A host of Japanese investors have been flocking to Vietnam or expanding existing investment over recent years.

 Obesity is set to overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in UK women by 2043,

Many Hong Kong businesses want to relocate their production bases to other countries, especially Southeast Asia, in the context of the US-China trade war.

VietNamNet Bridge - Viber has been taking care of loyal customers, while LINE has set up an office and plans a return to Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Coal-fired thermal power plants’ investors have asked for permission to submerge sludge and waste in the sea, raising big concerns about sea pollution.

Experts have warned that the ‘one curriculum, many sets of textbooks’ policy may cause chaos in the textbook market.

Photographer Le Bich is holding an exhibition entitled "Colours of Life’ at the Vietnamese Women's Museum in Hanoi.

 Mr. Hironobu Kitagawa, Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Hanoi Representative Office, tells VET about Japanese investment in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 158 individuals and organisations have been found illegally importing scrap into Vietnam as they are not certified to carry out such activities.

 The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology organised a Mid-Autumn Festival programme on September 22 and 23, featuring the Cham culture of the south-central province of Ninh Thuan.

 In a small house on Hang Than Street, Hanoi, paper masks are produced under the skilful hands of an old couple on every Mid-Autumn Festival. 

 A white paper recently published by Asia-focused management consulting firm Solidiance highlights key initiatives taken by Vietnam to develop smart cities in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Economic development in recent years has shown the importance of the social sciences and humanities, but the number of graduates trained in these fields has failed to meet demand, 

 Bilateral investment and trade between Vietnam and Japan can only grow given the complementary nature of the relationship.

 India's Ken Research releases report noting key factors in development of Vietnam's freight forwarding industry.

 The Government earned VND198 trillion (US$8.49 billion) from divestment and privatisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the past three years.

 The Governor of the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) has issued a document requesting its branches in provinces and cities to improve the operation of financial companies, complying with the regulations and ensuring the legitimate interests of customers.

 Twitter has told an undisclosed number of users their private messages may have been leaked to third-parties for more than a year.

 About 30% of the Vietnamese population have mental health problems, of which 25% are dealing with depression, according to a shocking new National Institute of Mental Health report.  

 Divestment from State-owned enterprises and groups is an inevitable trend brought about as the consequence of rampant investments through “powerful blows” during the years in the late 2000s and early this decade.