Viet Nam is forecast to be the fastest growing convenience store market in Asia by 2021, according to new data released by international grocery research organisation the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD).

 Dozens of paintings featuring the rhino have been made on many streets in HCM City which aims to raise awareness in protecting the endangered animal.

 Many Vietnamese parents want children to study majors which are thought to be easy to get a well-paid job after graduation, but often ignore what the children actually want to study.

 To-be-bankrupt financial and credit institutions may have to refund their individual customers using support loans from the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) and other financial firms.

 Viet Nam will inspect a sample from every batch of tra fish exported to the US to check them for food safety, according to a new ministerial decision.

VietNamNet Bridge - The average price for imported pork is now $1.2 per kilo, or VND27,000, while the domestic pork price has dropped dramatically to a 30-year low.

Argentina’s U20 squad will play two friendly matches in Viet Nam next month, Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) general secretary Le Hoai Anh confirmed yesterday at a press briefing in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese representatives lost in the last qualifying round matches of the International U19 Football Championship in Nha Trang City yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City faces a shortage of garbage collection stations, with empty pavements in public areas often used as makeshift stations.

 Nearly 100 Vietnamese movies and documentaries will be screened from April 25 to May 23 to celebrate Liberation and National Reunification Day, Labour Day, Dien Bien Phu Victory Day, and late President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday.

 Vietnam is willing to share experience in managing and organising primary education with Bangladesh, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee for Culture, Education, Youth, Adolescents and Children Hoang Thi Hoa has said.

Vietnam and the US should sustain and strengthen economic and trade links, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said, describing these links as key to bilateral relations.

 Greek-born Swedish DJ Steve Angello, a member of Swedish House Mafia, will perform at Ravolution Music Festival in Ho Chi Minh City on May 12-13.

 The US State Department has announced that it is coordinating the transfer of the US Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau (WHEC 722) through the Foreign Assistance Act to the Vietnam government.

 After a period of stagnation, capital inflows into the textile and garment industry have started pouring back, continuing to expand existing projects, with a focus on deeper exploitation of existing export markets.

 Real estate analytics show a marked rise in foreign-ownership of high-end properties in Vietnam.

 Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has stated that the US companies and Monsanto in particular need to hold responsibility for assisting efforts to recover from Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin consequences in Vietnam. 

 A seminar introducing Korean energy technology to Vietnamese enterprises took place in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20, attracting representatives from nearly 60 firms, research institutes and State management agencies from the two countries. 

 Hi-tech enterprises from the US and Vietnam gathered at a workshop to seek ways to develop clean energy for smart city in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20.

 Son used to be a correspondent covering Vietnam’s former State President Truong Tan Sang’s activities during his five-year term 2011-2016.