Vietnam has jumped five spots to the sixth place in the 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), released by the United States' management consulting firm A.T. Kearney on Monday. 

 The draft resolution on irrecoverable debt relief by credit institutions was discussed during the National Assembly’s third session yesterday, and NA members remained in favour of the draft after adding several improvements.

 More than four million pregnant blue swimmer crabs early this week were released into the sea off Phu Quoc Island in an effort to replenish stocks in the area.

 Da Nang has established central Viet Nam’s first Green Technology Institute for Herb and Agricultural Gene Conservation.

 Around 76,000 students in Hanoi completed procedures on Thursday to attend the high school entrance exam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists agree that Vietnam needs to take action to grab opportunities from a new wave of investment from the US. 

 The historic milestones of the UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An, and Quang Nam province in general, are being told through an exhibition featuring relevant printing woodblocks and imperial decrees.

 There are 18 hospitals qualified for organ transplantation in Vietnam at present, 25 years since the first successful kidney transplant in the country.

Mexican pianist Gustavo Romero and South Korean pianist Eun Young Joo will present The Pianist of Passion concert at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two exhibitions by six young artists from HCM City will open at the Factory Contemporary Art Centre from June 9 to July 23.

 Despite a decline in the mineral sector, production in Vietnam is gaining momentum, thanks to improved business sentiment in response to the government’s favourable policies.

 7‑Eleven, Inc, the globe’s largest convenience retailer with some 56,400 stores worldwide, has announced its first store in Vietnam will open this June in Ho Chi Minh City.

 The Vietnam-Japan business co-operation in the agricultural sector is flourishing.

 The fifth plenary meeting of the 12th Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in May issued an important resolution that acknowledges the greater contribution of the private economy to the country’s socio-economic growth.

 MobiFone’s newfound cooperation with international technology companies is enhancing its influence in the Vietnamese market and may also benefit the company’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO).

 The real estate markets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City saw a recent breakthrough when work on several large-scale projects was resumed after long years of delay.

Franchising has become a popular business model around the world. Due to global integration, it has now reached Vietnam. But franchising is still a novel idea to most Vietnamese businessmen.

Wood and timber products, rice, coffee, cashew nuts and vegetables and fruits, each with a value of more than US$1 billion, are top export products in the first five months of this year.

 Swedish Fashion Giant Hennes & Mauritz announced June 7 that it will make its retail debut in Vietnam with the opening of a store in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City later this month.

The Central Highlands of Vietnam is not only renowned for its culture of gongs and epics that the inhabitants tell by the fireside, but also for its wooden statues that are rustic and simple.