Insurance premium surges nearly 22% in eight months, Insurer FWD reports dramatic growth in 1st year, Special incentives in pipeline for agricultural investors, Vinachem fertiliser plants amassing losses

 Behind the glamour curtain, Vietnamese circus athletes have to practice hard and even sometimes encounter unexpected risks in their occupation. 

 A lesson on the country’s historical events from the Academy of Journalism and Communication.

Although traffic infrastructure has significantly developed in the Mekong Delta but some congestions need to be cleared for traffic connectivity in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Floods in early August in northern Viet Nam killed 27 people and washed away hundreds of homes, causing damage estimated at more than US$43 million.

Pham Dinh Thi, director of the Ministry of Finance’s Tax Policy Department talks with a Vietnam News Agency reporter about the ministry’s proposal to increase VAT from 10 to 12 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Tien Dung, Minister- Chairman of the Government Office speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam newspaper about the Government’s resolve to change the State apparatus.

 The Ballet “Rite of Spring” will be performed by artists of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNSO) at Hanoi Opera House on September 21.

The exhibition ‘Stroke’, which was considered as a strong imprint and a unique assertion of the style from the painter Luu Cong Nhan (1931-2007), is being held from August 25 to September 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Reading books to the elderly, patients in hospitals, and the visually impaired has become a popular part-time job for young adults in HCM City.

Phi Anh De, 40, a mechanic of Mekong Delta province of Phu Yen’s Son Nguyen Commune, dropped out of school after primary school but has created cheap yet effective agricultural machines in his hometown

 43 hectares of forest destroyed in Binh Dinh, Hanoi’s SEA Games heroes honoured, 3rd Mai Vang Awards kicked off, Container houses for ethnic minority pupils in Quang Ngai, People voluntarily handed over 40 homemade guns

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those visiting the central province of Phu Yen never forget Ghenh Da Dia (Da Dia Reef), a masterpiece of nature that has become a symbol of the province.

 More international groups are rushing to supply medical equipment for healthcare facilities in Vietnam to cash in on the lucrative medical equipment market, which is forecast to hit $1.4 billion in value in 2018.

Italian director Sebastiano Riso said he chose to make it a gay couple who refuse to adopt a terminally ill child in his new film to show how a person can commit good or terrible deeds, regardless of sexual orientation.

 Like many of its startups, Vietnam is navigating an array of apparent contradictions. It’s a country where nearly half the population works in agriculture but which aims to escape the middle-income trap by becoming a startup nation. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The low-cost aviation market has attracted many investors, but some low-cost carriers (LCC) have had difficulties in obtaining operating licenses.

 Vietnam is making consistent efforts to build a smart energy industry, where investors can easily find good investment opportunities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though they both come from France, it was in Viet Nam that they met for the first time, as they worked to develop vocational training in the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every commune or ward in HCM City will be allocated VND500 million (US$22,000) this year towards addressing a funding shortage for sorting waste before it is treated.