VietNamNet Bridge - As CBU (complete built unit) car imports have become cheaper than ever and regulations have been loosened on import control, Vietnam could turn into a dumping ground for low-tech, low-quality cars.

Nguyen Tuan Hoang is not only one of the five top scorers on the high school entrance exams with 18.75 of 20 score, but also placed first on the entrance exam to mathematics major class of the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. 

The foreign retail brands which have entered the Vietnamese market recently are all powerful and experienced, but it is too early to say who will thrive.

 The race for 4G plan rollouts has been growing intense since VinaPhone and MobiFone launched new attractive data plans at unchanged fees.

 A land lot at the heart of the Đồng Tâm dispute was not agricultural land like the residents claimed, but belonged to the military, the Hà Nội Inspectorate announced yesterday morning.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had official meetings with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull on July 7 on the fringe of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a strong plea for international cooperation in fighting climate change while addressing a panel discussion of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7. 

Sarmayeh Bank of Iran will represent Asia to compete in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship after taking the overall trophy at the 2017 AVC Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Ninh Binh province on July 6.

 The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the murder of two Vietnamese citizens by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group, Deputy Minister Vu Hong Nam stated in his interview granted to the press.

The number of insurance companies has doubled compared to two years ago, with the size of the insurance market increasing by 2.3 times in the last five years.

 The Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines on July 7 issued a statement expressing its deep sadness over the discovery of the bodies of two Vietnamese nationals murdered by the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group in Basalin two days ago.

The IMF has forecast Viet Nam’s economic growth at 6.3 per cent in 2017 against the Government’s 6.7 per cent target, but noted that ambitious reforms could raise the country’s growth potential.

 Vietnam’s national football squad has fallen two notches from a month earlier, ranking 133rd with 231 points in the latest FIFA rankings, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) announced on July 6.

 Several economists and commentators have said that Vietnam needs increased administrative reform and investment in other sectors to boost GDP as oil is not a sustainable answer.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Brazil held a ceremony on July 6 to present the third prize of the National External Information Service Awards 2016 to William Gsiant, a presenter of TV Supren in Brasilia.

 The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is drawing up a plan to send high-skilled workers abroad for guest work, especially aging countries.

 The ban on import of machineries and equipment that have been used for over 10 years has negatively affected Japanese investment activity in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The female billionaires born in the 1990s were born into rich families with parents who were or are the bosses of large listed corporations.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade to impose a stricter form of discipline on Vinastas for their involvement in last year’s fish sauce scandal.

 Several mountainous Northern provinces are suffering heavy damages caused by flooding and landslides, due to heavy rain in the region over the past few days, negatively effecting the lives of the local population.