Vietnam ranks 59th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2016, down seven notches compared to last year.

 Progressive Corporation International (AIC) has proposed a plan to build reservoirs and use mobile water pumps to deal with chronic flooding in HCMC.

 Vietnam had over one million of unemployed in the second quarter, including 191,300 are graduates.

DAP-Dinh Vu fertilizer plant in Hai Phong has discharged millions of tons of waste after 7 years of operation. The waste has changed the color of the water, eroded metal and destroyed fauna and floral systems in the surrounding area.

Investment in luxury gym centers has become a lucrative industry in Vietnam as the demand for doing workouts at well equipped-gym centers, with luxury additional services, of wealthy people in Vietnam is rocketing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Let's enjoy the beauty of the 33 finalists of the Miss Vietnam 2016 pageant in evening gowns. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tien and Hau rivers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have become deeper in recent years instead of having silt build-up like in years past, experts have said.

Footwear is a big industry of Vietnam, considered a ‘foreign currency earner’ thanks to high exports every year.  

 HCM City runs summer camps for children, Financial incentives for devastated farmers, Central Highlands vocational training urged to improve quality, Dong Nai: 3-mln-USD kindergarten launched for workers’ children

 The Ban Gioc waterfall on Quay Son River in the northeastern province of Cao Bang province is one of Vietnam’s best-known waterfalls for its grandeur and charm.

 US$ 10, 5 bln invested into Dung Quat Economic Zone, Export turnover hit US$ 191 billion in Jan-Jul, Agencies back removal of controversial circular on car imports, Apparel export target seen unobtainable in 2016

 A 19th century communal house dedicated to Vietnamese people’s ancestors - 18 Hung kings - in Vinh Phuc Province is in poor condition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As children across the country return to school after the summer break, a little spoken about yet very real and imperative issue has come under the spotlight: unhygienic school toilets.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed Decision 1600/QD-TTg approving the National Target Program on new rural development for 2016-2020 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Salt water goes into a container, through pipes where it’s processed to remove salt, and finally pure water comes out.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese investors tend to choose contractors who offer the lowest prices, so Chinese companies usually win the bids. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Regular visits by tourists to the Thanh Toan Museum have proven the success of a community-based model, which helped a well known cultural location to become even more popular.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Xuan Cuong, newly-appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to the Lao Dong newspaper about his resolve to reorganise the farming sector so that farmers would earn higher incomes.

Xuan Thuy National Park in the northern province of Nam Dinh is located in the south of the Red River mouth, about 150km from Hanoi capital city. It covers an area of 7,100 hectares.

 Establishing marine conservation areas in accordance with the national master plan on biodiversity preservation is one of the most effective ways to protect the marine environment, which is at an alarming rate of pollution.