VietNamNet Bridge – Violations of construction regulations have been increasing in HCM City despite sanctions imposed by the city, 

From the beginning of the year, diseases such as whooping cough, measles, rubella, dengue fever and streptococcal infection have witnessed a trend of increased occurrence in the city, 

 Oil prices rose in the first trading hours of 2017, buoyed by hopes that a deal between OPEC and non-OPEC members to cut production, which kicked in on Sunday, will be effective in draining the global supply glut.

The number of hospitalised child patients with respiratory infections has risen to a record high at two paediatric hospitals in HCM City as the diseases reached a seasonal peak from late September through December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Abundant rainfall in HCM City has increased the mosquito population, resulting in a rising number of dengue cases beginning early this month, according to the city’s Preventive Medicine Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is collecting comments on a 2012 Labor Code revision plan in which retirement ages and work hours of local employees could rise.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Waterway accidents have been increasing with great losses to human life and property because ship owners and crew aren’t following safety regulations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government adjusted up base wages of officials, civil servants, and armed forces by 5% to VND1.21 million per month on average from May 1 in line with a new resolution.

 Asian stocks moved further away on Monday from four-year lows struck last week, as the blizzard on the U.S. East coast pushed oil prices higher, relieving some of the bearish pressure on Wall Street and world markets.

 Asian stocks poked into positive territory on Tuesday, shrugging off early losses as Chinese shares rose a day after marking their biggest loss in a month and crude prices took back some lost ground.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The manufacturing industry is one of the three industries that will see the highest salary increase rate for the entire year of 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam women's national football team moved up two spots to 33rd position in the latest FIFA rankings for the third quarter of the year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The working age cap for Vietnamese soldiers is expected to be raised by a maximum of six years, according to the draft Law on Professional Soldiers and Military Personnel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Tien Loc, chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, spoke to Thoi Bao Kinh Te (Vietnam Economic Times) about plans to increase the minimum wage in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of incidents related to violations of aviation safety and security has surged in January-September against the same period last year,

 Asia stocks mostly opened higher after the US dollar jumped in value following the end of the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing stimulus program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has been ranked 81st in the ICT Development Index for 2013, up five places from the previous year's index, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

 Oil prices have risen to a nine-month high amid concerns that developments in Iraq may affect global supplies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 240 people have tested positive to measles in 24 provinces since the beginning of the year, including three child fatalities, according to statistics from the Ministry of Health (MoH).