China has become an increasingly lucrative market for Vietnam’s Tra fish (pangasius) but Vietnamese enterprises face risks in this market.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reiterated that all ministries and central authorities act to end the practice of State-owned agencies accepting luxury cars as gifts from private firms or individuals.

The Netherlands wishes to expand relations with Vietnam, including cooperation in peacekeeping activities between the two countries’ armies, said Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster. 

 Homestay tourism in Lam Binh district, the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has drawn both domestic and international holiday-makers to the imposing landscape and cultural tradition of ethnic minorities in the locality.

 A great hornbill, scientifically known as Buceros bicornis, rare bird species on the endangered wild animals list, was rescued in the southern province of Tay Ninh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi Traffic Police have launched the inspection of electric cars, cyclos and coaches flouting traffic regulations to reduce accidents.

 Quang Ninh Coal failed to register their first win at the Asian Football Confederation Cup losing 2-3 to hosts Home United in the third round match of Group H on March 14.

 Vietnam’s Ly Hoang Nam and his partner Issei Okamura of Japan advanced to the second round of the Japan F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament men’s doubles.

 German pianist Hinrich Alpers and Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy will present a free concert in HCM City on March 16.

 A wide range of motorcycle models provided by the world’s leading producers will be on display at an area of 10,000 square metres during the Vietnam Motorcycle Show 2017 (VMCS 2017) scheduled for May 4-7 in Hanoi.

In modern society, more Vietnamese men have begun doing housework but the topic remains controversial.

 Australian retailers and manufacturers are rejigging their business models and reviewing strategies to sell goods into China amid confusion over a threatened government crackdown on e-commerce platforms.

Last year’s drought devastated crops and caused serious losses for farmers in the Mekong Delta. This year, authorities are restructuring crops, building dykes and erecting sluices in anticipation of continuing weather disasters.  

Sense Market, a newly established shopping center and food court, has attracted lots of locals and foreign tourists. 

Mr. Pham Van Thinh, CEO of Deloitte Vietnam, talks about the impact of the US's withdrawal from the TPP and the challenges Vietnamese businesses face in a changing global economy.

VietNamNet Bridge - A new class of young rich people, born in the 1980s and 1990s, are earning billions of dong a month from the internet.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though Vietnam has a legal framework to control exotic species, dangerous species are still used in the country because of loopholes in legal documents and mismanagement.

A survey found that only 32 percent of businesses have confidence in the competitiveness of their products, while others are worried about the increased presence of foreign goods.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some people say that university graduates are so unprepared for work that they don’t even know how to fill out job applications and compile official documents. 

Vu Thanh Tu Anh, Research Director at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Programme in Viet Nam, tells Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam that Viet Nam should no longer give priority to certain industrial products.