Vietnam’s representative at the UN has called developed countries to boost their assistance for least developed countries via the increase of official development assistance, the removal of trade barriers.

The maintenance of peace and stability through strengthening regional cooperation and building trust among nations are crucial to develop an Asia of peace, prosperity and sustainable growth, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese business owners are willing to pay millions of dollars to managing directors who can bring fat profits to business.

 Just like raw tuna is a favorite of foodies everywhere, Robert Nathan Allen foresees a day when crickets will make their way onto consumers' plates.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After working in broadcast journalism for a decade in Australia, Michael Turtle left Sydney to travel the world and write about his discoveries, Suoi Tien themed park in HCM City is one of them. Below is what he wrote.

 Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang was received by Lao leaders on May 30 during his visit from May 29 – June 1.

Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich is paying an official visit to Cambodia from May 31 to June 1 at the invitation of Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tia Banh.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged ministers, particularly newly-appointed ones, to prepare action plans that improve their management to fulfill socio-economic development targets.

Inflation must be kept under five percent, demands Deputy PM, Vietnamese chocolate wins favor in Japan, Lending in foreign currency to exporting companies resumed, BIDV seeks Japan partners to promote tourism and agriculture cooperation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Binh Province is working with relevant agencies over a number of programs to bring tourists back to the north-central province after mass fish deaths along the central coast more than one month ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both Viet Nam and Syria considered their friendly match today at My Dinh Stadium to be a test for their upcoming tournaments.

 A persistent chill in the ocean off Antarctica that defies the global warming blamed for melting Arctic ice at the other end of the planet is caused by cold waters welling up from the depths after hundreds of years,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A charity musical night titled Chay Di Song Oi (River Please Flow) raised over VND1.7 billion (US$80,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students won six gold medals in the second round of the Asia-Pacific Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools (APMOPS) 2016, held in Singapore.

 The Indian government on Monday said it was discussing Apple Inc's foreign direct investment application that seeks a waiver from a local sourcing rule.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government must tighten environmental management in order to avoid environmental disasters, experts have urged.

VietNamNet Bridge - Microsoft on May 18 unexpectedly announced the sale of a mobile phone manufacturing division to Taiwanese and Finnish partners. The factory in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam was included in the deal.

 Foreign business leaders these days often used the word “awesome” when talking about the outlook for Vietnam’s economy.

“We now can hope the production of iPhone products will occur in Vietnam in the future, now that Vietnam makes Samsung phones,” said Vu Duc Quyet, director of the Bac Ninh provincial Industry and Trade Department.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese parents are receiving conflicting advice about when they should enroll their children in English classes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Vietnam, winged yam is a very familiar food, and the soup cooked from winged yam is definitely a favorable dish with most Vietnamese people.

The reports about the real estate market in the first quarter of the year released by consultancy firms all show a sharp increase in the supply of high-end apartments in HCMC. This has raised concerns about oversupply in the near future.

Vietnam registered 44,740 new enterprises with total capital of VND349 trillion ($15.6 billion) in the first five months of this year, an increase of 24.1 per cent in number and 59.3 per cent in capital against the same period of 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Nhi have developed a diverse folk culture of songs, musical instruments, and dances.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Duc Kien, deputy chairman of the National Assembly Economics Committee, speaks to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper about the need to tighten control of Build–Operate–Transfer (BOT) projects.