Vietnam has rich by-product sources that could be used to grow mushrooms. However, the country is losing its competitive edge as the domestic market is flooded with mushroom imports.

“Instead of love and sympathy, the teacher tried to discipline students with violence,” a parent in Hanoi wrote on her Facebook page about the punishment a teacher in Quang Binh province imposed on her student. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A study by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment shows that one of the most critical problems for environmental security is climate change.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned that the more competitive labor market in the CPTPP period will put Vietnamese medium- and high-ranking workers at a higher risk of job loss.

 Vietnam reportedly has fewer auto part producers than Malaysia and Thailand, which have 385 units and 2,500 units respectively.

 Viet Nam economic policy framework makes debut on December 5 at the Viet Nam Reform and Development Forum (VRDF). 

 Vietnamese gymnasts, the Giang brothers have officially set a new world record with their head-balancing act in Italy.

 Phuong Bac Infrastructure Company proposed November 8 to transform the heavily-polluted To Lich River in Hanoi. 

 A cold snap has been forecasted to affect the northern region from tomorrow, December 6.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade will raise electricity prices after the Electricity of Vietnam Group reported losses of trillions of VND.

Sabeco early this week announced that it received an official letter from the State Securities Commission dated Monday approving unrestricted foreign ownership at the largest beverage company in Viet Nam.

 Portraits of children in the northwestern mountainous areas of Viet Nam will be featured in Childhoods, the first solo exhibition by artist Bui Van Tuat, which is being held at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc paid last respects to former US President George H.W. Bush, in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington DC, on December 3 (local time).

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with representatives from Vietnam-RoK families in Busan on December 5 as part of her ongoing official visit to the Republic of Korea.

 The Quintet of the Seinajoki City Orchestra will perform Finnish and Vietnamese music at free concerts in Hanoi on December 5 and 7.

 The 2019 national population and housing census will cover more than 95 million people and 25 million households, said Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Bich Lam.

 The high-level court in HCMC on December 5 opened an appeal trial on the case of former Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Dang Thanh Binh in connection with the economic losses of over 15 trillion VND at the Vietnam Construction Bank. 

 Vietnam Airlines said it will add nearly 1,800 more seats on flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on December 6 and 7 to make it easier for football fans to travel to Hanoi for the semifinal return leg between Vietnam and the Philippines.

 Events in Hanoi and HCMC on December 3-9 

Jin Jong Oh, the four-time Olympic shooting champion from the Republic of Korea, met with Vietnamese shooters at the National Sports Training Centre in Hanoi on December 3.