VietNamNet Bridge - As there are many adverse factors in society, many Vietnamese parents tend to protect their children in unreasonable ways. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A government report shows that Vietnam needed 250,000 domestic helpers in 2015, while HCMC alone needed 10,000 helpers. But only 30 percent of the demand could be met.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many merger & acquisition (M&A) deals in the pharmaceutical industry have been made this year, in which the buyers were foreign investors. 

Vietnam, which has proposed a transboundary water resources management policy, will take the initiative in storing water to cover its needs instead of relying on other countries, experts have said.

 Fruit and vegetable exports hit US$186 million in November, bringing the value in 11 months of this year to approximately US$2.2 billion, up from the 2015 record of $1.8 billion.

 The large water park inside Tuoi Tre (Youth) Park, Hai Ba Trung District, has been abandoned for years despite supposedly being a key Hanoi leisure option.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has requested schools to halt the organising of an online game contest following public worry about its violence.

In our country, the people who live on agriculture account for 70% of the national population. At least 57% of working-age people work in the agricultural sector, but they generate less than 20% of the country’s GDP.

 The second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal between Vietnam and Indonesia at My Dinh Stadium ended in a 2-2 draw after extra time, sending Indonesia into the final with a 4-3 aggregate score.

 Implementing the Government’s instruction, the central province of Quang Binh had destroyed 606 tons of cadmium contaminated fish which businesses bought from fishermen from April to August 30.

 Compared to other countries, Vietnamese fresh graduates have the lowest happiness index according to the 2016 survey by JobStreet.com and JobsDB.

 Fees to visit Huong (Perfume) Pagoda, will increase 50 per cent from VND49,000 ($2.2) to VND78,000 ($3.4) from the beginning of 2017, according to latest announcement from the Management Board of Huong Pagoda.

 Vietnam has just added 17 new items on the national intangible cultural heritage list.

 Employees of Mobile World Investment Corporation may hold a fortune worth VNĐ2.6 trillion (US$116.7 million) this month, according to a report on the news website CafeF.

  Total value of property inventory nationwide has reduced in the first 11 months of this year, according to the Ministry of Construction.

 The coffee industry is restructuring itself to raise productivity, quality and value, according to the Viet Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association.

 Viet Nam will continue to restructure its public debt with tighter monitoring of projects as it deals with the challenge of building macro-policies to deal with the issue, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 9.

 Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram of Viet Nam won four gold medals and set a record at the first day of the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship in Thailand yesterday.

 Saigon Heat have recruited a 2.08m-tall player in their second match at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) today on their home turf at the HCM City’s Canadian International School Arena.

 Saigon Liberation newspaper yesterday announced the list of candidates for its 2016 Golden Ball awards.

 The Asian Football Confederation has announced the seeds for the draw of the last qualifying round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

 Badminton player Vu Thi Trang will play Nguyen Thuy Linh in the all-Vietnamese women’s singles final at the Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge today.

 New industrial zone relaunches in Hai Phong City, Laos, an attractive market for Vietnamese investors, Intel celebrates 10th anniversary in Vietnam, Korea launches anti-dumping investigation into Vietnam’s alloy steel

 Traffic police nation-wide will begin a two-month-long campaign to ensure traffic safety and social order for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 A range of activities showcasing nearly four decades of development co-operation between Finland and Viet Nam will take place across the country as part of the “Finland 100 years” celebrations.