Only one per cent of total enterprises in Viet Nam have invested in agriculture, and 55 per cent of these are small scale, capitalised at under VND5 billion, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong.

VietNamNet Bridge - Relocating 26,000 households and clearing the slums along canals is one of the seven key projects of the HCM City gentrification program.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Construction of HCM City’s elevated road No.5 linking Ha Noi Highway in Thu Duc District with the Tan Tao - Cho Dem junction in Binh Tan will begin next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign brewers often set up joint ventures with Vietnamese partners and then take over the capital contribution from the Vietnamese partners. Why do they have to take this roundabout path to enter the market?

Many Vietnamese students want to stay in the US for a while after finishing school, but they are concerned about US President-elect Donald Trump's threat to expel illegal immigrants.

 Vietnam’s medium-term outlook remains favorable, and its growth prospects may improve to 6.3 per cent from 2017-2018, according to the World Bank’s latest Taking Stock report released on December 5.

 Hanoi’s Department of Tourism has organized free-guided tours to explore craft streets and distinctive features of Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of people infected with Steven-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), a serious skin condition that can be life-threatening, is increasing in Viet Nam, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 19 wind power projects have been registered in Binh Thuan Province but investors are yet to start work on them, saying the current selling price regulated for this source of green energy is below production cost.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prof. Alexander Vuving has warned that if other countries do not take strong steps right now, the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) will be controlled by China.

 A cave in the central province of Thanh Hoa has just been recognised as a Special National Archaeological Site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for its historic value.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers has re-launchedthe Saigon Café Restaurant - one of Saigon’s most renowned buffets - after threemonths of comprehensive renovation, including not only the look and feel butalso the dining concept. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The city’s Department of Tourism officially launched a mobile phone software application, Danang FantastiCity, to help plan tours and find tourist information in Vietnamese and English.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Public Security to trace the person who spread the rumour that Viet Nam would replace the current banknotes with new ones.

 Officials call for tighter animal quarantine, Hanoi chairman questions West Lake dredging project, New children’s hospital to be up and running in HCMC in early 2017, Gov’t promoting low-income earners’ access to social housing

 One of Vietnam’s largest private companies will list its international bonds on the Singapore Stock Exchange with a maximum value of $300 million when conditions become favorable.

 Vietnam ranks 8th out of 72 countries in terms of its scientific performance, according to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

 A branch of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) in the central city of Hue was robbed by an armed man at about 5pm on December 6.

 The People’s Council of Hanoi decided to reduce work permit fee to VND250,000 (US$11) for foreign workers with online applications at its third session on December 6.

 The Ho Chi Minh City’s authorities have asked the city’s Department of Transport (DOT) to complete the report on piloting advertising on buses and cooperate with relevant agencies for the expansion.