Doctors at Hanoi-based Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital have successfully performed surgery on a child patient with a giant internal carotid artery aneurysm, a rare case in Vietnamese medicine.

Nguyen Viet Tien, Deputy Minister of Health, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam about challenges the health sector faces when importing second-hand high tech medical equipment.

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Viet Nam’s A-listed songstress Thu Minh will perform this month in Ha Noi for the first time in a concert called "Fire Phoenix".

 Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday and thanked everyone who helped his career in music and movies.

 Draft amendments to the Law on Tourism submitted to the National Assembly on June 19 include a proposal to impose a $1 surcharge on all foreign tourists coming to the country.

Mr. Kakioka Naoki, Senior Representative at JICA Vietnam, tells VET's Quynh Nguyen about the advantages and disadvantages for Vietnam's agriculture sector in the global value chain.

 The Vietnamese real estate market continues to attract capital from regional foreign investors, mostly through mergers and acquisitions.

 Ho Chi Minh City-based Sacombank’s long-term deposit and issuer ratings have been downgraded to Caa1 from B3 by Moody’s Investors Service. Its ratings outlook remains negative.

 Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone tops a long list of artists from 10 different countries performing at the second Monsoon Music Festival (MMF) in Hanoi in October.

 Around 1.11 million Vietnamese people of working age were unemployed by the end of the first quarter, down 8,400 against the figure of the fourth quarter of 2016.

Well-known designer Minh Hanh said she wanted to make daily clothes from silk as many local designers were ignoring the material. 

VietNamNet Bridge - 7-Eleven has announced it will open its first shop in Vietnam on June 15. Aeon, MiniStop and FamilyMart have already joined one of the fastest growing retail markets in the world.

When making an investment in Vietnam, foreign investors must study the feasibility of the project based on various factors. 

 LienVietPostBank’s new chairman Nguyen Duc Huong has rejected rumours that his bank will merge with Sacombank.

 The General Electric Corporation 3 under Viet Nam Electric Group plans to invest in building Long Son thermal power plant with a total capital of US$4.39 billion in southern Ba Ria–Vung Tau Province.

The HCM City Department of Construction has recommended compensation and financial support for households affected by higher road levels caused by relaying them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City expects to launch the first river bus route as soon as early July, connecting the Bach Dang Wharf in District 1 with Thu Duc District, 

The HCM City People’s Council has passed a resolution on environmental protection and solid waste management in urban and residential areas, with the target of significantly improving the environment, an issue that has taken on urgency.

 Vietnam’s top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam beat Kittiphong Wachiramanowong of Thailand in the first round of the Thailand F2 Futures tennis tournament on Tuesday.

Karl-Heinz Weigang, former coach of Viet Nam national football team and the national Malaysian team, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 82 in Germany.