Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has recently agreed to support Ho Chi Minh City in conducting research on lengthening Metro Line No. 1 from the city to neighboring Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces.

The commencement of criminal proceedings against former Minister of Industry and Trade V​u Huy Hoang will be implemented based on the Party statutes and State law, heard a press conference in Hanoi yesterday.

 Danish brewer Carlsberg is negotiating with the Hanoi Beer Alcohol and Beverage Corporation (Habeco) over the purchase of an additional stake following the latter’s listing on the UPCom market last week, officials have said.

In the final part of her interview with VietNamNet, economist Pham Chi Lan talked about “creative government”, human resources in the state apparatus, and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

  Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception in Hanoi on October 29 for the heads of international delegations participating in the 18th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties (IMCWP).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged ministries, sectors and localities to take more drastic measures to enhance the management in the remaining months of the year in order to realise socio-economic development targets in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vincent Van Gogh once said that “Sunshine, a light which, for want of a better word I can only call yellow — pale sulphur yellow, pale lemon gold.

 VietNamNet Bridge – he third season of the Vietnam Designer Fashion Week (VDFW) is scheduled to take place from November 25 to 27 at HTV Studio in District 1, HCMC, featuring the latest collections of 11 Vietnamese designers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is tough to believe, and tougher to stomach, but school violence has become an everyday occurrence in our society.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation reported more than VND13 trillion in total social insurance debt as of the end of September as many employers had evaded paying social insurance premiums for their staff.

 Dong Que (Countryside) museum in Gia Thinh commune, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province is a rare case because most of museums in Vietnam are located in major cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese businesses are continuing to import outdated Chinese technology despite repeated warnings by scientists that the country could become a ‘technology landfill’.

"Reason tells me that Vietnam should not be a member of any military alliance. The Vietnamese have the saying, ‘cattle fight, flies killed’. Never let yourself be trapped between two powers," said Mr. Bui The Giang.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The public may be skeptical of officials who are considered "qualified" but have to work for their fathers.

 In the next part of the roundtable talks on how to invite overseas talent to Vietnam, our guests said that Vietnam has many ways to attract top professors abroad, but lacks policies and people who can create the links between the two sides.

VietNamNet Bridge - This article points out the absurdity of the arguments of China and pro-China scholars against the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven years ago,  Megumi Kawada, a Japanese-English freelance translator from Kyoto, followed her heart to Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Coal imports have been increasing rapidly as coal on the world market is priced more cheaply than the domestic product.

The Valley of Love - the most romantic spot in the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, Lam Dong province – has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign visitors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand for high-cylinder capacity motorcycles has risen with the rapid growth of the middle class.