VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Dai Duong, deputy minister of Science and Technology, talks with Vietnam News Agency about challenges the country is facing in the course of deep international integration.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2017 has been a rough year, and it’s about to get worse: the undead are on the loose in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – They say to succeed it’s necessary to leave no stone unturned, but it’s a good thing one family in the coastal southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau never heard this saying.

Widespread water pollution nationwide has inflicted an estimated economic loss of VND11.6 trillion (US$510.7 million) in the last ten years and the situation is not getting better, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 50 per cent of HCM City’s 22 pedestrian bridges are underused because of inconvenient locations and the typical habits of local residents, 

The Ministry of Education and Training has published a new draft circular on secondary and high school recruitment. One significant change is to allow secondary schools with applications exceeding enrolment quotas

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will see a sharp increase in MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) tourists in 2018, according to the local Department of Tourism.

Several enterprises in the south, mostly in HCM City and the provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Duong, are accelerating worker recruitment, preparing to up production after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Keeng Young Awards, a special prize for singers and musicians under 30, kicked off in HCM City this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Party Committee has green-lighted the city’s bid to host the 2021 SEA Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thai Son Nam took the trophy at the HCM City Open Futsal tournament on December 20 at Phu Tho Gymnasium in HCM City. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U23 team were defeated 2-3 by South Korean Ulsan Hyundai FC in a friendly match at the Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium yesterday.

Police have completed their investigation of fallen political figure, Dinh La Thang, recommending that he be prosecuted for alleged breaches under his leadership at the PetroVietnam, which led to US$35.5 million in losses to the State.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a month of implementation, Sai Gon river buses carry just some 1,000 passengers a day, too little to be considered an alternative to reduce traffic congestion as was expected.

The Can Tho – Phung Hiep BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) toll station in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho became the latest toll station in the country to slash fees after drivers’ complaints.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Host U21 Vietnam and U21 Yokohama of Japan played out a 2-2 draw in yesterday’s match as part of the Thanh Nien Newspaper International U21 Football Tournament.

17-year-old Tiffany Linh Nguyen defeated veteran Tran Thi Tam Hao in the semi-finals of the women’s singles at the National Best Tennis Players Tournament, Vietravel Cup 2017 yesterday.

Late yesterday, the Viet Nam National Committee for Search and Rescue sent a vessel to rescue a local fishing boat which had ran out of fuel and was drifting at sea 116 nautical miles from O Cap Cape

A fire broke out last night at the Quang Ninh Exhibition of Planning and Expo Centre in the northern province of Quang Ninh, just a night before a local festival scheduled to start today.

Fines and penalties for pedestrians violating traffic laws, some as high as VND100 million or 15 years in jail, will take effect in the next 10 days. However, on many of Hanoi’s streets, violations such as crossing roads ...