The recent Vietnam-US defence policy dialogue concretised the contents reached by the two countries’ defence ministers.

Thanh Hoa asked to keep close watch on disaster developments, Vietnam receives 33 documentaries from Netherlands, Community-based environmental monitoring suggested for papermaker

 Viettel’s Peru branch makes $45-million 4G investment, PwC: Vietnam a rising economy in Asia, Related party transaction practices in need of improvement, Navigos Group teams up with Korea International Trade Association

 The 24th APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting closed in Hoi An ancient city in the central province of Quang Nam on October 21 after issuing a joint ministerial statement.

 Unions between Korean financial institutions and Vietnamese securities or asset management firms are on trend, with visible upsides for both parties. 

VietNamNet Bridge - No longer solely dependent on imports, Vietnam now can make petroleum products to satisfy domestic demand at its local oil refineries.

 While flood damage prevents fishermen from going to work, the locals in the Mekong Delta find another way to make a living by making fishing nets and small boats.

Nguyen Van Tan, deputy director general of the Office for Population-Family Planning, under the Ministry of Health talks to Zing.vn about urbanisation, maintaining population growth and the dramatic gender imbalance ...

VietNamNet Bridge - Located in advantageous positions and providing services at high fees, some luxury hotels have been taking losses.

 Elke Schwierz has enjoyed every moment at Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Ninh Binh Province for the past 15 years.

Seven sculptors and ten painters from Spain, Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Viet Nam have been living and working together for an entire month. On October 28, they will open their studio at Flamingo Dai Lai Resort

Eleven ethnic-minority households in the Hoang Su Phi District of Ha Giang Province are operating an experimental home-stay service as part of a project to improve the livelihood of ethnic minorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Watching 31-year-old Ngo Sy Dat work hard on his farm in Bac Giang Province, it is hard to imagine that he was a member of the national boxing team not too long ago.

The achievement of the Vietnamese team this year reminds us of Le Ba Khanh Trinh, who honored Vietnam by winning aperfect score at the IMO in 1979, plus a special prize for the smartest answer.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On October 29 at 2.45pm, a special talk on the history of Vietnamese banknotes will be held at N Square, 51 To Ngoc Van Street, Hanoi by the Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH).

VietNamNet Bridge - Techcombank plans to sell Techcom Finance and MCredit has been renamed MB Shinnei, signs that the Vietnamese consumer finance market continues to attract investors.

As the 4th Industrial Revolution gathers pace, Truong Gia Binh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of FPT Corporation – shares his thoughts on the storming revolution that FPT is embracing with a pioneering spirit.

 More investment in high-tech agriculture is needed to produce high-quality exports with greater added value that can compete globally, speakers said at a conference held in HCM City on Thursday.

The German newcomer band DER RINGER is packing up to tour across Asia this autumn. They will kick off in Vietnam in October and then continue to the Philippines, China, South Korea, Japan and Mongolia. 

 Many drivers in Hanoi would rather have their driving licences confiscated by police than pay fines after violating road rules, Giao thong (Transport) newspaper has reported.