Due to insufficient management, hundreds of hectares of forest in Gia Lai province have been illegally converted to domestic housing and agricultural land.

 The export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 13.7 billion USD in the first five months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 9.5 percent.

 A recent report by the World Gold Council shows that Vietnam remains one of the countries with the highest gold consumption in the world in the first quarter of this year.   

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to work with large foreign distributors to promote exports of Vietnamese products.

During an official visit to China by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultureexpressed interest in opening official channels for Vietnamese pork to enter China’s market.

 The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, in coordination with the Hanoi People’s Committee, on May 27 launched the action month for children 2017.

The Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Maritime Bank) has failed to get approval from shareholders to trade its shares on the stock exchanges.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the ‘zero-dong tours’ and a number of problems caused by Chinese travelers, Vietnam is still preparing to receive travelers from China, a large market with great potential.

VietNamNet Bridge – This June audiences in Hanoi and HCM City will enjoy two hiphop shows.

The art of portraiture flourished in Hanoi in the 1960s with around 400 portrait artists estimated to be in the city. Half of a century has passed and the number has dropped to under 10. One of them is Nguyen Bao Nguyen.

 Visiting the Xo Dang ethnic minority group in the Central Highlands, tourists are most impressed by a huge Rong house built in the center of the village. It’s the sacred venue of all villagers.

Recently in Hanoi, young people are creating more and more DIY workshops so that people can come to learn some new skills and experience a creative environment.

Tyres are reportedly among most problematic sources of waste, but Nguyen Luong Thong from Nam Dinh Province’s Y Yen District is showing that they can also present a recycling opportunity. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Bankers have been cautious when asked if their plans to increase charter capital can be fulfilled this year.

Vietnamese youth find there is more to Switzerland than snow-covered Alps, luxurious watches and good chocolate. The country also offers the best hospitality education in the world.

 rime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approved Plan No. 1 of the Ministry of Transport on the construction of the North-South Highway and promised to financially support the project. 

 Australians Chris Gough and David Elliot won the 2017 APEC App Challenge, an award for the best mobile/web application that helps small enterprises take advantage of the internet for exports.

A Korean tourist drowned when swimming off My Khe beach in Da Nang on Thursday, chairman of the district’s People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Anh Thi said. 

 The 3-Cushion Carom Billiards World Cup 2017 kicked off on May 26 in Ho Chi Minh City with the participation of more than 100 players from 16 countries and territories. 

The freshly concluded official visit to Spain by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on the occasion of 40 years of the countries’ diplomatic relations is an important milestone in the promotion of bilateral ties in the years to come.