Vietnam has risen by three places on the World Bank’s business environment ranking, reflecting its efforts to create a business-friendly climate.

Viet Nam should publish books, video of tuong (classic drama), and host forums, talks, symposiums and shows at schools for students in order to preserve and promote traditional theatre that has existed for thousands of years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Sixty percent of canals and irrigation ditches in HCM City have been filled in to make room for multi-story buildings, which has contributed to flooding.

VietNamNet Bridge - Low-priced Chinese smartphone models have become more popular in the Vietnamese market. 

I came to visit Mr Ho Thoong, born in 1962 at Ha Vi Village, Dan Hoa Commune, Minh Hoa District, Quang Binh Province, owner of two century-old books of the Khua people.

Jun Hamlet has come up with a new type of community-based tourism co-operative in Lien Son Town, Lak District, Dak Lak Province, generating employment and stable incomes for locals who are the proud owners of the most unique and famous

Mr. Robert Tran, CEO of the Robenny Corporation for USA, Canada and Asia Pacific, spoke about the risk and challenges for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Local newspapers have quoted sources as reporting that UAZ, a large Russian automobile manufacturer, will begin assembling cars in Vietnam by early next year.

 Progress in controlling the mortality rate in small children has brought Vietnam come close to achieving the related Millennium Development Goal 4 on reducing child mortality, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). 

VietNamNet Bridge – Global opinion remains sharply divided regarding the ultimate ramifications of the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which is an outgrowth of US President Barrack Obama’s rebalance towards Asia foreign policy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fingerstyle guitarist Tommy Emmanuel performed at the Youth Theatre in Ha Noi on Wednesday. The Australian is regarded as a living legend among guitarists across the world.

 The plan of Ha Noi's transport authority to cut bus services during rush hour to reduce traffic congestion has been opposed by several traffic experts.

Manufacturing climbs 10%, MoF denies banks tax breaks despite restructuring efforts, Transfer pricing office opens in bid to mitigate tax fraud, Listed firms now have 24 hours to disclose unusual information

The first ten months of the year saw fewer traffic accidents in Viet Nam, with just around 18,440 incidents, down 11 per cent compared to the same period last year.    

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese farm produce brought to Vietnam across the border gates and labeled as Vietnamese goods have caused heavy losses to domestically made products.

 Former president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Pham The Duyet said that it is necessary to have channels for the people to make comments on the Party's personnel plan, through which they can contribute to selecting good officials for the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A series of foreign companies are eager to tap the promising opportunities in the water related solution market in Vietnam, which is facing water security challenges in a changing era.

Vietnamese businesses must pay attention to non-tariff measures included in free trade agreements to be able to grab opportunities for promoting exports, experts said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To cut 25% of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Vietnam would need more than US$21 billion, according to a seminar on climate change in HCMC last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign tourists are surprised to see homemade vehicles in Vietnam and how they are used. Below are photos on Wanderlust.