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VN game industry targets US$1b in revenue

 The Vietnamese game industry is expected to earn annual revenue of US$1 billion within 10 years, according to experts.

Vietnam urged to reduce power losses

The electricity industry must improve its management and technology to reduce losses in the transmission grid as well as eradicate power stealing, which are very serious in rural and remote areas.

Vietnam supports cooperation with Japanese localities

 Vietnam supports cooperation between Vietnamese and Japanese localities, said Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh at her meeting with leaders of Fukuoka prefecture and Kitakyushu city on May 15.

PM: Top local leaders bear heavy responsibility

 VietNamNet Bridge – Maintaining law and order is necessary for Viet Nam to achieve good socio-economic development, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said 

Bottom trawling a threat to the ocean, fishermen

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bottom trawling is a particularly destructive method of fishing, in which huge weighted nets are dragged on the sea floor, catching everything in their path.

Vietnam urges Laos to rethink Mekong River dams

The Mekong Delta will disappear in the next several decades once Pak Beng Dam and another 10 planned hydropower dams are built on the Mekong River in Laos and Cambodia, 

Smart-card toll collection begins in Vietnam

The Viet Nam Expressway Corporation (VEC) yesterday began a new system of collecting tolls using smart cards on the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, which connects HCM City and Dong Nai Province. 

Talented designer offers simple, practical designs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fashion designer Do Manh Cuong will organise the show Life in Colour on Phu Quoc Island on May 27 to celebrate the last 10 years of his career.

Most beautiful stretch of road in southern Vietnam

 The stretch of road crossing a primeval forest to Tri An Lake in Vinh Cuu district, Dong Nai province is considered the most beautiful for trekkers to discover in the southeast region.

Best coffee shops with live music in Saigon

 Hard Rock Cafe, Cafe Hi-End, or Acoustic Cafe in Ho Chi Minh City are regarded as the right places to savour coffee with live music.

WB funds US$155 mil to support autonomous higher education in Vietnam

The WB has approved US$155 million in financing to strengthen the research, teaching, and institutional capacity of three autonomous universities and improve the management of Vietnam’s higher education system.

Vocational learning: pathway to success

Nguyen Van Thiet had dreamed of winning the ASEAN Skills Competition, but when his parents insisted that he apply for university, his hopes were dashed.

Japan beat VN in women’s Asian volleyball championship

Japan beat Viet Nam 3-0 in Group B’s second match in the ongoing 2017 Asian Women’s U23 Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on May 14.

VN President’s visit to China in photos

 President Tran Dai Quang paid an official visit to China on May 11-15 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China, Xi Jinping.

Wind projects offer promising future

 With growing innovation in the sector, experts and investors note that wind power projects in Vietnam will be feasible with an 8-9 US cent per kWh feed-in-tariff.

Cholera death toll in Yemen reaches at least 180: Red Cross

 Cholera has killed at least 180 people in Yemen in recent weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday, a day after authorities declared a state of emergency in the capital Sanaa

Make or break: private sector crunch time

To boost the private sector’s global competitiveness, Vietnam needs to reform its business environment.

VN logistics firms increase cross-border transport

 Amid a growing interest in Vietnam from global garment and technology companies, foreign logistics firms are expanding cross-border transport services between Vietnam, China, and other countries in the region to meet the growing demand.

NA Standing Committee convenes 10th session

 The 10th session of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee commenced in Hanoi on May 15.

Vietnam's annual retail sales growth projected to reach 11.9 percent

 Vietnam's annual retail sales growth projected to reach 11.9 percent