A.T. Kearney has released its 2017 Global Services Location Index, a study that analyzes and tracks the contours of the offshoring landscape in 55 countries across three major categories.

 A northern Japanese city’s efforts to rebuild its electric power system after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami mark a quiet shift away from the country’s old utility model toward self-reliant, local generation and transmission.

 In order to join the global value chain (GVC), Vietnam needs to expand production scale as well as improve labour capacity, product quality, and administrative capabilities.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment's draft law on developing special economic zones will provide EZ investors with major incentives, and in particular, investors of innovative startup projects will receive the most benefits.

 Vietnam's state-owned shipping group Vinalines and Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) are running massive looses.

 The Vietnam Environment Administration is inspecting a huge dumping site which is seriously affecting locals and companies in Hanoi and Ha Nam Province.

 Hanoi Pride 2017, the country’s most anticipated event for the LGBTQ community, opened on September 18 and runs until September 24 with a series of exhibitions, discussions, film screenings, a bike rally and walking march.

Mu Cang Chai district in Yen Bai province is famous for its golden terraced rice fields, especially in September when the ripe season begins.

 Foreign nationals who want to work in Vietnam will be able to acquire employment permits online, via the web portal http://dvc.vieclamvietnam.gov.vn, starting from October 2, 2017.

Le Mat Village in Long Bien District, Hanoi, has raised snakes for hundreds of years. The locals are skilled in catching snakes and earned good money from selling products made from snakes. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hoang Minh clinched a double in men’s athletics at the ninth ParaGames in Malaysia yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in central Quang Tri Province’s Trieu An Commune have used steel net to block trucks carrying seafood to a local seafood processing company.

The cradle of many Vietnamese singing talents, Sao Mai (Morning Star) song contest, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month with the participation of 30 potential stars.

As many as 19 of the 43 industrial clusters in the capital city of Ha Noi do not have waste water treatment plants, an inspection by the municipal People’s Council has found.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The matches against Australia and hosts Mongolia in the group stage of the Asian Football Confederation U16 Championship qualification are important for Viet Nam, 

VietNamNet Bridge - The flavor of tea appears clearly after drinking, and the scent spreads in the mouth with a sour and bitter taste that only tea connoisseurs can realize.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thach Kim Tuan won the first gold medal for Viet Nam at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Turkmenistan late Monday. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors have shown their intention to buy a stake in Habeco and Sabeco, but Vietnamese experts say that local buyers should protect the two brands.

 Undeniably, fast fashion brands are enjoying great success in one of the two largest cities in Vietnam. However, while they are toasting success, local retailers are stepping back in the game.

Vietnam’s revenue from information and technology in 2016 reached nearly US$68 billion, posting an 11.49 percent year-on-year increase.