If one asks which local sector has distinguished itself in terms of export quality and quantity to the US market over the past two decades, the textile and garment industry is most likely the obvious answer.

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City Education and Training Department has changed its mind again about the English textbooks to be used for primary school.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile network operators have recently offered preferences to 3G subscribers, while moving ahead with plans to deploy 4G.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tens of thousands of factory workers have been living, eating and washing next to a ‘black stream’ for the last 10 years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Not only in rural areas, but children in cities also suffer from disadvantaged lives. Many of them have to make a living when when they are very young.

VietNamNet Bridge - How much Vietnam lends to the US shows the strength of Vietnam, rather than the debt burden on the US government.

At a press briefing following talks with US President Barack Obama, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stated that it is rare for two nations to change from former enemies to become friends after only 20 years of diplomatic relations

As climate change has ratcheted up in increments of severity in Vietnam over recent years, Vietnam and the US are stepping up their co-operation in environmental protection and response to climate change.

Vietnam currently has 412 universities and colleges. On average each province or city has about 6.6 universities and colleges. There are about 2.2 million students of the total population of about 95 million.

 Vietnam has made remarkable achievements in the field of space technology, bringing practical benefits to the country’s socio-economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the total fruit import turnover in the first four months of the year, four out of every five dollars were for Thailand.

Trade is one of the keystones of the comprehensive partnership between the US and Vietnam. Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh shared his thoughts on the two countries’ current relations and future co-operation prospects.

The US is currently Vietnam’s largest export market for timber and wooden furniture, generating $2.64 billion in export value in 2015, which accounted for nearly 39 per cent of Vietnam’s total export value for this sector.

With the total volume of agriculture imports reaching $117 billion annually, the US market is any exporters’ dream market. However, fierce competition and technical requirements are hurdles to be overcome.

While witnessing and promoting the signing of contracts worth tens of billion USD, US President Barack Obama did not spend a huge amount of money for Vietnamese products during his three days in Hanoi and HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Momo, Tiki and many other technology startups still can call for millions of dollars worth of capital, even though they continuously take losses. Why?

 Many people have expressed surprise at the appointment of US Senator Bob Kerrey to chair the much heralded US-funded Fulbright University due to his notorious role during the war in Vietnam.

Louis Vuitton’s representative in Vietnam has yet to respond to the accusation of selling a fake bag, which emerged earlier in May.

 Bkav Technology Group has recently announced the results of its research on the security status of routers worldwide, finding that around 300,000 in Vietnam are at risk.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on June 1 said that the Noi Bai International Airport 2 project is “new” as it has been already mapped out in the master plan for Vietnam’s airport development.