VietNamNet Bridge - Easing the lending interest rate further by 0.5 percent and obtaining a high credit growth rate of 21-22 percent as instructed by the PM will not be an easy task.

VietNamNet Bridge - A recent report shows that 50 percent of titled professors and PhDs are working at state management agencies. 

A recent exhibition in Ha Noi brings audiences the work of eight photographers from France and Viet Nam who have shot images of contemporary dancers in the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A young man from northern Son La Province has travelled to Israel to learn modern farming techniques and apply them to his homeland.

The administration of the central city of Da Nang has failed to comply with the Prime Minister’s request for detailed plans to resolve the clash between the need to preserve the Son Tra Nature Reserve 

VietNamNet Bridge - After separating from HSBC, Techcombank plans to spare no room for foreign investors, and VP Bank, which has been prospering in the last four years, is no longer eager to seek foreign partners.

 Doksuri, the biggest storm to hit Vietnam in many years, is forecast to make landfall in the central region late on September 15 and early September 16, said Hoang Duc Cuong, head of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

Vietnamese airlines have announced their plans to increase airfares to resellers after an airport service price increase, which is set to come into effect from Oct. 1, following the Ministry of Transport's approval. 

Thailand’s SCG last month signed an MoU confirming a partnership with PetroVietnam in the Long Son Petrochemicals Co. (LSP). Mr. Roongrote Rangsiyopash, SCG’s President & CEO, disclosed more details about the project.

 In the period from 2004 to 2015, average wage and labor productivity increases in Vietnam were different from those seen elsewhere in Asia.

 The World Bank Group will help Vietnam develop a strong private sector, which will be able to get fairer treatment in a level domestic playing field.

 An Australian Vietnamese businessman has complained that a lack of responsibility by local authorities in Quang Tri Province has largely affected his investment in the province. 

HCM City’s Veterinary Board has set up a dog warden team that targets strays. However, many people have opposed the decision.

 With substantial supply in the mid and high-end segments, the residential index for Ho Chi Minh City in August increased significantly against August 2016, according to the Savills Property Price Index (SPPI) report.

 Up to 21,000 people participated in a blood donation campaign jointly by the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and Samsung Vietnam.

 Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia said that Noi Bai International Airport would face overcrowding in several years to come if its expansion projects are not carried out soon.

 The International Dance Festival 2017 will open on Saturday (September 16) in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed the Government’s report on the implementation of the National Targets of Gender Equality at a meeting on September 13.

VietNamNet Bridge – A district in HCM City has stepped up its efforts to respond to residents’ complaints within five seconds via a newly-launched mobile application.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Dinh Long continues to conquer new heights while Trinh Van Quyet remains in the first position on the list of the richest stock billionaires.