Lac Hong University flies the flag for Vietnam in Eco-Marathon competition, with teams winning first prize for last three years.

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced by 70 percent by 2050 and completely phased out by 2060, research by the International Renewable Energy Agency showed on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will restage the Ballet with Tchaikovsky and Raven this weekend (March 25 and 26).

VietNamNet Bridge - At least four foreign investors have drawn up casino and betting projects capitalized at billions of dollars in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health ordered the Health Department of central Quang Tri Province to urgently investigate the case of a pregnant woman who reportedly died after her surgery last Friday.

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Dan Hospital on March 20 conducted the first stomach cancer surgery with robot arms for a male patient, 54, from the Mekong Delta Dong Thap Province.

 Vietnam has two representatives in Forbes 2017 billionaires list including VietJet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, a newcomer, and Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong who has been listed on five occasions.

US-based global cable and satellite sports television channel ESPN has made a TV reportage on family life of Vietnamese famous footballer Cong Vinh and his wife, singer ThuyTien.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue pursuing the dream of a real auto industry in Vietnam despite the failure of 20 years of efforts towards this goal. 

 A 35-year-old worker died on Monday after a rock plunged into his head while he was working in a quarry near Phung Mountain in Tay Ninh Province’s Thanh Tan Commune.

 The equitisation of State-owned enterprises has been an attractive target for foreign investors, however, there are still challenges that discourage them from participating in those deals.

 High-end and luxury housing continues to be an attractive segment in the national real estate market, with high demand and a good purchasing scale, experts have said.

 Some commercial banks have entered a new interest rate hike race to lure medium- and long-term deposits, pushing the rate to a record high of more than 9 per cent per year.

 Viet Nam will soon issue quality and technical regulations for wood glues to better control this input material for the wood processing industry, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The main reason for the rapid rise of Viet Nam’s public debt is the failure to achieve the targeted economic growth rate and the resulting tax collection shortfall, Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung said on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For many people, a loaf of bread costing VND1,300 (US$0.06) may not be worth much,  but for poor patients at Kon Tum General Hospital, the free breakfast is much dearer than its cost. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese films will be screened at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival, to be held from May 17 to 28. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three female guitarists from the US, South Korea and Japan will perform tomorrow at the Viet Nam Youth Theatre in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Kickboxing Clubs Championships kicked off yesterday in the southern province of Binh Phuoc.

 Red silk cotton trees, also known as Bombax ceiba, are blossoming all across the mountains and forests in the Northwest region of Vietnam, creating a peaceful and fresh atmosphere.