Vietnam has ranked fourth out of 149 countries assessed for how well they convert national wealth into well-being for the population, according to a recent analysis from The Boston Consulting Group’s Sustainable Economic Development Assessment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The revenue of the state budget is not big enough to cover expenses, but Vietnam cannot continue borrowing big money.

 Artist Y Wang living in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, often called “the storyteller of legendary nights”, will bring a night like this to Hanoi on March 25.

 Volvo Cars of Sweden will open two Volvo 4S centres in Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of this year, the group announced on March 22.

 President of the University of Da Nang (UDN) Tran Van Nam on March 22 presented the title of Honourary Doctor to Professor Hitoshi Yamada from Japan’s Yokohama National University on March 22.

 About 14.7 percent of the State budget revenue, or 150 trillion VND (6.7 billion USD), will be spent on paying debt in 2016, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) revealed on March 22.

 Belgian police are hunting an Islamic State suspect seen with two supposed suicide bombers shortly before they struck Brussels Airport in the first of two attacks that also hit the city's metro,

The performance of the court, procuracy and audit sectors during the 2011-2016 tenure was reviewed during the ongoing 11th meeting of the 13th National Assembly on March 22.  

 Lao Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith affirmed that support provided by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs for the Liaison Committee for Overseas Laotians has helped deepen the Vietnam-Laos relationship.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) plans to ask petroleum traders to pay 0.5 percent of their annual sales to the environmental risk prevention fund.

 Most voters have lauded the candid and responsible spirit reflected in the working reports presented by the National Assembly Chairman.

  Vietnam vehemently condemns a series of bloody bomb terror attacks in Belgium on March 22, Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The unreasonable curriculum and outdated textbooks have left students unknowledgeable about technology. 

 The motorcycle market will continue to grow this year albeit at a marginal rate, according to manufacturers.

 Landing at Dong Hoi airport after an hours flight from Hanoi, my group and I were taken to Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park by bus, arranged by Annam Travel.

Fire destroys forest in Nghệ An, Hanoi: Over $12,500 raised for Truong Sa fund, Labour inspection campaign in construction sector launched, Three men arrested for trafficking girls, HCMC to build water reservoirs in suburban districts

 The rate of carbon emissions is higher than at any time in fossil records stretching back 66 million years to the age of the dinosaurs, according to a study on Monday that sounds an alarm about risks to nature

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) has been asked to thoroughly consider the Vietnam Airlines Corporation’s (VNA) proposal on setting up a new carrier, a proposal criticised by some as not transparent enough.

The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will pick up a 49 per cent stake in VASCO after committing to inject VND147 billion (US$6.53 million) into the restructured carrier.

 Located beside West Lake, ThonArt (Village Art) centre was founded on March 12 by a group of traditional arts lovers with their enthusiasm, aspirations and passions and it is expected to be the home of many kinds of traditional arts.