Reeling from the downturn of the global oil market over the last two years, foreign investors in the Vietnamese oil and gas industry are facing difficulties in finding new partners to proceed with projects currently under construction.

VietNamNet Bridge - The market share of Vietnamese sweets manufacturers is getting smaller.

 VietNamNet Bridge – 2015 was littered with M&A activity in the property market, especially in residential, hospitality, and retail, and the trend is forecast to continue in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Construction recently issued a circular on granting certificates to real estate agents as part of efforts to ensure a high quality of brokering and clean up the current mess in the sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the fastest growth of Internet users in Asia, Viet Nam has up to one-third of its population as potential customers of e-commerce. Therefore, many policies on e-commerce have been revised to be closer to reality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Modernity threatens to wash away the old rituals of Mother Goddess worship, but it has found new life as meaningful entertainment for the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up-skilling the workforce is seen as key to improving Vietnam's workplace competitiveness during integration into the ASEAN Economic Community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rapid changes in technology, changes in software, falling prices, and planned obsolescence, have resulted in a fast-growing buildup of electronic waste in Vietnam.

The Robusta price in the past had climbed to as much as VND50 million per ton, which helped many farmers get rich. However, it has tumbled dramatically to below production cost.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Houses built three centuries ago in Da Nang still provide shelter for their creators' descendants, but renovation is costly and their numbers are dwindling as city development closes in.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new app has been created to help people find what they need and share what they have.

VietNamNet Bridge - The positions of CEOs of many multinational groups are being held by Vietnamese as the business employ strategies to localize staff.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Minh Huan, deputy minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and chairman of the National Wage Council, speaks with Vietnam Plus about workers' salaries this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – It's that time of the year, again. Following the end of Tet, the first month of the year in Viet Nam is filled with numerous spring festivals and celebrations, many of which can trace their origins back to ancient times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rach Gia City in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is normally where tourists rest before moving on with their tours to destinations like Ha Tien, Phu Quoc Island and Nam Du Island.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More Japanese investment has been finding its way into Vietnam's agriculture sector over recent times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chol Chnam Thmay is the New Year celebration of the Khmer. Their biggest festival of the year marks the end of the dry season and the beginning of a new year and new crops.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Government policy will be changed to help the poor get out of poverty sustainably. Viet Nam Plus speaks with Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Trong Dam about the changes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although the 2016 TET Lunar New Year holiday has just ended, local farmers at the Nhat Tan Peach Village in Hanoi have already begun to prepare for the 2017 Tet holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Consumers have enormous power, so much so that they can drive strong brands to death.