The naval forces’ marine and geological mapping sector has made important contributions to waterway safety and the protection of sea sovereignty; however, it was still in its early stages compared with other nations such as the UK, France and Russia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Mekong Delta are rushing to convert their paddy fields or other orchards into Thai jackfruit farms due to high profits in recent years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In addition to results of national high school examinations, universities have added general ability tests to select students.

Photographer and RMIT Vietnam lecturer Simon Richards has visually documented the hidden art of typography and hand-painted Vietnamese signs in Hoan Kiem District, an area in Hanoi rich with cultural heritage and history.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks will be under pressure to meet Basel II capital standards, which could prompt them to think of M&A (merger & acquisition) as a solution for growth.

 Viet Nam now exports 1 billion pairs of shoes per year and the nation is the second largest leather and footwear exporter in the world, according to experts at the Viet Nam Footwear Summit 2019 held in HCM City Wednesday.

 Although people and businesses don’t want the price of electricity and other commodities to increase, it is necessary to raise these prices to balance the economy in a multidimensional way.

 The country is facing fierce competition, even in the domestic market. Businesses therefore need to better exploit the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

A bird garden located in the Ho Chi Minh President monument area in Ca Mau City in Ca Mau Province is a great place to view many kinds of birds. 

 More than 100 spring-summer designs of the Eva De Eva brand were released during the fashion show ‘Colour Your Mood’, held on Wednesday in Hanoi.

 Eight students aged 10 to 15 drowned on Thursday afternoon while swimming in the Đà River in the northern city of Hoa Binh, Hoa Binh Province.

 Prison sentences ranging from 4-9 years have been proposed for two ex-leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets”.

 The Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) and a group of seven foreign financial institutions, led by Taiwan’s SinoPac bank, signed a trust loan contract worth 55 million USD during a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on March 21. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual Swing for the Kids golf tournament will be held on April 20 at the BRG Kings Island Golf Resort in Dong Mo, Son Tay District, Hanoi.

 Dozens of mortar shells left behind from the war were unearthed and dealt with by competent agencies in Tan Thanh commune, Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri, on March 21.

 Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has asked the consultancy agencies of Long Thanh international airport to complete the project’s feasibility study by May 30.

 The Vietnam Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2019 will take place from March 22-24 at Hanoi Bach Thao (Botanical) Park, featuring 15 collections by 14 designers from Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue, and Ho Chi Minh City. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s authorities said they are closely following Japan’s investigation into 700 foreign students absent without leave from a Tokyo university that was attended by many Vietnamese.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two animal disease inspection stations were established on Wednesday on the National Highway No 1 section in Nui Thanh District of central Quang Nam Province to control pig transportation 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first round of the National Billiards and Snooker tournament 2019 started yesterday in Binh Phuoc Province.