Investment lifts quality at VN public hospitals, House owners to benefit from HCM City proposal, Quality human resources vital for Mekong economy, Electronic toll collection system effective on Noi Bai – Lao Cai Highway

 Vietnam needs to increase the use of renewable energy resources and bolster power trading with Asian countries in order to meet its electricity demands rising by 7-10% annually towards 2030.

VietNamNet Bridge - Minerals have been exploited in such large quantities that it has caused serious devastation to people’s living environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses have asked the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) and relevant agencies to count on ‘brain content’ when calculating the localization ratio in electronic products.

VietNamNet Bridge - About VND18 trillion worth of capital was still stuck in banks by the end of September 2015 which needs to be divested as per the government’s request, according to the Ministry of Finance (MOF).

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has failed with its new exam scheme and proposed to organize two separate exams instead of a 2-in-1 exam scheme. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asia Fashion Summit 2015 (AFS 2015), and an international exhibition on fashion and materials for the garment industry, are scheduled to take place in Hanoi in the next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week 2015 will be organised at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town's Dong Mo on the outskirt of Hanoi on November 15-23.

A Navigos Search report entitled Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Mid-level and Senior Employees for Foreign Firms in Vietnam published on November 3 has revealed that even though local employees are considered hard-working,

 $50 million road for HCM City, Vinamilk submits proposal on divestment plans, Food, forestry exports reach almost $25b through October, US accuses Vietnam of dumping steel, Vietnam voted as region’s most favored housing market

 Experts have said developing ecological industrial parks (IPs) and converting conventional IPs into environmentally-friendly places for enterprises are a new global trend but it is not easy for Vietnam to follow this trend for now.

VietNamNet Bridge – In the past 10 months Vietnam imported 4 million tons of corn from the US, Brazil, and Argentina, of which 80% was genetically modified corn.

 French photographer André Alessio says it is hard to make the connection between people and nature, but he has spent the better part of the past few years travelling the globe trying to do it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi residents have found a new way of exercising that makes them stay fit and keeps lake water clean.

VietNamNet Bridge - Along with 19 abstract artists from seven Southeast Asian countries, Pham An Hai was the only Vietnamese artist honored by Sotheby’s at an exhibition held in Singapore and Hong Kong.

In life after TV, Vietnam Idol runner-up holds first concert, Readers time travel at old book fest, Heartthrob Mario Maurer in Ho Chi Minh City, Publishing house signs veteran writer, Vietnamese photos win CGAP awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Classic Toyota Concert at Ha Noi Opera House recently featured internationally recognised Vietnamese violinist Hoang Tuan Cuong performing with the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of Vietnamese food chains have recently received millions of dollars worth of investment from foreign funds.

 There are signs that wages and compensation packages are beginning to rise in parts of the country, said NA deputies at the 13th National Assembly— but in Vietnam they are not keeping up with other parts of the world.

 Tu Lan caves system in the central province of Quang Binh will be reopened to tourists on November 10 after being closed for two months for ecological recovery.