VietNamNet Bridge - Summer holiday is not the time for many Vietnamese students to relax, but the period for them to study to prepare for the new academic year, to practice life skills, and improve foreign language skills.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese retail market, which is promising and lucrative, has its problems, as many retail giants have gained big success in other markets, but not in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The first Vietnamese-made spacecraft created by a group of young engineers headed by Pham Gia Vinh has recently received a license for manned test flights in the country. 

The small size of land plots in Vietnam has long curtailed investment in agriculture but a new pilot project is set to change that.

 Removing street food vendors from sidewalks hasn’t really made anyone happy.

To date, Phu Quoc - Vietnam’s largest island - has attracted US$16.7 billion of investment into a range of international-scale projects, which not only give the island a new face, but also attract other projects as well as tourists. 

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Craig Chittick, speaks about the growth of cooperation between Vietnam and Australia in the field of education.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has said the government will continue giving subsidies to the nurseries and schools to keep tuition affordable.

Vietnamese firms, especially those in the financial sector, should step up their security immediately to combat Wanna Decryptor and other, more sophisticated cyber attacks in the future. 

 Two major state-owned confectionery firms, Huu Nghi and Hai Ha, recently transferring to private ownership is expected to pave the way to becoming market leaders.

Australian-owned Gloria Jean’s Coffees recently decided to close its last store in Viet Nam, ending a 10-year stint in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi due to slow expansion, high rents and an unsuitable business model. 

 Dinh Quang Linh won the National Table Tennis Championship for the third time in a row on May 21 in Hai Duong Province.

 The Hanoi Health Department has announced the first death from dengue fever since the beginning of this year.

 The HCMC Party Committee's standing deputy secretary yesterday said he would ask the city Police Department to investigate and handle brokers for spreading false rumors, showing signs of frauds rocketing up land price to make profit.

 The VND10 trillion (US$442.46 million) anti-flooding project is scheduled to be built next April but so far 335 households, 20 organizations and businesses have not removed to clear the site for building embankments.

 The rainy season has just started but many areas in HCMC have been heavily flooded after rains with precipitation not being large. Notably, flooding has occurred in streets with fully invested drainage systems.

 Landslides along riverbanks and coastal areas in the Mekong Delta region has frequently increased in recent time, causing a huge loss of property and agricultural production.

VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign experts say that Vietnam gained more than it lost after joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), some Vietnamese experts say the opposite.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called on the Party, people and army to strengthen solidarity to overcome challenges to fulfilling 2017’s socio-economic development missions.

 Industrial real estate may well be among the industry’s more promising sectors this year.