Remittances from Vietnamese guest workers hit US$2-US$2.5 billion each year with an annual average growth rate of 6 to 7% between the years 2010 and 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi aims to reduce the use of plastic bags in the traditional markets, supermarkets and trade centres to protect environment as well as ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem.

After many years of high credit growth rates, the ratio of credit to GDP in Vietnam has nearly hit the average level of OECD countries. 

 The central province of Quang Ngai urged the Government to provide policy incentives for Dung Quat Refinery equal to those enjoyed by Nghi Son Refinery to ensure fair competition.

 The rapid growth of the digital economy in the past few years has speeded up the evolution of the retail industry and changed consumers’ shopping behaviours, requiring retailers to continue to innovate to better serve customers’diverse needs.

 At a press conference in the capital on Wednesday, a deal was done to bring the prestigious sporting event to Ha Noi in April 2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Actress Wanted, a film about Vietnamese-American women, winner of top prizes at the Viet Film Fest 2018 in California, will open in cinemas in Vietnam later this month.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Movie buffs in HCM City have been enjoying different genres of Japanese films at a festival that is running till November 18.

As many as 300 people from 60 households living in disaster- and climate change-affected areas in the Cuu Long Delta are benefiting from an organic vegetable model which is part of a two-year capacity-building project.

Companies in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh have been illegally exploiting coal under the guise of carrying out legitimate projects, devastating the local environment and natural landscape.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those convicted of crimes like treason, espionage or terrorism will not be granted clemency, according to the draft amended Law on Amnesty.

The HCM City Food Safety Management Board has set up 11 teams to manage food safety at inter-district levels and two others at Hoc Mon and Binh Dien wholesale markets to resolve violations.

Vietnamese corporations have complained that the new solution to fight against transfer pricing by controlling loan interest rates is causing problems for their operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s martial artists bagged 13 gold, 11 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 4th Asian Vovinam Championship, which concluded yesterday at Tabanan Gymnasium, Bali, Indonesia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 11th Việt Nam Hockey Festival is scheduled to take place at the Việt Nam Hockey Centre in Ben Luc Town, Long An Province on November 10-11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In southern Binh Phuoc Province, 108 residents were diagnosed with a pork tapeworm infection on Tuesday.

Vietnam’s chief justice Nguyen Hoa Binh on Tuesday confirmed the Supreme People’s Court was looking into a controversial prison sentence handed down to a truck driver involved in a fatal crash in Thai Nguyen.

 Miss Vietnam 2018 Tran Tieu Vy is preparing enthusiastically for the world's most celebrated pageant Miss World 2018 which will take place in China.

 Vietnam could cut down 6 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of the ‘Green Office’ Initiative, the Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AIT-VN) said at a workshop in Hanoi on November 7. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has once again emphasised the importance of protecting the marine environment while chairing a meeting on coastal erosion and sediment deposition at river mouths in central coastal provinces from Nghe An to Binh Thuan.