Industrial zones attracted nearly US$150 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) for 7,540 projects till May, a report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment's Economic Zones Management Department revealed.

 The Mekong Delta province of Long An has been making preparations to build a biotechnology centre for the Dong Thap Muoi (Plain of Reeds) region, according to Pham Van Ranh, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee.

Less than a half of Vietnamese youngsters seek help from their teachers when facing online threats, revealing the important role that schools can play in providing information of online safety for students.

  A stock exchange for start-ups would help them achieve better fund mobilisation for development, avoiding dependence on banks and private equity funds, Deputy Prime Minister Vuonng Diinh Hue has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors can see great promise and high growth in the e-payment service market, though it now makes up only 5 percent of the total $4 billion worth of e-commerce.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese read an average of four books a year, including 2.8 textbooks and 1.2 books of other different kinds, according to the Center for Vietnam and South East Asia Studies.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha asked Ho Chi Minh City to take the initiative in reducing school students’ study overload and putting an end to redundant extra classes, during a meeting with the city’s leaders on June 7.

Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception yesterday for a delegation from the Communist Party of Russia led by Leonid Kalashnikov, who is also First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - As heavy rains have helped end the long drought in the Mekong River Delta, the delta’s people are facing a new danger – landslides.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his delight to see the development of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan while receiving the special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, Tsutomu Takebe.

 Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs Ahmad Zahid Hamidi agreed to strengthen anti-crime cooperation during their talks in Kuala Lumpur on June 7.

VietNamNet Bridge – Chairman of Sa Pa district Vu Hung Dung said Sa Pa officials have met with and encouraged family members of the missing British tourist Aiden Shaw Webb and expanded the search.

Vietnam has begun preparatory steps to compile its economic plan for 2017, with a GDP target of 6.8 per cent set.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign ambassadors in Viet Nam who took a recent exploration trip to Son Doong Cave have returned to daily life in Ha Noi with overwhelmingly positive impressions. 

Da Nang takes legal actions against boat capsize case, Vietnam, Laos review search for martyrs’ remains, Japan helps Vietnam build cancer treatment centre, Deputy PM urges HCMC to ensure rights of residents

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign retail chains have been expanding their networks under the cover of domestic retailers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved a plan to establish a special committee, which will operate like a business, to manage capital at State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The recent news of children drowning in some provinces has raised alarms about the severity of the problem as the hot summer months get underway.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese plastics firms have upped their game in the face of foreign competition.

 Wax figures of King Bao Dai and Queen Nam Phuong, the last royal family of Vietnam, will go on display on September 19 at the Summer Palace Museum where they lived from 1949-1955 in the resort city of Da Lat.