Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) exports to China continued to record year-on-year strong growth of 43 percent to 145 million USD in the first four months of 2018.

 Socio-economic issues are high on the agenda of the National Assembly (NA) on May 25 and 26, which are important discussions part of the ongoing fifth session of the 14th-tenure parliament.

A report from the General Department of Customs found that ore and minerals that Vietnam exports to China are much cheaper than exports to other markets.

VietNamNet  Bridge - Top businessmen and high-ranking state officials in the Central Highlands have spent billions of dong to build wooden villas.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s tertiary education system has a new link, VinUni, a private university belonging to Vingroup.

Being one of the two young scientists nominated for the Ta Quang Buu Award in 2018, at the age of 34, Truong Vu Thanh of HCMC University of Science & Technology has made remarkable achievements with 47 ISI publications and scientific awards.

Recently, “salsa”, the Latin dancing style, has become popular in Vietnam, especially in Hanoi, attracting many young people. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The slow progress of building and maintaining dykes has caused concerns, with the stormy and rainy season approaching, 

Anyone in Hanoi craving fresh, juicy strawberries from the Central Highlands city of Da Lat shall have to pay for at least 35 per cent more than usual. But the extra money doesn’t go to farmers, but pays for costly transportation.

The elegant Ao dai has once again left a deep impression on international participants at the closing ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival being the dress of choice for several well-known celebrities.

Vietnamese representative Ngoc Lan Vy, 13, was announced as the winner of the Little Miss Universe pageant at the grand finale held in Turkey recently.

With a capacity of more than 5,000 people, Four Seasons of Flavour (Huong Sac Bon Mua) at Sun World Danang Wonders is currently the largest food space in central Danang City.

 Following the successful organization of the first Vietnam-Japan Mini Book Fair in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016, a second event is to be held at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi on May 24-25.

 The Singapore Food Festival will be held on May 26 and 27 at the Atrium of Saigon Centre in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Singapore.

 The rate of Vietnamese workers who have breached the rules of their work permits and illegally stayed in the Republic of Korea reached nearly 35% by early April.

Farmer Tran Huu Hue of An Giang province, owns stamps of great historical value, including two collections namely “Hoang Sa soldiers in the 17th and 18th century” and “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in ancient maps”.

 Under the pressure of a rapidly aging population and dwindling social welfare funds, Vietnam is planning to raise the existing retirement ages for both men and women to mitigate the economic impacts of these issues.

 Eleven investors, including those from the Republic of Korea and China, wish to invest in the My Thuan-Can Tho expressway in the Mekong Delta region.

 The emergence of e-commerce websites such as Lazada, Tiki, and Shopee has led to online shopping becoming popular among Vietnamese customers over recent years, in particular young customers who prefer buying and selling products on social networks.

 A camera trap has caught the large-antlered muntjac, one of the rarest and most threatened mammal species of Southeast Asia, for the first time in the central province of Quang Nam.