The affordable apartment segment will be the star of the property market in the coming years, but its supply is increasingly scarce while the demand for this type of apartment remains high.

 Over 7.6 tonnes of fish fry of various kinds and 180,500 breeding fish of indigenous species were released into Vam Nao river, part of Hau river, in Cho Moi district, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on August 24. 

Schools across the country will hold ceremonies to launch the 2018-2019 school year on September 5, the Ministry of Education and Training has requested. 

 The life insurance sector pumped over 215 trillion VND (9.34 billion USD) into the economy in the first half of this year, according to the Insurance Association of Vietnam (IAV). 

 Lac Hong University’s LH – Galaxy team representing Vietnam at the 2018 ABU Asia – Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) beat China team to win the competition for the seventh time.

 Six Vietnamese athletes qualified to the final round of Pencak Silat on August 26 at the ongoing 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) in Indonesia.

The customs agency at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City has busted a ring trafficking marijuana from the US to Vietnam.

The Defence Ministry’s Border Guard High Command held the third border friendship exchange at the weekend in Hanoi.

Vietnamese shares are forecast to extend their growth in the final week of August by a marginal rate while volatility is widely expected by analysts.

VietNamNet Bridge – I had wanted to take my guest out to have Hanoian banh cuon because she is Vietnamese but living in France and absolutely adores the dish every time she returns to Hanoi.

The brands were once ‘king’ in the market, but later lost their market share to foreign rivals.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have voiced concern about the short life cycle of forests which are sold four to six years after planting.

Many pedagogical schools complain that the numbers of students applying for admission was too modest after the first enrollment campaign.

The oil price fluctuations have had a big impact on the business performance of Vietnam’s oil and gas firms. While miners and producers have unsatisfactory business results, distributors have made make fat profits.

 After Vietnam’s Olympic team beat Bahrain to win a ticket to the ASIAD quarter-finals, many travel companies in Hanoi have promptly designed tours to bring Vietnamese fans to Indonesia to support the players on August 27. 

PM urges Quang Binh to prioritise tourism, Hai Phong port investment, management make spotlight at Cabinet meeting, National Day marked in Sydney, Vietnam treasures ties with African nations: President

The electricity outages that occurred in the dry season may return and become even more serious as provincial authorities do not want to build more thermal power plants in their localities.

 Price of petrol remains stable, diesel rises, Vietnam actively delivers Trade Facilitation Agreement commitments, Central Group plans $500 mn expansion, PPP deal aims for sustainable fishing     

Animal care highlighted at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Issues for low-income ageing populations on agenda at Hanoi workshop, Plan to expand Dien Bien Airport, Đắk Nông vice principal accused of embezzling funds

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of new airport projects and upgrading of existing airports have been suggested with total investment capital of billions of dollars.