General Martin Dempsey said he will ask the US to strengthen Vietnam’s navy capacity if a ban on lethal arms sales to the Southeast Asian nation is lifted.

Big challenges remain for East-West corridor nations; Brazilian Ambassador given fond farewell; Cambodia's top legislator to visit Viet Nam; VARANS signs MoU on radiation, nuclear safety; hi-tech agriculture

VietNamNet Bridge – The public relations industry in Viet Nam has huge potential to develop, but a legal framework and code of practice are needed to ensure healthy development of the industry, according to experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has signed Decision 888/QD-TTg approving the restructuring plan of the Viet Nam Post and Telecom Group (VNPT) for the 2014-15 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Art dolls" are not toys for children. Rather, they are artistic creations that have become increasingly popular around the world. Tran Thu Hang has brought this style of contemporary art to Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Ngoc Tri, head of the Anti Hi-tech Crime Police Department (PC50) from the Ministry of Public Security, spoke to Kinh te &Do thi (Economy & Urban Affairs) newspaper about financial swindles.

 Agriculture ministry: 50% of cooperatives profitable; Land auctions to add VND4 trillion to city budget; Vietnam lacks huge vessels for int’l routes; Vietnam Railway to divest all capital from ten firms

VietNamNet Bridge – There are as many as 800 Vietnamese logistics firms in operation, but they are holding a humble market share of only 25%, as most of them are small and short of capital for business expansion,

The information was unveiled on Monday at the Workshop on Cochinchina Governor’s Palace manuscripts, held by Vietnam’s State Records Management and Archives Department and HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the General Police Department for Crime Prevention to investigate 16 tonnes of allegedly tainted grass jelly after three ministries provided conflicting test results. 

VietNamNet Bridge – The minimum salary by region will be revised based on the country’s consumer price index from 2018 as planned,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chung A, former vice chairman of the Viet Nam National Committee for Prevention and Control of AIDS, told newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay that prostitution needs to be under control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capital has outlined a plan to restore traditional craft villages, which are rapidly disappearing.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many skilled electronic technicians at Nhat Tao Market in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, can turn old computers into TV sets to sell to the poor in the southwestern region.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many steel bridges dozens of years old in Saigon are deteriorating, sparking fear among drivers who travel across them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign firms are showing huge interest in Vietnam’s lucrative livestock production sector, the Vietnam Investment Review (VIR) reported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The coastal mangrove forests in the Mekong River Delta, which protect the local ecosystem and local residents, is declining at a rapid rate because of the proliferation of shrimp ponds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People who earn their PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) abroad on State budget money, often return home to find their employment chances are relatively dim.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Chau brocade has become a symbol of the local Thai people’s culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance (MOT) says that the public debt is not as alarming as economists repeatedly claim.