VietNamNet Bridge – Governor Le Minh Hung of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has called for foreign investors to participate in the restructuring of the banking system.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities across the country have incurred debts of approximately VND15 trillion (US$672 million) through the national programme to build new-style rural from 2011 to 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of overseas Vietnamese returning to the country for research and investment cooperation is on the rise but their potential has not been fully tapped,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Best Tennis Players Tournament will be held on December 4-10 in Nghe An Province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Progressive taxation is expected help reduce speculation in housing, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

 A number of projects licensed in central Quang Nam province are to lose incentives offered to them.

Dalat was built by the French as a mountain retreat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. On November 8, it remains a favorite destination for tourists who wish to see French-built villas,

 VietNamNet Bridge – During my short stay in Paris two years ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see long lunchtime queues of French eaters waiting for Vietnamese sandwiches.

Rapid urbanization, higher living standards, large volume of waste and rapid increase in the number of hospitals have all made Vietnam a potential market for foreign investors to develop waste treatment projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Samsung has officially recalled Galaxy Note 7 due to the explosion risk, Vietnamese are still looking to buy the products. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Donald Trump’s winning the US presidential election is expected to ‘put an end’ to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP).

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have shown their concern about the opening of too many new subject majors, warning that instructional quality could decline.

 The textile and garment sector will continue facing challenges in 2017 due to fierce competition by other major exporters - including China, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan–while global demand is forecasted to slow down.

A graphic design graduate of the HCM City University of Architecture, Nguyen Cong Tri now devotes all his energies to his "big love" – fashion. In a little more than 10 years, Tri has gone from being a fashion outsider to a top couture designer

VietNamNet Bridge – Ebooks are a new, inevitable trend, but a majority of Vietnamese readers prefer printed books. The market will accommodate both, but the most important thing is to promote a reading culture and develop ebooks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Do Muoi, deputy director of the HCM City Institute for Strategy and Development, tells the Viet Nam News Agency about the need to reorganise the city’s inner transport system.

 Population experts and economists are saying current official retirement ages, for men and women, will prove too costly for the economy and the social insurance system.

Japanese enterprises are likely to pour large investments into environmental projects in Vietnam in the near future to fully tap its potentials, said a representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). 

 Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh was the first Cabinet member to go before the National Assembly on November 15 to answer questions about issues under his charge.

 The conservation division of Nui Chua National Park in the province of Ninh Thuan has announced that over 900 young sea turtles have been released back into the sea.