Will Phu Thai Holdings give up a plan to assemble Volkswagen cars in Vietnam? The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has said it cannot satisfy the requirements to be able to enjoy low car part import tariffs.

  Crops and farms would be protected by a mass of mangrove forests in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, thanks to a restoration project.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Truong Minh Tuan, emphasised the need for ensuring information safety and security for social network's users at a meeting with social network service providers and news websites.

 Ministers of Telecommunications and Information Technology from ASEAN countries agreed to give top priority to co-operation and development in a five-year road map to 2020, Minister of Viet Nam's Information and Communications.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located only 10 km away from the centre of Danang, Son Tra peninsula has many things to see and enjoy. It is also an ideal place to see the panorama and landscapes of Da Nang City.

 The US was Vietnam’s biggest export market in the first 11 months of 2015 with a turnover of 30.6 billion USD, up 17.6 percent year-on-year, said the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 The national strategy on developing renewable energy sources until 2030 and a vision to 2050 has just been approved by the Prime Minister.

 The Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) assumed the position of President and Secretary General of the Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) for the 2015 – 2017 tenure at the CAJ’s 18th General Assembly in Hanoi on November 27.

Vietnam wishes to bolster ties with Bulgaria in the fields of politics, diplomacy, economics, and education, and continue bilateral coordination at multilateral forums and international organisations, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Government members stressed the importance of the fight against corruption and waste in the country's effort to improve its national budget during the Government monthly meeting held yesterday in Ha Noi.

Vietnam treasures the friendship with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and wants to enhance co-operation between the two countries, President Truong Tan Sang affirmed to the DPRK's defence leader.

 Vietnam strongly objects to the use of or threat to use force against its boats and vessels, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on November 27.

 The 10th session of the 13th National Assembly concluded on November 27 after more than one month of sitting, with 16 laws and several resolution adopted and 10 draft laws scrutinised.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign tourists may not be attracted to Vietnamese food through TV shows without tasting them, said Ly Huy Sang, deputy director of Minh Long 1 Co. Ltd.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recent positive movements in Vietnam’s investment-business climate are expected to make the country more attractive to the global business community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has approved a plan to sell out the 97% State stake at Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation (Vinamotor).

Fewer VN traffic accidents in 2015, Khanh Hoa cracks down on foreign language billboards, Da Lat to plant 60,000 pansy flowers, Nine persons face prosecution in pipeline case, Workers return home from Algeria deep in debt

The news that Japan has entered an economic downturn has raised concerns among Vietnamese exporters. Meanwhile, experts believe Japan will still be keen in providing ODA (official development assistance) to Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – For US photographer Lawrence D'Attilio, fate seems to have handed him many stories to share, a gift from Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Science and technology enterprises will play a more important role in the near future, especially after Viet Nam integrates more deeply into the global economy,

 Starting this December, the Ha Noi Police will start sending traffic tickets home to drivers that include photographs of their traffic violations captured by the city's traffic camera system.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City-based photographer Ngo Tran Hai An has a passion for backpacking trips. His footprints have fallen upon every nook and cranny in the country. .

VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists visiting the old city of Hoi An in central province of Quang Nam rarely miss a chance to explore the Cham Islands with their terrestrial and aquatic marine ecosystem.

A labor relations system based on freedom of association and the recognition of the collective bargaining right is a common feature of modern market economies as it helps create a better balance of power between workers and employers,

Nguyen Van Phuc, Vice Chairman of the NA Committee on Economic Affairs spoke to the Tin Tuc newspaper on the sidelines of the National Assembly meeting about the serious problem of loss and waste in Viet Nam's economy.