It has become more difficult to export steel products to large markets amid the strong rise of protectionism. Steel manufacturers have been advised to protect and exploit the domestic market, which is full of potential.

 Ngoc Son temple is perched on Jade islet in Hoan Kiem lake.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s stock market is feeling pressure as foreign investors are selling more than buying.

Along with the expansion of administrative boundaries, the fast speed of urbanization has put pressure on the river and lake systems in Hanoi, prompting the city's authorities to revive its rivers and lakes to ensure environmental harmony.

 "Almost all ancient houses that contain sediments of many generations have gradually disappeared from Hanoians’ minds," lamented painter Nguyen The Son at the recent exhibition "Hanoi Architects and the city".

 Bored of beach holidays and bike rides? Launch yourself into one of the top 5 adventure travel activities in Vietnam.

Printing and packaging exhibition to be held in HCM City, Japan becomes top investor in Vietnam, Dien Quang Lamp partners with US Qualcomm, Diesel up, gasoline unchanged in new price adjustment     

 Over the last couple of years, Hanoi has made much effort to ease the pollution at its craft villages through incentives of capital, land and technologies.

Opening the door and allowing talented individuals to move from state agencies to the private sector will lead to a ‘brain drain’ and trigger a ‘battle for talent’, experts have warned.

 The Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership has seen remarkable progress over the past few years with important achievements obtained in all areas, but huge potential remains unleashed for the cooperation between the two countries.

 Moody’s Investor Services projected Vietnam’s annual GDP growth to stay at around 6.4 percent during the 2018-2022 period in its latest report issued on August 10.

 Vietnam’s rising usage of mobile devices and the internet have led to great opportunities for digital and online advertising, experts said at a conference on advertising on August 10 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Admission tickets to scenic spots and tourist attractions have become more expensive, while the quality of service has not increased. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The functional food market is being flooded with counterfeit and low-quality products with exaggerated advertisements about their use.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students face several diseases at the beginning of the new school year, such as dengue fever, hand-foot-mouth disease, measles and flu, so epidemic prevention efforts should be strengthened, 

IoT and blockchain application in agricultural production in Vietnam remains modest, while other high technologies are used by only 10 percent of Vietnam’s agricultural production workforce.

 Asia continues to be the driving force in global tourism while Vietnam is increasing its expenditure on facilities for MICE tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Woman with polio shines a light for all with disabilities. Born and raised in a poor family in the southern province of Dong Nai, she contracted polio when she was two-and-a-half years old. 

 Consumer finance has ample room for growth in Vietnam, however, it is necessary to improve the policy framework to make the sector more attractive to foreign investors, experts said.

Having graduated with a degree in biology and environmental studies from the Da Nang Teachers’ Training College, Bui Van Tuan has explored remote forests across central Vietnam to conduct his scientific research