Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang is in Cuba for an official visit from September 8-11. 

 The European Union (EU) wants to ratify the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) in 2018 and put it into force as soon as possible, the EU’s chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione has said.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many people in HCM City’s rural areas have steady jobs thanks to a city programme to provide free vocational training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Female dancer and choreographer To Nhu will perform in the ballet The Ballerina in HCM City this month, marking her 30-year career in ballet.  

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will set up an ocean monitoring system, using compensation paid by the Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Steel Plant’s for last year’s environmental incident.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An expensive irrigation system in Ea Sup District of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak has been lying idle, while local crops are parched.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested the Government take another look at VN Pharma’s licence to import seven drugs manufactured by Helix Pharmaceuticals Inc of Canada and ...

Deputy General Director of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group Ninh Van Quynh on Thursday admitted in court to receiving about VND20 billion from former Ocean Bank General Director Nguyen Xuan Son

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central coastal province of Phu Yen attracted more visitors after the launch of Victor Vu’s movie Yellow Flowers on Green Grass in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have repeatedly issued warnings about air pollution, especially the presence of PM1.0 and nano dust, and the link between air quality and disease.

Truong Duy Nghia, chair of the Vietnam Association of Science & Technology, says the country will be able to pursue renewable energy as a main source of power only when the country becomes wealthy. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Overlapping duties in state management have been found in 18 fields.

 Without consumers of ash, Mong Duong 1 thermal power plant is facing possible closure, wasting VND37 trillion ($1.6 billion) of state investment.

“I am sure that doctoral training quality will improve. There will not be many candidates who can meet the requirements to be trained for a doctorate and not everyone can become a PhD students’ instructor,” said MOET Deputy Minister Bui Van Ga.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vehicle drivers in the country, especially in big cities, are expected to benefit in coming years from a smart transport system like those in developed countries.

 South Korea is boosting its investment and exports to Vietnam in a bid to cash in on tax cuts under new trade pacts.

 Member of the Parliamentary Committee on National Defense and Security Nguyen Mai Bo said that the governmental bodies must not dodge the truth in the fight against corruption.

 The Ministry of Transport, the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang and investors yesterday met and agreed to cut down tolls for all vehicles through controversial Cai Lay BOT tollbooth.

The Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei is still keeping a close watch and coordinating with local agencies during the investigation into and settlement of the death of a Vietnamese citizen in Taiwan (China).

 “Ho khoan” Le Thuy, a genre of Vietnamese folk music from Le Thuy district, in the central province of Quang Binh, has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage for its typical characteristics.