Many college and university graduates in Vietnam have had to put their dreams aside to earn a living. A number of them even opt to work as domestic helpers for better income after failing to find a stable and good job.

 Experts and policy managers from East Asian countries gathered in Ha Noi for a two-day seminar Thursday and Friday to discuss how to build environmentally sustainable cities.

 Da Nang will install security camera systems at 3,296 sites in the event of emergency situations on streets and outside of living quarters, trading centres, industrial parks, markets, restaurants, hotels, bars and offices.

 Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien has won a silver medal at the Arena Pro Swim Series in Orlando, Floria in the US.

 Three domestic telecom companies are reported to have registered high growth and revenue in February this year.

 More than 140 investors from local and overseas markets will participate in the initial public offering (IPO) of the Vietnam Meat Industries Limited Company (Vissan) on March 7.

 The agriculture, forestry and fishery sectors are forecasted to face a shortage of 3.2 million trained workers in 2020, labour experts said.

 Mainstream hydropower projects on the Mekong River caused a loss of 5.2 trillion ($231 million) in seafood and agriculture output to the Mekong Delta, said Nguyen Ngoc Tran, former Deputy Chairman of National Committee of Science and Technology.

Large photos depicting men taking care of their children are hung on the wall surrounding the Swedish Embassy as part of an on-going exhibition entitled Swedish Dads.

 More than 50 foreign universities participated in International Higher Education Day - IHED 2016 in Hanoi on March 5.

 The first ever World Vietnamese Traditional Martial Arts Championship will be held in HCM City on July 24-30.

 Joining the TPP was "risky" for Vietnam, but the country "is capable of handling it", said a National Assembly (NA) high official, hinting at the likelihood of the Pacific-rim nation ratifying the historic trade agreement soon.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai acknowledged the phenomenon that some foreign investors are taking advantage of cheap labor of Vietnam as a springboard to enter larger markets.

  US President Barack Obama has informed that he will pay an official visit to Vietnam this May to learn more about the country, its people and culture as well as discuss specific measures to boost bilateral comprehensive partnership.

 The secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, Dinh La Thang, has called on relevant agencies in the city to quickly find solutions to put delayed traffic infrastructure projects back on track.

  Vietnamese enterprises may struggle to compete in attracting and retaining the best talent in the region as workers move between countries under the AEC.

 More than 70 per cent of domestic retailers have avoided participating in the policy-making process and are indifferent to reviews of existing policies, even those that directly impact their businesses.

Over the past 13 months, Simon Niggli of Switzerland and Christoph Obmascher of Austria have walked more than 7,000 km across 19 countries from Europe to Vietnam to visit two children they had been sponsoring though World Vision.

 Up to 40% of the Mekong Delta’s area could be flooded by the end of the 21st century if the sea level rises by a metre and Vietnam fails to provide solutions, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has claimed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The napstaken by workers in HCM City are the special theme of many photos of the popular travel blogger Legalnomads.