The six months of scientific conferences and events which constituted the 12th edition of Meet Vietnam just wrapped up in the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh, having pulled 1,600 international scientists into its orbit.

 Foreign investors remain positive about the prospects for Viet Nam’s stock market as the country grows and adopts more open policies, foreign CEOs said in a discussion panel at the ASEAN Business Summit last week.

The lessons learned from the Spitsbergen treaty can transmit messages to the approaches to solve the East Sea dispute. Here is the perspective of Dr. Enrico Fels, University of Bonn, Germany.

South Korean-invested enterprises have found it difficult to transfer technology to Vietnamese workers because the employees often leave for cities to look for jobs, according to Ruy Hang Ha, chair of KoCham.

VietNamNet Bridge - Luxury real estate projects can be developed by either Vietnamese or foreign investors, but most of them are managed by international management groups.

VietNamNet Bridge - As there are many adverse factors in society, many Vietnamese parents tend to protect their children in unreasonable ways. 

VietNamNet Bridge - A government report shows that Vietnam needed 250,000 domestic helpers in 2015, while HCMC alone needed 10,000 helpers. But only 30 percent of the demand could be met.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many merger & acquisition (M&A) deals in the pharmaceutical industry have been made this year, in which the buyers were foreign investors. 

Vietnam, which has proposed a transboundary water resources management policy, will take the initiative in storing water to cover its needs instead of relying on other countries, experts have said.

 Fruit and vegetable exports hit US$186 million in November, bringing the value in 11 months of this year to approximately US$2.2 billion, up from the 2015 record of $1.8 billion.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has requested schools to halt the organising of an online game contest following public worry about its violence.

In our country, the people who live on agriculture account for 70% of the national population. At least 57% of working-age people work in the agricultural sector, but they generate less than 20% of the country’s GDP.

 The second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup semifinal between Vietnam and Indonesia at My Dinh Stadium ended in a 2-2 draw after extra time, sending Indonesia into the final with a 4-3 aggregate score.

 Implementing the Government’s instruction, the central province of Quang Binh had destroyed 606 tons of cadmium contaminated fish which businesses bought from fishermen from April to August 30.

 Compared to other countries, Vietnamese fresh graduates have the lowest happiness index according to the 2016 survey by JobStreet.com and JobsDB.

 Employees of Mobile World Investment Corporation may hold a fortune worth VNĐ2.6 trillion (US$116.7 million) this month, according to a report on the news website CafeF.

  Total value of property inventory nationwide has reduced in the first 11 months of this year, according to the Ministry of Construction.

 The coffee industry is restructuring itself to raise productivity, quality and value, according to the Viet Nam Coffee and Cocoa Association.

 Viet Nam will continue to restructure its public debt with tighter monitoring of projects as it deals with the challenge of building macro-policies to deal with the issue, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 9.

 Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram of Viet Nam won four gold medals and set a record at the first day of the Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championship in Thailand yesterday.