Doubts of the possibility of creating a modern Maritime Silk Road that passes through the East Sea continue to dog experts concerned by on-going territorial disputes in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of poor workers in Binh Dinh province, in central Vietnam, work hard for 10 hours each day inside fish-steaming facilities to earn a daily income from VND150,000 to VND200,000 ($7-10) per person.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The unfortunate incident occurred to a Russian tourist named Denis Gurov, 33, at the beach along Tran Phu Street of Nha Trang City, the most popular city for travelers in central Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Doctors at Thong Nhat General Hospital in Bien Hoa City of Dong Nai Province have removed 165 broken needles from the left shoulder of a 30-year-old woman from Thong Nhat District.

Vietnam pursues the consistent policy of settling the dispute in the East Sea by peaceful means in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, said Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh.

 The HCM Stock Exchange is developing new sector indexes based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) and will introduce them in the first quarter of next year.

 Switzerland has continuously attached significance to developing the bilateral relations with Vietnam, said Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga.

 As many as 300 university students participated in a forum entitled “Young National Assembly of Vietnam” on November 25 in Hanoi, which simulates the legislature’s plenary meeting.

 Asia is poised to ignite a decade of global trade growth and be the starting point for a quadrupling of worldwide exports to an estimated $68.5 trillion by 2050, according to new forecasts in HSBC’s landmark Trade Winds report.

I am a foreigner currently working in Vietnam, and have just obtained a temporary residence permit. So, am I regarded as a resident and how can foreigners use their foreign-currency accounts?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Along with fast urbanization and the appearance of skyscrapers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, giant cranes have become very common, posing potential danger to passers-by.

Vietnam does not have any research institute as big as Samsung’s research institution. Annually Samsung alone spends more than $3 billion for research activities while Vietnam invests less than $1 billion for research projects in the country

  The case that VietNamNet Bridge reported last week about three people fined for insulting the chairman of An Giang Province – Mr. Vuong Binh Thanh - on Facebook triggered controversies in the media and public.

 A series of banks are facing towering bad debt provisions that ate up their profits for the first three quarters of the year, which had been promisingly reported.

 Female workers of Thai Binh northern province's Job Services Centre didn't know how to react to regulation that all workers have to take afternoon exercise at the office building's gym after working time.

Foreign-invested enterprises, rather than local firms, have taken the lead in tapping opportunities brought about by Vietnam’s increased presence in the global marketplace.

 Teachers of mathematics and science in Vietnam are invited to apply for the 2016 Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy programme, a simulated astronaut training and professional development programme of US technology giant Honeywell.

Jean-Philippe Courtois, Microsoft International President, met with leaders from local businesses to discuss the company’s strong efforts to bolster cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, application development, and infrastructure management skills.

  Vietnam appreciated multi-faceted cooperation with Belgium, particularly in economics, trade, investment, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

  Vietnam made active and responsible contributions to documents adopted at the 27th ASEAN Summit and related high-level meetings that took place in Malaysia from November 21-22, Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung told the media.