VietNamNet Bridge – About 20 per cent of the Vietnamese population needs financial support, said Dr Nguyen Ngoc Toan, deputy head of the Social Protection Department

 Thai firms keen on energy projects in central Vietnam, EVN: Thermal power plants at full tilt, SBV asked to rethink credit tightening for property sector, Banks in race to hike deposit interest rates, MOIT issues warning on virtual currencies

The International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2016 will be organized in Thua Thien-Hue in May with the participation of pilots and balloonists from many countries around the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Apartment owners should soon be entitled to buy or rent parking lots in apartment buildings, according to a circular that will come into effect on April 2.

 One of the toughest adventure races in the world – Tu Lan Adventure Race 2016 – will get underway on April 28 in Quang Binh Province, according to an announcement by Oxalis, the race organizer.

 At least four people were killed, including a 32-year-old woman and her eight-year-old daughter, and 10 others injured after an explosion occurred on Saturday afternoon in Ha Dong District’s Van Phu Residential Area in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s economy has been heavily relying on Samsung, whose export turnover accounts for a large proportion of Vietnam’s total export revenue.

To ensure the water supply for downstream areas, tens of hydropower plants in the central region and Central Highlands have withdrawn from the power generation market despite the good prices.

VietNamNet Bridge - Going to university was the top choice of the majority of students finishing high school. However, the high number of unemployed university graduates has made students and their parents rethink their decision. 

  Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales makes prediction for 2016 among ASEAN-6 economies.

VietNamNet Bridge – An open-air cultural performance will be held to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the city’s Liberation Day on March 29. 

VietNamNet Bridge – In the dry season which often causes trees to wither, thot not, a popular sugar palm plant in Bay Nui region in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang produces sweeter fruit and water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local policemen in wards, communes and towns play an important role in preventing thefts as they can work directly with local residents and are familiar with the local situation,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Trung Software City in HCM City hopes to help Viet Nam’s IT outsourcing and software industries acquire a prestigious brand name in regional and global markets, its director has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Cool climate and the calm blue sea attract tourists to the following destinations.

 A number of participants at a March 15 conference on the influence of amendments to Circular No. 36 regarding real estate lending said that such amendments may affect both the banking and property sectors.

 Provinces in the Central Highlands and south-central regions will have to reduce cultivation by a total area of 50,000 ha for the upcoming planting season because of continued drought, ministry officials have said.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese bamboo flute has long been one of the most popular wind instruments, containing the essence of Vietnamese music. The moody sound it produces has signified the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people

 VietNamNet Bridge – The proportion of patients with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is increasing steadily as the population ages rapidly, but most of them do not receive timely treatment, experts say.

  Besides its numerous benefits, the Trans-Pacific Partnership will bring a slew of challenges to the Vietnamese textile, apparel and footwear sectors.