carrier headed by Malaysian tycoon Tony Fernandes, plans to start a Vietnamese carrier in a local partnership, as cheap fares and rising incomes fuel a travel surge in the Southeast Asian nation.

Seafood traders still count cost of Formosa disaster

 Dozens of traders in Ha Tinh Province are facing huge losses as hundreds of tonnes of jellyfish cannot be sold due to the mass fish deaths caused by the Formosa pollution incident.

Banking to get an E&S rule mandate

 The central bank is gradually introducing a raft of regulations to enforce laws that require local lenders to incorporate environmental and social risk management into their lending criteria.

Six million vehicles, nowhere to put them

In front of the headquarter of the Ha Noi Department of Planning and Architecture on Trang Thi Street, dozens of motorbikes and cars stop, wait for a while, look around, hoping against hope that by some miracle a parking space will materialise.

Awareness low of autist needs, abilities

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vocational training and occupational counselling for people with autism is needed to help them live independently and better integrate into society, 

Vietnam's AIDS, drugs and prostitution policies suffer from ineffective implementation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Laws and policies relating to AIDS, drugs, and prostitution have been amended to help those affected to easily get benefits from government programmes, such as methadone and ARV therapy. 

Indonesian rescuers fear nearly 30 people buried in Java landslide

 Indonesian rescuers, joined by police and soldiers, found one body and continued to look for 28 other people feared to be buried after a landslide triggered by heavy rain on Indonesia's Java island,

Tan Son Nhat expansion project draws in investors

 The project to expand T3 and T4 terminals of Tan Son Nhat International Airport has lured many big investors from all over the country.

Petrolimex promises HOSE price no lower than $1.7

 Petrolimex promised that its stock price will not be lower than VND39,000 ($1.7) per share.Besides, it will not divest entirely from its insurance, finance, and banking arms.

Mekong Delta launches crackdown on businesses injecting shrimp with agar

 Following Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s order to stop the illegal use of injected substances in shrimp exports, authorities in the Mekong Delta have begun several measures to end the practice by the end of next year.

VN startup outlook continues to shine

 Despite a drop in total dealflow, 2016 was a vibrant investment year for Vietnamese startups, according to a recent Topica Founder Institute (TFI) report.

Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 launched in HCM City

 Women from across the country have been invited to take part in Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017, an event to encourage environmental protection.

High school students win robot contest

 Hoang Le Kha High School of Tay Ninh Province and Tran Dai Nghia and Mac Dinh Chi High Schools in HCM City won first prizes at the fifth “Having Fun with Robots – Learning good Pascal” competition (SRobot).

Arrests made over threats to officials

 The Criminal Investigation Police Department has joined forces with police in the northern province of Bac Ninh to detain a group of people for threatening the chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and several other officials.

HCM City to address numbering chaos

  The HCM City Department of Construction is seeking ideas of a new system of house numbering to resolve address number chaos in the city.

New policies take effect this month

 A range of fresh policies coming into effect this month will force major changes nationwide, including registration before drawing money from the State budget and energy labels on cars and motorbikes.

Workers from 58 districts banned from work in South Korea

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs announced on Sunday that it will temporarily stop enrolling workers from 58 districts to work in South Korea this year.

Chinese travelers: opportunity or risk for tourism development?

While many people have expressed concern about the thousands of Chinese tourists coming across border gates, businesses think it presents great opportunities to develop tourism.

Hanoi grows lush with lavender in March

With the fullest blooms occurring from March to May, here are some of purple fields that travellers can easily visit while they’re in Hanoi.

Dynamic Dragon Boat racing on Cat Ba Island

 The 58th annual Dragon Boat Race on Cat Ba Island made a big splash with festivalgoers today (Apr. 1) with a diverse group of 300 participants going paddle to paddle in a dynamic competition.

Vietnam should be ready for bilateral trade deal talks with US: experts

 Vietnam should be ready to negotiate a free trade agreement with the US, according to some speakers at a recent seminar on the impacts of the Trump administration’s policies in Asia-Pacific.

Two more to be prosecuted in PVC embezzlement case

 The Investigation Police Agency of the Ministry of Public Security will prosecute two additional suspects related to the embezzlement case against former PetroVietnam Construction (PVC) chairman, Trinh Xuan Thanh.

Provincial department merger faces hurdles

 Some provincial departments might be merged in keeping with the Government’s commitment to streamline its notoriously clunky and bloated bureaucracy, according to a new draft resolution circulated by the Ministry of Home Affairs.