VietNamNet Bridge – Emotional and psychotic disorders in Vietnamese children are increasing at an alarming rate, doctors have warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Nguyen Dung, 49, from HCM City, has donated blood on 62 occasions but cannot remember the exact year when he did so for the first time.

Trinh Minh Giang, chairman of Creative Start-up Group of Viet Nam Private Sector Forum, tells Hai Quan newspaper that the lack of human resources and market connections are major obstacles for start-ups

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang attracts large numbers of visitors in summer, thanks to a series of beautiful islands, particularly the most famous one, the Phu Quoc.

 PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the state-owned energy giant PetroVietnam, said it will sell a 49 percent stake late this year with priority given to strategic investors. 

 Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said her ministry will do its utmost to improve grassroots-level healthcare network as the government already approved a resolution on the plan.

 Capital contributions and share purchases by foreign investors via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals amounted to around US$1.8 billion in the first five months of the year, up a whopping 116.2% compared to the same period last year.

Thua Thien-Hue has now become Vietnam’s second locality after its neighboring Danang City to allow international cruise ships to keep their casinos and free-duty shops operational while at anchor there.

 Vietnam’s first art painting live show is expected to take place in Ho Chi Minh Television’s theatre on July 29 and the Pham Hong Minh, 1991, born in Binh Dinh will be the first artist to make it.

 District authorities said that it is difficult to encourage laborers in rural districts to take park in vocational training courses and it is more difficult to find suitable jobs for them.

 Around 30,000 Vietnamese farmers in 9 provinces in the country will be trained to use internet for their work by Google over the next three years.

 The Southwestern province of An Giang is blessed with beautiful landscapes and is home to numerous historical relic sites, particularly the Bay Nui (Seven Mountains) region which has great potential for spiritual tourism and ecotourism.

 The USS Coronado (LCS 4) is conducting an Expeditionary Preventive Maintenance Availability as part of a technical visit to Cam Ranh International Port in south-central Khanh Hoa province from June 11 to 15.

 China was Vietnam’s largest trade partner in the first five months of this year, with turnover of $32.76 billion, up 23.6 per cent year-on-year, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 Many wells in the southern province of Dong Nai have been found to be contaminated with petrol which is the cause for them to catch fire.

The Ministry of Construction has proposed importing sand due to apparent domestic shortages. 

 The Dam Sen Water Park in HCM City has just been fined VND45 millions for organising a show featuring female dancers in bikinis which has caused public outcry.

 The steel industry is predicted to grow by 12-15 per cent in the next five years, the Viet Nam Steel Association (VSA) reported at a June 12 workshop in HCM City.

 HCM City Career Fair 2017 offers students 5,000 job opportunities, Driver still on the loose after hit-and-run kills two in HCM City, Seminar discusses child protection amid climate change

 Residents in two communes of the southern province of Binh Dinh have raised a heated protest against titanium mining activities, citing pollution concerns.