VietNamNet Bridge - Accurate forecasts about rice and crop yields, as well as better monitoring of floods and natural calamities are needed to help policymakers come up with good solutions for agricultural production.

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators have rung the alarm bell over the number of students forced to stop studying at school, saying that students lack enthusiasm, regularly play truant and receive bad marks.

National Assembly deputies raised a number of questions for the Chief Justice of the People’s Supreme Court and the Prime Minister at the Q&A session of the ongoing fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on November 18.

 Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex), the country’s largest fuel trader, plans to stop selling RON 92 gasoline and replace it with E5 bio-fuel ahead of its earlier schedule.

 World famous pianists Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis will perform in the “Piano Battle” concert in Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music at 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1 on December 1.

 Although Vietnam has a dense network of rivers and canals, the volume of cargo and passengers transported on inland waterways accounts for small proportions, 17-19% and 4-6% respectively.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese street food market, with estimated value of VND47 trillion, is now attracting big food supply chains and retailers.

 Some overseas Vietnamese writers have gained a level of success in world literature. Their works reflect the unique character of Vietnamese culture.

 The biennial Da Lat Flower Festival 2017 will take place in Da Lat city, Lam Dong province from December 23 to 27, promising to bring a fragrant blossom to the Central Highlands city.

Vietnamese food enterprises may not be qualified as major suppliers of U.S. multinational retailer Walmart because of their small scale, but they may be its smaller providers, said senior director for Walmart Global Sourcing in Southeast Asia.

 Enjoying a vibrant cultural show “The Quintessence of Tonkin” amidst a traditional village on the outskirts of Hanoi is a fantastic experience for tourists and locals alike.

Petrolimex has witnessed a sharp drop in share prices after a vast wave of investors started selling its stocks and setting up stock discounts, following the drop in profitability since April 2017.

Palm-leaf conical hats, known in Vietnam as “Non La” have recently featured in a fashion show for Italian brand TL-180.

 Japan-based fashion apparel retailer Stripe International Inc. remains hungry after acquiring NEM Fashion and is now planning to seize other apparel brands in Vietnam to expand faster.

 At Ben Thanh Market, you’ll find a 50-year-old tiny wooden clog shop of Nguyen Thi Lien. At the age of 72, Lien is now the only person selling wooden clogs at one of the oldest and busiest markets in the city.

 Vietnam is expected to start building a law on public-private partnership (PPP) investment in 2018 to pave the way for future foreign investment inflows.

VietNamNet Bridge - Few venture funds have been set up in Vietnam, and few startups have successfully called for capital from the funds.

Concert Vol. 105 with the performance of conductor Honna Tetsuji, cello soloist Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will take place at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on November 29.

Mai Phuong Thuy, Huong Giang, and Nguyen Thi Huyen are outstanding beauties representing Vietnam in Miss World pageants.

 Dr Colman Ross from Ireland has positively contributed to the development of Viet Nam for nearly 20 years with a major focus on the marginalised and remote Ethnic Minority communities that are being left behind.