More than 15 years ago, investors flocked to the coastal area of Da Nang – Hoi An to build resorts and hotels, but many have been left deserted as ‘ghost villas’, with strong sea waves attacking the multi-million dollar properties.

VietNamNet Bridge - While many university trainees refuse to return to Da Nang after finishing courses overseas, others have returned as promised, but then expect to leave again.

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) has told mobile network operators to stop sales promotion campaigns until the end of 2016, in an attempt to stop price wars.

As the Nha Trang and Da Nang real estate markets in the central region have become more saturated, real estate developers are now looking for a new market. They are heading towards Binh Dinh.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of millions of Saigonese not only suffer from the effects of waste water, hazardous waste and emissions, but also from noise. 

 To create a fair business environment to promote the development of the private sector, experts said restructuring of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) must be hastened.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Prof. Hoang Chi Bao said the expression of "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" within the party at present can be said to have reached a critical level.

 A new trend is developing in technology product sales, with retailers themselves also playing the role of distributors, a conference heard in HCM City on Tuesday.

 Many Hanoians are enjoying the “luxury” of exercising on gym equipment for free after the city installed these in several public places including parks and gardens. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese market of products and services for children is valued at $2.5 billion, according to FTA, a market analysis firm.

The Vice Minister of Information and Communications said that cybersecurity has always been an intense concern in Viet Nam, which will only increase to protect legitimate properties and interests against theft and sabotage.

 New trade agreements, as well as a push for value-added processing, should help sustain export growth in Viet Nam’s agriculture sector.

 Viet Nam’s men’s futsal team lost 3-1 to world No 8 Ukraine in their first match at a friendly tournament in China yesterday.

 In the first 10 months of the year, half of the imported pesticides came from China, accounting for a whopping 47.5 per cent of total imported value, according to latest statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 The important role of counselling in schools has been accepted by most stakeholders, including parents, teachers and administrators, but most secondary schools and high schools do not offer this service.

Hundreds of fans of all ages waited in line for hours to get tickets to the Vietnam and Indonesia AFF Cup 2016 second leg semi-final game set for December 7 at My Dinh National Stadium.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay an official visit to India from December 8-11 at the invitation of Indian Upper House Speaker Mohamad Hamid Ansarin and Lower House Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.

 Credit ratings agency Moody’s has indicated that the outlook for the banking system in Vietnam is stable over the next 12-18 months.

  Fourteen executives, all of them Vietnamese, were conferred the coveted ASEAN CIO/CSO Awards in HCM City on December 1.

 Network attacks in Vietnam have become more sophisticated with rises in scale, number and quality, especially those targeting big businesses, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, Deputy Minister of Information and Communication.