VietNamNet Bridge - Hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores are competing with single-price chains which have been cementing their positions in Vietnam.

Due to the excessive exploitation of ngan (Austriella corrugata), the number of oysters has declined seriously. Quang Ninh provincial authorities are taking serious measures to conserve the precious gene.

Truong Ba Tuan, deputy director general of the Institute for Strategic and Financial Policies under the Ministry of Finance, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on the MoF’s proposal to restructure the national budget.

Literature on Hue royal architecture was honored as a world documentary heritage, the third of the Nguyen dynasty which ruled Vietnam between 1802 and 1945. 

Construction of two bridges linking Cao Lanh City and Lap Vo District in Dong Thap Province and Dong Thap with Can Tho, which are under way, will be a big boost to transportation and connectivity

 Exports of coconut-based products are sluggish due to challenges and difficulties facing the coconut processing industry and coconut cultivation, according to the Ben Tre Province Agricultural Promotion Centre.

 Vinh Long lost to Cambodia 0-3 in the opening match of the Vĩnh Long International Volleyball Tournament in the southern province of Vinh Long on September 11.

 “Defeat makes me stronger as I learn a lot for the next competitions,” said Nguyen Thi Ngoan after a historic gold medal at the Karate 1-Premier League in Halle/Leipzig.

 A whirlwind struck this central province on Monday evening, damaging more than 120 buildings.

 Five people caught illegally trading explosives were taken into custody on Monday in Thuan Nam District of the central coastal province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A documentary about internationally renowned Vietnamese monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh will be shown in American theatres beginning on September 12.

HCMC calls for private investment in boat stops along Saigon River, Experts warn of high credit growth risks, Hanoi mulls 6 cross-river projects worth US$2.5bn, Winter crops to span 410,000 ha in northern region

Before becoming the first chair of VAMC, Dang Thanh Binh was Deputy Governor of the State Bank, responsible for taking care of bad debt and credit institution restructuring.

 Prime Minister urges accelerating university project in Hoa Lac, Vietnam sends nearly 79,000 workers abroad in 8 months, Hanoi to have more waste-to-energy plant, Mekong festival debuts in Germany

 Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie says she never intended to step behind the camera, but traveling around the world for the United Nations opened her eyes to the conflicts that have inspired many of her most recent films.

 An Ivy League graduate and national dance champion from North Dakota was crowned Miss America on Sunday, becoming the first contestant from the state to win the nearly 100-year-old contest.

 Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has ordered an investigation into a primary teacher who has been accused of beating 11 pupils with a ruler.

 Volkswagen is stepping up its shift to electric cars and plans to invest more than 20 billion euros ($24 billion) in zero-emission vehicles by 2030 to challenge pioneer Tesla in creating a mass market.

 The General Statistics Office (GSO) is in the process of finalising a set of statistical indicators for Viet Nam’s sustainable development goals (SDGs), the office said.

 Hanoi expects to move eight departments to a concentration zone on Vo Chi Cong Road in Tay Ho District next year.