VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) looks to purchase bad debts totaling around VND40 trillion (US$1.8 billion) by the end of this month,

 Vietnam’s rice exports have struggled to compete with cheaper shipments from Thailand in the first four months of 2015 as the Thai government has sought to offload inventories at highly discounted prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese trading companies are being eyed by many Japanese investors who are planning to join the domestic market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has been told to strengthen its response to climate change by including strategic investment in a low-carbon future in its planning and budgeting strategy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For generations, kermis has become a cultural trait of people in the mountainous region as this is a place for trading goods, for the elderly to meet and chat, for children to play, and also for young adults to find partners.

The first U.S. Travel Forum held in Hanoi, Mekong Delta province prosecute 40 for cigarette smuggling, Two Korean fugitives wanted by Interpol arrested in VN, Three Chinese drug traffickers arrested in Vietnam

2015 Celtic music festival in Hanoi this weekend, Ben Tre to hold fruit festival, HCM City kicks off Southern Cuisine Festival 2015, Heart Beat brings Italian DJ to Pulse party, Horse race as highlight of cultural week in Lao Cai

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife arrived in Hanoi this morning for a two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Truong Tan Sang.

Vice Principal of Duc Tri Secondary School, HCMC, Nguyen Thi Lieu won the first global Pitch prize at the 2015 Microsoft Global Education Forum under theme “Global Educator Challenge” in the US.

 Cisco, a global IT leader, today announced the appointment of Luong Thi Le Thuy as the new general director in Vietnam, responsible for Cisco® business and operations in the country.

 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has imposed competition ban on 9 Vietnamese footballers who were detained for match fixing allegations at the AFC Cup 2014.

 The Viet Nam national team's goalkeeper, No 1 Tran Nguyen Manh, did not leave for Thailand with his team yesterday morning because of an injury.

VietNamNet Bridge – The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has granted an interview to the Vietnam News Agency before his visit to Vietnam from May 22-23, in which he talked about the aims of the visit and made recommendations

 Scientists have unveiled a comprehensive genetic map of advanced prostate cancer, hailing it as the disease's "Rosetta Stone".

Ten of the 50 Mercedes-Maybach S600 cars to be made in 2015 have been ordered by Vietnamese. Most of the world’s famous fashion brands are present in Vietnam. The country is the seventh-biggest gold consumer in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The life of ethnic minority children in mountainous areas have been vividly reflected through photos taken by photographer Tran Binh An.

Hostels, a kind of cheap hotel that offers both dorms and private rooms, have appeared Vietnam in recent years. They attract foreign backpackers. In the Central Highlands city of Da Lat, a hostel blooms with youthful, fancy designs.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) must bear full responsibility for the increasingly high number of unemployed university graduates, experts say. 

 Dong Nai holds dialogue with Taiwanese businesses, RoK approves 77 million USD loan for Vietnam, Nine enterprises sued for social insurance evasion, Metropolitan building seen becoming all foreign-owned, Small-cap firms to move to northern bourse

 Despite concerns over the negative impact of the world oil price plunge, gross domestic product (GDP) growth last year and in the first quarter was higher than targeted.