VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost mobile phones, priced below VND2 million, are no longer selling well in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors' reports on the possible environment impact of their projects are often vague and cursory, but government agencies frequently approve them.

Artist UuDam Nguyen will talk about the process of collaborating with application developers and programers to build the License 2 Draw app as part of his work of the same name at the Innovation Week 2016. 

 Come to the film screening “Toute première fois” (I Kissed a Girl) (France, 2015, 98’) at L'Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi on August 12 and 14. The film is not suitable for children under 16 years old.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City lawmakers have demanded better management of food safety amid complaints that many eateries patronised by students, workers and others do not meet hygiene standards.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Britain’s exit from the EU should make ASEAN members think about the ramifications of the free movement of skilled workers, a senior economist has said.

Vietnam owns a long coastline of 3,260 km, so it needs to attract experts on marine economy to support the nation’s development, Prof. John A.Quelch, Senior Associate Dean at Harvard Business School told a VietNamNet reporter.

VietNamNet Bridge - Seventeen babies were born in the Vinh Moc Tunnels in Vinh Linh district of the central province of Quang Tri during the Vietnam War.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cheo Leo, avcafe that opened 78 years ago, is managed and served by three sisters, who are children of the café founder Vinh Ngo.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has drawn up three scenarios for the economy in 2016 based on first half figures, with the best scenario seeing the GDP target of 6.7 per cent being met.

 Quang Ninh: work accident kills two coal miners, Police to take action in house collapse case, RoK ambassador thanks Vietnam Airlines for transporting injured RoK citizen, Pyramid scheme firm leader arrested for fraud

 Pop singer Son Tung M-TP has been accused of plagiarising Charlie Puth's latest hit, the Heyder Remix of We Don't Talk Anymore.

VietNamNet Bridge - As famous names on the stock market of Vietnam, some giant State-owned groups like Vietnam Gas Corporation (GAS) and Phu My Fertilizer have huge amounts of money.

Government and business leaders speaking at a recent forum in Ho Chi Minh City have said that Vietnam is at risk of running out of skilled machinists and other manufacturing workers over the next four to five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Just two kilometres from the hustle and luxuries of Ha Noi’s town centre, the life of families living in slums along the Red River has been the same for years: poor, partly submerged, dark at night.

 The recent hacking accident at national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines rang the alarm for the local banking system, as many of its members have been keeping expenditure to modernise their Core Banking system to a minimum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Municipal People’s Committee has decentralised power in granting construction permits, which is expected to help it better manage and curb violations in construction.

 Vietnam has been ranked 89th out of 193 countries and territories in the e-government development index (EGDI) in 2016, up ten places compared to two years ago, according to the e-government survey 2016 conducted by the United Nations.

VietNamNet Bridge - Below are some of more than 100 photos of the wildlife by Andy Nguyen and Dang My Hanh, which were on display at an exhibition in Hanoi from August 4-7.

A gum tree fell onto electric wires, causing a power outage for a hamlet. The tree’s owner was asked by the local electricity co-operative to pay $67 to repair the broken lines and restore power.