More than 140 investors from local and overseas markets will participate in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Vietnam Meat Industries Limited Company (Vissan) on March 7.

 The agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors are forecasted to face a shortage of 3.2 million trained workers in 2020, labour experts said.

 Mainstream hydropower projects on the Mekong River caused a loss of 5.2 trillion ($231 million) in seafood and agriculture output to the Mekong Delta, said Nguyen Ngoc Tran, former Deputy Chairman of National Committee of Science and Technology.

Large photos depicting men taking care of their children are hung on the wall surrounding the Swedish Embassy as part of an on-going exhibition entitled Swedish Dads.

 More than 50 foreign universities participated in International Higher Education Day - IHED 2016 in Hanoi on March 5.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cao Phat Trien, a farmer in Mekong River Delta, has created a system which sprays and waters his orchard automatically, thus helping cut production cost and get higher profit.

 The first ever World Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts Championship will be held in HCM City on July 24-30.

 Joining the TPP was "risky" for Vietnam, but the country "is capable of handling it", said a National Assembly (NA) high official, hinting at the likelihood of the Pacific-rim nation ratifying the historic trade agreement soon.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai acknowledged the phenomenon that some foreign investors are taking advantage of cheap labor of Vietnam as a springboard to enter larger markets.

  US President Barack Obama has informed that he will pay an official visit to Vietnam this May to learn more about the country, its people and culture as well as discuss specific measures to boost bilateral comprehensive partnership.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 100 male and female racers will compete in the wilderness adventure race for the third Ta Lai Trophy in Cat Tien National Park in southern Dong Nai Province on April 16-17.

 The secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, Dinh La Thang, has called on relevant agencies in the city to quickly find solutions to put delayed traffic infrastructure projects back on track.

 Ho Chi Minh City and the Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will co-host the World Cultural Expo in November 2017, a biennial exchange to introduce cultures of participating countries.

  Vietnamese enterprises may struggle to compete in attracting and retaining the best talent in the region as workers move between countries under the AEC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mong ethnic people in Sin Sui Ho Hamlet, Lai Chau Province, have been developing community-based tourism to leverage its natural beauty and unique cultural values.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee is set to streamline its functioning and become transparent in its decision-making.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In Tien Giang, tourists should drop by Binh Duc Commune in Chau Thanh District to take a close look at different snake species at the Dong Tam Snake Farm, the largest snake farm in Southeast Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge –The impact of El Nino in 2016 will likely surpass last year's record to become strongest ever in history,

 More than 70 per cent of domestic retailers have avoided participating in the policy-making process and are indifferent to reviews of existing policies, even those that directly impact their businesses.

 The central city of Da Nang will host a cherry festival in April, after Japan's Cherry Association donated 100 cherry trees for a pilot plantation at the city's Asia Park.

Over the past 13 months, Simon Niggli of Switzerland and Christoph Obmascher of Austria have walked more than 7,000 km across 19 countries from Europe to Vietnam to visit two children they had been sponsoring though World Vision.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The equitization process continues to disappoint despite there clearly being the will to wrap it up as quickly as possible.

 VietNamNet Bridge –Vietnam has almost everything needed for franchises to really take off.

 Up to 40% of the Mekong Delta’s area could be flooded by the end of the 21st century if the sea level rises by a metre and Vietnam fails to provide solutions, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has claimed.

There is no debt trading market in Vietnam which is professional and large enough for businesses to trade debts. Debts have been either lying still, thus causing big losses to involved parties, or have been transferred around.