Five projects all funded by the state - the Dinh Vu fiber plant, Dung Quat ethanol plant, the expanded Thai Nguyen steel mill, Phuong Nam Pulp and Ninh Binh Fertilizer – have incurred huge losses. 

Foreign visitors to Vietnam – and even some locals – are packing up the motorbike and going on long-haul drives through Nam Dinh Province for their summer vacations this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Duc Kham, 43, was just coming out of anaesthesia after seven hours of having his lungs washed at the Coal and Mineral Hospital in Ha Noi.

At 7.30am, when fog begins to fade from the mountain tops, teacher Bui Van Xuan rings the bell to call his students to class at Ha Xi-Ha NePrimary School in Pa U Commune, Muong Te District in Lai Chau province.

 Tree houses built by Artist Dao Anh Khanh, located around 6 kilometres from the centre of Hanoi are proving ideal city break destinations.

The discovery of ancient sunken vessels in 1999 and again in 2013 in Binh Chau has led directly to the opening of the Museum of Ancient Seafaring.

 Vietnam’s broadband market is growing strongly on the back of the mobile broadband sector, according to the latest report from Reportbuyer, a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Founded in 1896, Quoc Hoc Hue School (Hue National High School) is one of the oldest and most famous schools in Vietnam. 

In the last decade, foreign investors poured money into mid- and high-end real estate projects, but today Japanese, South Korean, Taiwanese and Malaysian prefer developing affordable products priced below VND1 billion.

 Central Thua Thien-Hue and Quang Nam provinces and their neighbouring Da Nang City will offer optimal conditions to lure investment from European countries in hi-tech, tourism, logistics, health care and advanced farming.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authentic southern Vietnamese preparations delight the palate at a HCM City restaurant ruled by family recipe.

 Nov 24 - Scientists studying yo-yo dieting in mice say the tendency for people to regain excess weight rapidly after successfully slimming may well be due to their microbiome - the trillions of microorganisms in the gut.

VietNamNet Bridge – Having operated a garage in Da Nang, Doan Chi Thanh, 27, has started a business of car modification, drawing on his ample experience with cars to design and create innovative models for his demanding clients.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Making beautiful garments with flax has for long been a way of life for the Mong; now, it is offering them a stable livelihood.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A drama project featuring cải lương (reformed opera), the traditional music genre of the south, will be completed this year following 15 years of writing and recording by a veteran HCM City artist and his young staff.

VietNamNet Bridge – A large-scale fair held in Ha Noi will introduce culinary specialities from 50 cities and provinces, including processed seafood, candy, tea and coffee, fresh fruits, spices and other agricultural products.

Vietnam, with its emerging potential as an entry point to the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) group, has been rated the second-largest market for mid-market M&A into Southeast Asia in 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Currently regular expenditures account for nearly 70% of state expenditures, ie if we earn VND10, we spend VND7 and have only VND2 for investment and development activities and VND1 for paying debt.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the current period, the Party and State are focusing efforts on the issue of restructuring the economy, renovating the growth model, and institutional reform.

 Some 300 urban areas will be badly affected in future as Vietnam is in the top five most vulnerable countries to climate change according to a conference held in Hanoi on November 24.