According to e-Government Development Index - EGDI of the United Nations in 2014, Viet Nam was ranked 99th in the world and stood at the 5th position in ASEAN bloc behind Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines.

VietNamNet Bridge – Quat Dong Village in Quat Dong Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi is well known throughout the northern region as a traditional hand embroidery village,

 Tourists prefer to visit the northwestern region in the autumn to watch ripen terraced rice fields, indulge in the aroma, and participate in the glutinous young rice festival of the local ethnic groups - Tay, Thai, Nung, Giay, and Mong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the least developed of the Trans-Pacific Partnership member nations, Viet Nam is most likely to become the biggest beneficiary of the agreement with an increase in GDP, FDI and exports of manufactured goods,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Croquet is getting the elderly out and moving in northern Vietnam. The game is simple, but it requires strategy and can get quite competitive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang City's University of Pedagogy became the country's first university to receive a quality evaluation from an independent Vietnamese evaluation centre.

After years participating in auctions held by major auction houses in the world, collector Nguyen Minh has brought home nearly 30 paintings by well-known artists of Vietnam such as Vu Cao Dam, Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, and Le Thi Luu.

 HCMC is in dire need of nearly VND68 trillion (over US$3 billion) to carry out a slew of urgent flood control projects in the 2016-2020 period to minimize the impact of flooding on the city’s development.

 Foreign players hold two-thirds of Vietnam's animal feed market and while they continue to expand their investments to meet growing demand the local competition isn't just sitting still.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental pollution in rural areas has worsened due to farmers’ overuse of fertilizers and pesticides and their discharge of untreated wastewater from livestock farms.

Organised by British Council Vietnam to showcase the best of UK cinema, the 2015 UK Film Week will take place from 4 to 12 November at CGV Cinemas in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City. 

Professor Nguyen Ba Duc, former director of the National Cancer Hospital K in Hanoi cum deputy head of Vietnam Cancer Association, said at a conference that cancer is one of most common cause of deaths in the world and in Vietnam,

Phu Nhuan issues bonds to cover expansion, $170 million in government bond sold at auction, Thai firm expands production in Vietnam, Power price in Vietnam tends to rise due to underlying cost, SMEs face tough market as FTAs kick in

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will send two films to the 26th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) scheduled for November 26 to December 6.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts doubt that Vietnam can create a national rice brand, saying that this would be impossible when more than 90 percent of rice total output is sold to small merchants before exported.

 The Ministry of Education and Training is actively implementing information technology solutions in education, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien told the International Forum on ICT in Education 2015.

A government report on corruption prevention in 2015 reveals that anti-corruption efforts in 2015 made some headway, such as 23 individuals handing back gifts worth a total of VND489 million ($22,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The issue of the national budget, always the subject of public attention at each session of the National Assembly, has become more important as the Government struggles to balance the budget.

 According to figures from the General Statistics Office (GSO) released recently, 13,818 business closed or suspended operations in October, 46.6 per cent higher than in September.

VietNamNet Bridge - Fish sauce, thang co, durian, sauce hot pot... are considered specialties of Vietnam but their smells are unbearable for many foreign tourists.

Tarantino's cult film to be presented at TPD, All about Italian food and wine, Charity bike ride to raise funds for girls in need, Italian classical music to play at museum, Canadian stand-up comedian to take stage

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese Aeon, South Korean Lotte and Thai Central have been expanding their operation scale in Vietnam by teaming up with Vietnamese partners to set up joint ventures or swallowing existing retail chains.

VietNamNet Bridge – GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy has just signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency that is aimed at enhancing the agency’s understanding of light water reactor technology and nuclear project management.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities have collected huge amounts of environmental protection fees but the sufferings of residents in mining areas have remained unabated

 British man dies in Thanh Hoa Province, Paternity leave extended, 14 countries join in cyber-attack drill, Fee for int'l driving permit announced, Tighter monitoring of labour export to Japan planned