The father of the schoolboy whose was leg broken said that he asked for help from the Ministry of Education and Training and the Hanoi Education and Training, but there has been no reply.

Mobile network operators have noted changes in subscribers’ taste and technology trends. They now tend to access the internet and social networks instead of using phones to make calls or send messages.

VietNamNet Bridge - State management agencies and scientists have issued warnings about the damages to the economy and environment brought by harmful invasive species in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government has approved a plan to develop a national rice brand by 2020, aiming to improve marketing capability and competitiveness.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than VND100 trillion was paid by the eight biggest commercial banks to depositors in 2016. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of university graduates who are jobless must not discourage students from pursuing higher education, Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, director of the University Education Department, has said.

They are successful businessmen who created strong brands with fame extending beyond national borders. Though they are of retirement age, they remain at the top of  the business leadership and are considered irreplaceable.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after listing their shares on the bourse after many years of hiding, a number of multi-billion dollar conglomerates quickly became ‘pillars’ in the stock market.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam continues importing chemicals from China, it will have to rely on Chinese imports and accept low-quality products, experts have warned.

The government has finally allowed Vietnamese to gamble at casinos. However, because of strict requirements set by the watchdog agency, it will be not easy for locals to enter casinos.

VietNamNet Bridge - In HCMC and Hanoi, air pollution caused by vehicles is even more serious than pollution from industrial zones, environmental experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is expected that $2 billion worth of investment capital will be invested by Japanese in Vietnam’s real estate sector in the time to come.

A government Decree 06 dated February 3 on legalizing horse, dog and football betting, to take effect on March 1, is expected to pave the way for the development of sport betting businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietlott and traditional lotteries, casinos, and dog and horse races are causing social problems, some people contend, but experts believe they are a normal part of the market economy.

More than 50 serious pollution cases were discovered in 2016, including the mass fish deaths in four provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue in the central region.

VietNamNet Bridge - On January 10, 2017, for the first time in Vietnam’s physics history, an article about nuclear physics by Vietnamese authors was published in an international scientific journal.

The confrontation between Vuivui and Tiki, one of the most successful e-commerce firms in Vietnam, which is supported by VNG, is expected to be an interesting story in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - In mid-January 2017, the Publishing & Printing Department of Vietnam asked publishing houses to stop releasing books about love stories, called ‘Truyen ngon tinh’ in Vietnamese. 

Kieu hoi (overseas remittances) to Vietnam unexpectedly decreased in 2016, raising concerns among real estate developers as kieu hoi are an important source of capital for the property market.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate consultancy firms have predicted that retail premises will become an attractive segment of the property market in 2017, especially in Hanoi and HCMC.