The recent suspension of rice importation by the Philippines, a major import market of Viet Nam’s rice, has sparked concern among local rice exporters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The severe shortage of qualified workers is a huge challenge to the rapidly growing tourism sector, experts warn.

Wanting to bring consumers clean and chemical-free vegetable products, an ambitious young crop scientist has acquired state-of-the-art technology from Israel to create an organic garden

The structure of dykes along rivers in Ha Noi has been damaged by the volume of overloaded trucks running through the dykes every day, threatening the safety of houses during the stormy season,

 The U.S. administration of Donald Trump on Monday scuppered efforts by the Group of Seven industrialized countries to reach a common stance on energy when it asked for more time to work out its policies on climate change.

 The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said on Monday he is proposing to end a 2013 regulatory proceeding that had sought to lift the ban on mobile phones on U.S. airlines.

 Boeing Co hired Norsk Titanium AS to print the first structural titanium parts for its 787 Dreamliner, a shift that the Norwegian 3-D printing company said would eventually shave $2 million to $3 million off the cost of each plane.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors are fleeing from BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects in the transport sector after encountering many difficulties. 

 Viet Nam catfish processors must prepare for the inspection programme of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to boost exports into this market.

 Vietnam is aiming for no new drug hotbeds and removing 10 percent of existing ones each year as a target of a drug prevention and control programme to 2020 freshly approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Ho Chi Minh City has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Nagano prefecture to forge cooperation in industrial production, tourism, agriculture and human resources development, according to Sai Gon Giai phong newspaper.

Vietnam’s national forest cover is targeted to reach 42% of the total land area, equivalent to 14.4 million hectares, by 2020.

Mr. Chris Jeffery, Dean of British University Vietnam, tells VET's Hai Van about its performance in 2016 and development strategies in 2017.

 "Understanding Employers' Attitudes Towards Women Returning To Work" whitepaper from professional recruitment firm Robert Walters identifies the many positives women returning to work can bring to their workplace.

The National Financial Supervisory Commission has recently released a report on the economic situation in the first quarter of 2017, which highlights an increasing trend among foreign investors to trade on Vietnam’s stock market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s wild bear population has declined sharply over the past 20 years, according to recent surveys carried out in 22 protected areas.

A HCM City delegation of top officials led by the secretary of the city’s Party Committee, Dinh La Thang, met with leaders of Nippon Koei on Sunday to discuss the progress of the city’s Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro line,

Thanh Hoa Province on Monday fined a company VND160 million (US$7,100) for illegally discharging untreated sewage into the Am River, causing mass fish deaths last week.

 Paperwork is being prepared for Ba Be-Na Hang natural heritage site in the northern provinces of Bac Kan and Tuyen Quang to apply for UNESCO recognition as a world heritage site.

 The Vietnamese Professional Football JSC is considering hiring foreign referees for the V-League following various disputes caused by local referees this season.