Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about solutions to ease the burden of the social insurance fund for retirees

VietNamNet Bridge - Privately run shop owners say the sales of red iPhone 7s have not been as high as expected, as consumers say the phone is expensive and the colors disappointing. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hon Ba Mountain is compared with Da Lat for its mild climate, primeval forests and high peaks, but it provides glories all of its own.  

 Businesses keen on clean energy plants in Dak Lak Province, Hanoi expects to have 40,000 new enterprises in 2017, HCMC Secretary promotes trade, investment in Japan, Vietnam Ambassador discusses trade links in Japan

The rolling out of 4G services is the starting pistol for a competition made afresh amongst telecommunications companies in Vietnam. 

Industrial waste dumped at landfills is causing significant environmental problems in the country. As Vietnam's economy grows, industrial waste disposal has become more of a challenge. 

The World Bank has estimated that by 2030, nearly one-fifth of Vietnamese will enter old age and around 40 percent of the population aged 70-74 will still have to work, mostly in the unofficial labor market.

Vu Quang Tho, head of  the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions, tells Lao dong that both workers and trade unions are ill-equipped to cope with the free flow of labour mandated by the ASEAN Economic Community.

 The Vietnamese stock market has reached nine year peak with the strong purchase from foreign sector, who has posted the net purchase of VND3,478 billion (US$153 million) on two bourses in the first quarter.

A research team headed by Tran Thi Huong Giang, MA, from the Vietnam Education Science Institute has discovered problems related to gender equality in textbooks used to teach STEM subjects.

 Duong Van Kinh, 32, an employee of Hue City’s Culture Department, is a rare practitioner and proponent of glass paintings, an art form not in its heyday. 

The question is clear and succinct.“Looking for herbs?”The answer is simple: “Hit search.”The herbbank.org website, which provides information on all types of herbs from all over Viet Nam, is an unlikely brainchild of Pham Thi Nhan.

 Meeting marks late Party chief’s 110th birthday, Vietnamese website wins first place in US competition, Drug traffickers caught red-handed in northern provinces, Toyota grants VN music scholarships

 Tertiary education in Vietnam is facing greater demand for improved soft skills training to meet the needs of the private sector and the fast-changing and more internationally integrated economy.

 Head Coach Claudio Ubeda of Argentina U20 has announced a series of upcoming friendly matches during a training camp in Vietnam.

 Family Life, an artwork by late Vietnamese painter Le Pho, fetched US$1.2m at a Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Hong Kong’s Sotheby’s home late last week.

 Ngo Van Quy, vice chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, urged the evaluation of trees at schools to avoid repeated tree collapse incidents, posing danger to students.

 Traffic police in central Thanh Hoa Province on Wednesday found a frozen tiger weighing 180kg in an ambulance travelling on HCM Trail in the province’s Thach Thanh District.

 As old leaves shed to make way for new ones, Hanoi soaks in an array of charming spring colours. As new leaves sprout, they turn the capital city into an artist’s magical palette.

 Vietnam retained its place among Southeast Asia’s top three teams as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced the latest men’s world rankings on April 6.