Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh has underlined the need to focus on the planning and investigation of water resources across the country, especially in the Mekong Delta region. 

 The purchasing power of apartments in Ho Chi Minh City has decreased significantly and yet, the demand for land for residential purposes is still recording positive signals. 

 Lawmakers discussed the State budget estimate for 2018 and the  allocation for 2019, as well as the State budget financial plan for 2019-2021 during the ongoing sixth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on October 29.

The Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the Korean Foundation for Advanced Studies will co-organise the Hanoi Forum 2018 from November 8-11 in a bid to seek more measures to respond to climate change and boost sustainable development.

 The free trade agreement between Vietnam and the EU (EVFTA) is expected to bring 3.2 billion USD worth of benefits to Vietnam in 2020.

 A contemporary dance show that places the Cham ethnic group’s culture centrestage will be introduced to local and foreign audiences next month at the Lune Hoi An performing centre in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Police of the northern port city of Hai Phong announced on October 29 that they had just busted a major drug trafficking ring and seized 2.95 kilograms of Methamphetamine.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 29 welcomed a delegation from the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on Fisheries led by Gabriel Mato, MEP and committee spokesperson.

 Deputies of the 14th National Assembly will start three-day question-and-answer session on October 30 during their ongoing sixth session.

 The animal husbandry sector in Vietnam has produced quality products that can compete with foreign brands, at home and in export markets.

Singapore state fund invests in Viet Nam, 500 enterprises in HCM City trained to use 24/7 e-tax payment scheme, HCM City urged to speed up equitisation of State-owned enterprises, VIB’s pre-tax profit skyrockets 176% in 9 months                    

 Residents long for Khanh Son dump’s closure, Kiên Giang Province proactively modernising fishing fleet, Hòn Rồng Mountain being destroyed by illegal mining, One dies from A/H1N1 in Đồng Nai

VietNamNet Bridge - Enterprises from many different business fields have jumped into the lucrative field of consumer lending.

The unofficial smartphone market, or the market where products from unofficial sources are traded, is losing its importance and diversification. 

It is highly possible that Vietnam will fail to implement the plan on exporting $1 billion worth of paper in 2018. 

Reports say 65 percent of future jobs for those born from 1995 to 2012 have yet be created. 

 The fourth industrial revolution brings opportunities but also challenges for traditional craft villages in Vietnam, a truth evident to both experts and local households.

 China has recently imposed a number of stringent requirements on goods imported from Vietnam, which requires Vietnamese farmers and businesses to improve their product quality during the entire production process before sending goods to export.

 A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 189 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on October 29-November 4