While Vietnamese smartphone brands such as Hi-Mobile, BlueFone, F-Mobile, Avio and Zik 3G have left the market, others are thriving despite analysts' predictions.

VietNamNet Bridge - The total spending on medicine in 2017-2021 will grow by 15-17 percent thanks to the population increase and improved income per capita. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Without the original Son Tra, Da Nang will be just like other sea cities in Vietnam, according to environmentalists who are opposed to tourism development at the site. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of Vietnamese interns studying and working in Japan has increased, reaching 90,000 in 2016.

 Bill Ramos, director of the Indiana University Aquatics Institute, has joined the staff of Swim for Life Vietnam, to teach drowning prevention to Vietnamese youth throughout the country.

 The Cat Ba langur is listed as one of the 25 most endangered species in the World Red Book. In Hai Phong, the staff of Cat Ba National Park are working hard to preserve the langur from the impact of activities that adversely affect the environment.

 Eleventh-grader Pham Huy of Quang Tri province has invented a low-cost robotic arm for the disabled. Huy recently won third prize at an international science and engineering competition in the US.

 A survey of Vietnamese fruit growers has found that most depend too much on Chinese buyers for their livelihood.

 Various issues bar tax departments from collecting tax from Facebook sellers.

 As competition in the property market heats up, developers are seeking new ways of attracting buyers – one recent attempt makes use of virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR).

 A need to fund infrastructure projects vital to expanding Viet Nam’s economy and boosting connectivity is pushing its government to turn to the private sector for support.

 Viet Nam’s seafood exports to the United States reduced in the first five months, according to the Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

 Vietnamese food products have significantly increased their presence in world markets, but they remain unknown because they lack brand identification and consciousness in the consumer’s mind.

 Authorities in Quang Ninh Province are worried over a decline in water levels at major reservoirs, which have been drying up due to droughts brought on by hot weather and a lack of rain.

 Floods in the Mekong Delta are expected to occur earlier this year due to higher than average rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

 Le Quoc Phuong’s last-minute winner pushed Thanh Hoa to the top position of the V.League yesterday.

 Viet Nam’s women chess masters aim to be among the top six in the FIDE World Team Chess Championship, which will be held in Russia from June 17 to 26.

 The Transport Corporation Hanoi (Transerco) on Thursday introduced two bus routes to suburban areas – Nam Thang Long-Xuan Hoa and Nghia Do Park-Dong Anh – not covered by the service before.

 The railway sector in Viet Nam has lost the dominant position it enjoyed two decades ago, and is trailing far behind other modes of transport.

 HCM City is struggling to persuade rural residents to undergo vocational training but also to provide jobs to those that do train.