VietNamNet Bridge - Why can’t the private economic sector grow more quickly, even though more policies and resolutions on developing private businesses have been created recently? 

 Salary surveys are now a key tool for companies in the race to recruit and retain talent.

 A smart city is an ideal place for people to live and work, but it is also a sustainable combination of robust economics, civil society and clean environment, Nguyen Minh Hong, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications said

 A ceremony to present the Ta Quang Buu awards was held on Thursday in Hanoi as part of activities marking Viet Nam Science and Technology Day.

 One year after the devastating marine environmental incident caused by the toxic spill, fishing and aquaculture activities have for the most part returned to normal, stated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday.

With just 24 hours to go, 22 software developers from APEC economies are racing to build new online tools to help small businesses grow. As participants in the 2017 APEC App Challenge.

“Only a few computers” in Viet Nam remain infected with WannaCry, Nguyen Khac Lich, Deputy Director of the Viet Nam Computer Emergency Response Team told a conference on information security today.

 Senior officials of ASEAN and China convened the 23rd consultations in the Chinese province of Guizhou on May 19 to review their cooperation across the fields and outline specific tasks for the near future. 

 Vietnam consistently backs all efforts to promote dialogue and maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. 

 Dung Quat College of Technology in the central coastal province of Quang Ngai launched high-quality vocational training courses at European standards in 2016 to meet demand in the labour market and for international integration.

 Bai Tu Long National Park in the northern province of Quang Ninh has been named the 38th ASEAN Heritage Park.

 Large transnational companies have rapidly taken control of the manufacturing and retail beauty and personal care segments of the Vietnam economy, say leading market analysts.

 Many central provinces have recently cancelled a slew of small hydropower projects due to long delays and concerns about adverse environmental impacts and deforestation.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee will not put the retirement age increase plan on its agenda this year.

 The world’s sole pure limestone-based coniferous (Calocedrus rupestris) forest  has been found in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, the north central province of Quang Binh.

 Vietnam Record Organization yesterday set a new record for a giant bluefin tuna, which was caught in the territorial water of Paracel Islands.

 Hanoi’s summer is welcomed by not only the songs of cicadas, the calls of koels and the reddish hues of flamboyant flowers, but also the bright purple tones of giant crape-myrtle flowers, known in Vietnamese as bang lang.

 Two scientists were presented with the 2017 Ta Quang Buu Awards at a ceremony held in Hanoi on May 18 by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).

 South Korean technology giant Samsung has announced the appointment of Mr. Shim Won Hwan as General Director of Samsung Vietnam, replacing Mr. Han Myoung Sup.

 Recently, Quoc Cuong Gia Lai’s stock price has been on a constant increase. One of the reasons for this galloping rise was mentioned in the firm’s audited consolidated financial statement.