The Vietnamese Party, State and people attach much importance to reinforcing and enhancing the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation with China, President Tran Dai Quang has said.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Pham Xuan Son, deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, is attending the second phase of the 15 th Congress of the United Russia (ER) Party from June 26-28.

Ho Chi Minh City should be turned into a smart city capable of deeply joining regional and global value chains and competing with its counterparts in Asia.

A long-awaited draft decree, which for the first time allows Vietnamese residents to gamble in casinos, has just been submitted to the government after seven years of compilation.

 Early alarm bells have been rung about the potential unbalanced development in supply and demand in the realty market.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands resort of Dalat is undoubtedly a nice destination for people to have a relaxing time as it boasts comfortably cool weather and tranquility. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Software firms have urged training establishments to reconsider the training process and apply measures to improve the workforce for the software industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hospital infection control and prevention is a major challenge facing Viet Nam’s health sector due to its important role in providing successful treatment to patients.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign cafe chains have stalled after a period of development, while some have closed because they could not survive the competition. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance is drafting a proposal on corporate income tax applicable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the next five years. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While customers of all mobile networks complain about slow 3G services, network operators say their 3G network capacity is large and speed is sufficient.

 The police uncovered 21,000 criminal cases and arrested more than 42,700 in the first half of this year, 2.37 percent higher than the same period last year, the Ministry of Public Security announced at a press conference in Hanoi on June 27.

AirCraft Company Vietnam-Germany GBR has submitted a plan to develop a $200 million solar power plant in central Quang Tri province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cargo boat carrying 25 tonnes of aquarium fish feed hit the stern of a ship early yesterday morning (June 26) on the Hau River and sank soon after.

 Vietnam ICT COMM 2016, an exhibition of information and communication products and technology in Vietnam, will take place here on July 20-22.

 Vietnam and China agreed to enhance political trust, maintain high-level visits and strive for new progress in their result-oriented cooperation at the ninth meeting of the steering committee for bilateral cooperation in Hanoi on June 27.

 Laos’ top legislator Pany Yathotou called for closer cooperation between Laos and Vietnam in ethnic and religious affairs in a reception on June 27 for a delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Council for Ethnic Affairs.

 Hanoi’s authorities plan to encourage the use of public transport and limit individual vehicles, moving towards eliminating private means of transport by 2025.

 Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise to 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy,

  The UK’s decision to leave the European Union sent the Vietnamese stock market into turbulence last Friday, but experts noted that the effects are likely to be short-term.