Nearly a half of the Mekong Delta region would be badly hit by saltwater intrusion within the next 14 years.

VCCI's Vietnam Business Annual Report 2015 shows that half of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) take losses but have the highest ROA (return on assets), ROE (return on equity) and ROS (return on sales) indexes.

VietNamNet Bridge - You should go along the coastal road from Tuy Hoa to Mui Dien lighthouse, then cross Vung Ro Bay, Ca Pass before watching the beautiful sunset at the Yen island in late afternoon.

Police in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai District arrested two men for stealing a luxurious Hermes handbag worth US$5,000 in Ly Thai To Street in April 2014.

 Vietnamese artists have choreographed a dance routine based on images found at an Oc Eo archaeological site in southeastern An Giang Province.

 Vietnamese-born Tan Nico Düsterfeld from Germany aspires to represent his birth country in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Nguyen Thuy Linh reports.

 Firms optimistic about H2 results, Cashew market remains volatile after Brexit, Dragonfruit paves way for Vietnam’s fruit exports to Thailand, Vietcombank's profits rise 38%, Equitisation fails to meet the target

Folk culture of sea and island area discussed, Da Nang keen to become major fishing centre, Hanoi invests $7.2 million to improve population quality, Family doctor model to reach more cities, provinces

 VietNamNet Bridge – American Dave Singleton has seen the world coaching a game he loves. And now he’s bringing that drive to help grow the game of basketball in the Mekong Delta.

 Cement manufacturer the Lafarge Holcim Group may fully divest from Holcim Vietnam but no final decision has been made as yet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government was urged to set up an agency specialising in policy advocacy in order to issue policies that fit the current situation of socio-economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hague’s Arbitral Tribunal on Tuesday finally rendered its long-awaited landmark ruling on the case of the Philippines versus China over claims to the East Sea.

 Ai Lao singing and dance is a traditional ritual only seen at the Giong festival in Phu Dong village, Gia Lam district, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fifty per cent of Vietnamese students suffer from short-sightedness, a survey conducted by the Central Eye Hospital has revealed.

VietNamNet Bridge – Statistics conducted by the Department of Oversea Training under the Ministry of Education and Training, the number of Vietnamese students going abroad for studying was 120,000 in 2015,

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have warned that Vietnam may fail to reach a 6.7 percent GDP (gross domestic product) growth rate this year, and the inflation rate may exceed 5 percent.

The sao la is one of the world’s rarest large mammals, a forest-dwelling bovine found only in the Truong Son Mountain Range. The world marks July 9th as Sao la Day.

The 11th ASEM Summit wrapped up in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on July 16 with the approval of the Chair’s Statement and the Ulan Bator Declaration, stating ASEM leaders’ resolve to strengthen Asia-Europe partnership for the future through connectivity.

Composer Ngo Hong Quang is known for his projects that combine Vietnamese traditional music and western one. He is doing a masters course in music composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.

 Indian leather and footwear businesses have only recently discovered Viet Nam is a huge market while their Vietnamese counterparts import massive quantities of leather but little from India.