Removing street food vendors from sidewalks hasn’t really made anyone happy.

To date, Phu Quoc - Vietnam’s largest island - has attracted US$16.7 billion of investment into a range of international-scale projects, which not only give the island a new face, but also attract other projects as well as tourists. 

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Craig Chittick, speaks about the growth of cooperation between Vietnam and Australia in the field of education.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has said the government will continue giving subsidies to the nurseries and schools to keep tuition affordable.

Vietnamese firms, especially those in the financial sector, should step up their security immediately to combat Wanna Decryptor and other, more sophisticated cyber attacks in the future. 

 Two major state-owned confectionery firms, Huu Nghi and Hai Ha, recently transferring to private ownership is expected to pave the way to becoming market leaders.

Australian-owned Gloria Jean’s Coffees recently decided to close its last store in Viet Nam, ending a 10-year stint in Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi due to slow expansion, high rents and an unsuitable business model. 

 Dinh Quang Linh won the National Table Tennis Championship for the third time in a row on May 21 in Hai Duong Province.

 The Hanoi Health Department has announced the first death from dengue fever since the beginning of this year.

 The 2nd fine art auction themed “Vietnam 20th Century and Contemporary Art” will be held at Hotel Des Arts Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 on May 27.

 The HCMC Party Committee's standing deputy secretary yesterday said he would ask the city Police Department to investigate and handle brokers for spreading false rumors, showing signs of frauds rocketing up land price to make profit.

 The VND10 trillion (US$442.46 million) anti-flooding project is scheduled to be built next April but so far 335 households, 20 organizations and businesses have not removed to clear the site for building embankments.

 The rainy season has just started but many areas in HCMC have been heavily flooded after rains with precipitation not being large. Notably, flooding has occurred in streets with fully invested drainage systems.

 Landslides along riverbanks and coastal areas in the Mekong Delta region has frequently increased in recent time, causing a huge loss of property and agricultural production.

VietNamNet Bridge - While foreign experts say that Vietnam gained more than it lost after joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), some Vietnamese experts say the opposite.

Viet Nam secured their first win over New Zealand at the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament at the Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Australia, yesterday.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has called on the Party, people and army to strengthen solidarity to overcome challenges to fulfilling 2017’s socio-economic development missions.

More than 700 households in three villages in Yang Tao Commune, Dak Lak Province must cross the Dak Pok River to reach their fields, as the region lacks bridges.

HCM City aims to increase the proportion of secondary school graduates enrolled at vocational training schools to 30 per cent by 2020, but the schools are struggling to maintain enrollments.

HCM City’s People’s Committee has ordered departments and district-level people’s committees to use electronic signatures when issuing electronic documents starting from June 1.