Hanoi wishes to receive Amsterdam city’s assistance in building an environment monitoring system, clean energies and sharing of experience in climate change adaptation, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung.

 Vietnam welcomes the official visit to Cuba by US President Barack Obama, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh on March 24 in reply to a reporters’ query on this visit.

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2015 alone, Nguyen Thi Nga, who is believed to be the richest Vietnamese businesswoman, spent billions of dollars on big business affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - While some experts are pessimistic about Vietnam’s capability of building military submarines, others believe that building the ships is within reach and that Vietnam needs to build its own subs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many child abuse cases have been discovered just within one month. On education forums, parents are expressing their anxiety about the unsafe schooling environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The pollution situation in HCM City has no effective warning system that would allow the city authorities to take timely action.

 International branding experts have damned Vietnam’s national brand building efforts at a recent meeting in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourists to Bac Ha District in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on weekends will have the opportunity to drop by the Saturday night market, a unique cultural aspect of ethnic people there.

Hospital to provide free check-ups, consultation for Alzheimer’s, Fire destroys 20,000 tonnes of sliced cassava, New delta co-op project approved, Japan pledges US$400,000 in ODA, Hoà Phát quarry operations halted

 Two goals each by Nguyen Cong Vinh and Nguyen Van Toan helped Vietnam to secure their first international win under coach Nguyen Huu Thang over Chinese Taipei in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification’s Asian category.

VietNamNet Bridge - Decree 60 took effect in September 2015, allowing Vietnamese businesses to lift the ceiling for foreign investors. However, barriers still exist.

As the process of restructuring the banking sector is coming to an end, with the number of banks expected to decrease to 15, monetary institutions are going to see a lot of changes in high personnel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will have nearly two million hectares of urban area by 2020, the natural resources and environment ministry has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Viet Tien told Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about the review of the law on surrogate pregnancies one year after it took effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The prices of some public and strategic services are expected to increase this year, including health care and education services.

 The central city of Da Nang is gearing up for the fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG 5) scheduled for September 24 – October 3, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

  The Vietnamese embassy in Japan is working with the employers of Vietnamese workers there, to ask for improved living conditions and a review of housing rent to ensure their rights, said the Foreign Ministry on March 24.

 Asia should take innovation and creativity as key driving forces for sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said at the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened in China’s Hainan province on March 24.

 Vietnam requests Taiwan (China) to respect the country’s sovereignty and not to repeat any action that escalates tensions and complicates the situation in the East Sea, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on Mach 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) deputies were divided yesterday on whether to change the definition of a child from someone under 16 to under 18 in the Law on Child Care, Education and Protection.