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Experienced wushu artists hold the secret to SEA Games success

 VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran wushu martial artists are expected to win gold for Viet Nam at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

VN police crack down on Chinese crime ring

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's crackdown on a crime ring organised by a group of Chinese citizens has been successful, according to a report by the Ministry of Public Security's Police Department.

Photos of China’s illegal construction sites in the East Sea

 A VietNamNet reporter recorded these pictures during his trip to Truong Sa (Spratly Islands), organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in early May.

Saigon’s “Ceramics King" owns 100,000 antiques

 VietNamNet Bridge – After nearly 25 years of collecting, Dinh Cong Tuong, 48, has been dubbed the "ceramic king" as he owns nearly 100,000 antique ceramic items.

Vietnam Airlines aircraft to offer wifi services

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines is negotiating with Go Go (USA) and OnAir (Europe) to supply Internet services on its flights.

Vingroup President named on Forbes billionaire list for third time

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Nhat Vuong, the head of Vingroup, is Vietnam's richest man, included on Forbes’ billionaire list for the third consecutive year. However, his position fell by 26 spots from 2014.

British university opens second campus in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – British University Vietnam (BUV) has conducted the groundbreaking ceremony on its new campus in Ecopark Township in Hung Yen Province.

Code to combat sexual harassment at work launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – A code of conduct to prevent sexual harassment at work was issued yesterday by the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Viet Nam.

Vietnam less attractive to foreign F&B investors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has grown less attractive to foreign investors in the food and beverage (F&B) sector than other regional countries including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines,

MOET admits high unemployment rate, but cannot find proper solutions

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), in a report to the government, has described 15 solutions to settle the high unemployment rate of university graduates. However, the solutions have been described as “vague” and “unclear”.

HCM City to spend trillions of dong on wastewater treatment plants

VietNamNet Bridge - As only six percent of wastewater in HCM City is now collected and treated, HCM City will need to build more than 10 wastewater treatment plants to help clean several canals.

Major pay-TV company K+ on verge of bankruptcy

VietNamNet Bridge - No one can explain why K+, a major player in the pay-TV market, has incurred such a huge loss and is now on the verge of bankruptcy. Some analysts say there are dubious aspects to the case, and suspect transfer pricing.

Image: Inside the only nuclear reactor in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The only nuclear reactor in Vietnam, located in Da Lat City, in the Central Highlands, manufactures radioactive products in Vietnam.

Evening clouds on Co To Island

 VietNamNet Bridge - Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province has the most beautiful and romantic beach in Vietnam with transparent blue sea, white smooth sand, golden sunshine, and green mountains and forest.

Vietnam gives excessive incentives to foreign investors

Vietnam gives big incentives for FDI enterprises with the expectation that they will perform technology transfer in the country, but the fact is that only 20% of foreign firms were engaged in technology transfer in the past 5 years.

IT businesses struggle to keep up with ever-changing policies

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City-based information technology companies complained about arbitrary changes in regulations that caused them huge losses to officials from the Ministry of Information and Communications

HCM City to host int'l street music fest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of international and local singers and musicians will perform later this week at the annual Bourbon Street Jazz Festival featuring music, dance and food in HCM City.

Family Concert Richard Strauss to be held in Hanoi on May 31

On the occasion of International Children’s Day, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra and the Goethe-Institut will jointly hold a family concert for children and their parents in the concert hall of the Vietnam National Academy of Music.

Experts: Card usage insecure in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – ATM cards make up a lion’s share of some 80 million bank cards in Vietnam but the security of these plastics is very low as they use old technology, experts at Banking Vietnam 2015 warned.

Southern fruit fest to feature 150 varieties

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 150 kinds of regionally distinguished fruits will be sold on 50 boats at the "Fruit Floating Market" at the 2015 Southern Fruit Festival to be held early next month in HCM City,