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218,000 holders of post-secondary degrees unemployed

 Holders of bachelor, Master’s or doctorate degrees struggling with unemployment grew to more than 218,000 in the fourth quarter of last year, making up nearly half the number of skilled workers without a job.

Japanese prefecture boosts cooperation with HCM City

 The Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Alliance in Aichi prefecture hopes to boost cooperation with HCM City, particularly in the potential fields of tourism, high technology, and people-to-people exchange.

Five students injured, bikes ruined in Nha Trang dorm fire

 Five students were badly injured and nearly 200 motorbikes were ruined early Tuesday morning when a fire occurred in Nha Trang Dorm’s parking area in coastal Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province.

Embassy works to foster Vietnam’s economic links with China’s Hebei

 Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi made a working trip to Hebei province on March 28-29 to promote economic, trade, investment, and tourism partnerships between Vietnamese localities and Hebei.

From Niigata to Da Nang: APEC’s stride towards food security

 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum is expected to gain new progress towards ensuring food security, especially when Vietnam as host country proposed three initiatives regarding this issue for the APEC Year 2017.

Vietnam strongly condemns subway attack in St. Petersburg

 Vietnam strongly condemns the terror attack on the St. Petersburg subway on April 3, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

Vietnam develops relations with traditional partners

Vietnam’s NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong held bilateral talks with top legislators from Bangladesh, Fiji, and Georgia on the margins of the plenary session of the 136th IPU Assembly in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 3.

Liver transplant performed to save 15 year old girl

 Viet-Duc Hospital in Hanoi yesterday said that it had successfully carried out a liver transplant to save a 15 year old girl.

Mobile World to launch IT company

 Mobile phone retailer Mobile World Group (MWG) will start an Information Technology (IT) company in the second quarter of this year to provide services and solutions for its retail chains.

Founder of Sacombank to return after five years

 In recent days, potential candidates have been lining up to participate in restructuring Sacombank, one of the largest joint stock commercial banks in Vietnam, drawing avid attention from the public. 

Companies' registration reaches record high in first quarter of 2017

New companies registered in the first quarter of 2017 dwarfed those of the same period in the past five years both in terms of number, total capital registered and average capital per company.

KAfe Group now a subsidiary of Hong Kong company

 The KAfe Group startup has become a subsidiary of a Hong Kong enterprise.

Savills releases Logistics Megatrends report

Evolving technology, combined with changing consumer habits, will transform the way e-tailers distribute and deliver products to European shoppers, according to Savills’ latest report.

The nouveau riche in the real estate market

VietNamNet Bridge - As newcomers in the real estate market, they are known as ‘upstarts’ thanks to their rapid increase in capital and implementation of huge projects.

Fitch affirms stable outlook for five Vietnamese banks

 Fitch has affirmed the long-term issuer default rating (IDR) for Agribank, VietinBank and Vietcombank at “B+” and for Asia Commercial Bank and Military Bank at “B”.

Gov’t launches website to receive administrative feedback

 Citizens can now voice opinions on mechanisms, policies and administrative procedures to the Government on website nguoidan.chinhphu.vn, Minister and head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said on Monday.

Ly Hoang Nam misses Davis Cup after injury

 Top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam cannot attend the Davis Cup 2017, Asia/Oceania Zone Group 2 because of injury, according to General Secretary of Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) Doan Quoc Cuong.

VN's real estate sector sees positive sentiment in 2017

 The real estate market has been recovering since late 2014, said Dang Phuong Hang, managing director of CBRE Vietnam, and it will remain buoyant this year but challenges will begin emerging.

Vietnam, Brunei develop trade relations

 The presence of the Sultan of Brunei at APEC Summit in November in Vietnam is expected to help tighten bilateral relations and bolster two-way trade towards the target of US$500 million by 2025.

Ca Mau tackles climate change

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking measures to cope with climate change and rising sea level as the impacts have become more pronounced in recent years.