Software and legal documents on cybercrime prevention will soon be launched in Việt Nam.

 Canada has pledged to continue supporting Vietnam to increase capacity to cope with non-traditional security challenges, including climate change and environmental issues.

 The only decree regulating swiftlet farming in Vietnam went into force in 2013 and imposed conditions on the location of farms, their cleanliness and maintenance among other things.

 Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for financial institutions are luring in numerous domestic and international investors due to the attractiveness of the rapidly developing, US$26.55-billion consumer finance market.

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has appealed to ASEAN to intensify exchanges with China to soon start pragmatic negotiations of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC), making it effective and legally binding. 

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and Laos in Manila, the Philippines, on August 5.

 The foreign ministers of ASEAN have reviewed the bloc’s achievements recorded over the past 50 years and put forth major development orientations for the ASEAN Community in the time ahead. 

 More than 5,000 athletes, both professional and amateur, from 44 countries and territories, participated in the Da Nang International Marathon 2017 in central coastal Da Nang city on August 6.

 As of August 5, heavy rains and floods took the lives of five people and left nine other missing in Yen Bai. 

 Located in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem district, Al-Noor is the only mosque in north Vietnam. This is where Islamic people both at local and foreign come to pray.

When talking about Truong Sa, people think of soldiers safeguarding national sovereignty and territory. But they also should think about doctors who silently contribute to the archipelago. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The mid-end smartphone market is controlled by Samsung and Oppo, but Vietnamese manufacturers believe there is still room as the price range fits the majority of customers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investors are contributing capital or buying stakes in Vietnamese enterprises.

VietNamNet Bridge - A village in the central city of Hue has decided to protect the loc vung (Barringtonia acutangula) forest, which is over 300 years old and called the ‘green lung of the village’.

The rapid changes of business fields ahead of the 4.0 industrial revolution are putting pressure on the labor market, causing a shift in training of human resources to keep up with technological trends.

 Vu Thi Lan had worked for 10 years at an electronic assembly factory in the Quang Minh Industrial Zone (IZ) when she received her pink slip in mid-April.

Dubai-based billionaires are well-known for their billion-dollar investments in luxury real estate projects in Dubai, but many of them have not been successful in the Vietnamese property market.

 Vincom Retail, the Vietnamese mall operator under the property and retail conglomerate Vingroup JSC, plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) this year, according to Bloomberg.

 Mobile World Corporation, one of the biggest mobile phone and accessory retailers in Viet Nam, is preparing to take over local electronics and pharmacy retail firms for VND2.5 trillion (US$111.1 million).

Unlicensed buildings could be revaluated and might not be demolished, provided they can meet the required standards with further planning and development, said Le Quang Hung, deputy construction minister.