VietNamNet Bridge – At a recent workshop in Hanoi it was unveiled that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has established a process to certify tourism professionals and as a result – tens of thousands of domestic tourism jobs are at risk. 

 Japan has become the largest IT investor in Hanoi, with nine new IT projects registered for licensing in the first half of year, accounting for 39.1 per cent of the 23 new IT projects in the capital.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a range of revised laws and decrees coming into operation this July in Vietnam, Jeff Olson, a partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells International LLP assessed the potential knock-on effects of these legal changes,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government will support sending members of households whose farm land is taken back by State agencies to foreign countries for guest work from September this year, according to a new decree.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hoi An’s images captured by French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle has been posted on Boredpanda – the leading art, design and photography community website. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Joining the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Vietnam may see its GDP increase by $35.7 billion by 2025 if the domestic industry meets the technical barrier of partners.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2010-2014, the preferential import tariff helped Dung Quat Oil Refinery escape from a VND27.6 trillion loss, according to PetroVietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At a site 15 minutes from HCM City's centre, local and expat families plant vegetables, fish in a man-made river and cook meals under bamboo lean-tos.

 Visitors have been always astonished at the beautiful landscapes of Mu Cang Chai, Ha Giang, Moc Chau and Sapa every time they set foot there.  Following are some stunning photos: 

VietNamNet Bridge – Figures of real estate companies have shown Hanoi City could face an oversupply of offices and apartments for lease in the near future due to fast-growing supplies. 

 The skill of firing the enamelled bronze ware that adorns many palaces and monuments in Hue is thankfully being restored.

 Nearly 100 footwear workers hospitalised for food poisoning, Two-fold rise in compensation for those wrongly convicted, HCM City inspects health insurance coverage at grassroots health clinics, Stores block liquor sales to underage youth

 ‘Prince and Pagoda Boy’ film introduced to American viewers, Superstar DJ Zedd to start his Asian tour in Vietnam this August, Workshop to commemorate noted writer, Samsung helps explore Vietnamese culture

VietNamNet Bridge – The municipal administration is finding that removing temporary markets and street vendors is a tough task, given their continued popularity among residents.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGLC) has submitted plans to increase the minimum wage by 16-17 per cent in 2016 to the National Salary Council.

 Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh looks back over Vietnam - US economic relations in the 20 years since normalization.

VietNamNet Bridge - Marc Farber, the internationally famous investor, has advised securities investors to forget about China and go to Vietnam instead.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Raglai prefer to build their stilt houses on high land areas near a water resource. Each hamlet has several stilt houses and the villagers are of the same clan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Companies that fail to pay taxes will face consequences, Nguyen Thi Hai Yen, head of the Department of Communications and Support Office of the Ha Noi Tax Office, told Dau Tu newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Nhi ethnic minority people in Nam Pung Commune, Bat Xat District, Lao Cai Province are well-known for houses with old-fashioned grass roofs.

30 million Vietnamese people use social networks at some time, primarily on a smartphone. Every day nearly 20 million people do so, with some 17 million using smartphones, which is around 13 per cent higher than the global average.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Tuan, director of the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, spoke with Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper on the meaning of the Joint Declaration on Vision of the Viet Nam-US Relationship

 Chinese Vice Premier tours Vietnam-China Friendship Palace, Seminar spotlights legal harmonisation in building ASEAN Community, NA chairman receives Lao PM, Vietnam, Cambodia conduct joint field inspection on border incident

 Beverage giant challenges decision of State Audit Office that it must pay tax arrears for 2013.

 The chance of returning to a normal weight after becoming obese is only one in 210 for men and one in 124 for women over a year, research suggests.