VietNamNet Bridge - Many users have complained that iPhone 7s do not work properly: their cameras cannot be used, Facebook automatically logs out, spelling errors appear when typing Vietnamese, and screens are easily stained.

VietNamNet Bridge - The garbage collection in urban areas is mechanized, while the work is still done manually in rural areas with low productivity and efficiency.

Labor-intensive industries such as mining and agriculture are no longer expanding, according to Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).

Educators, admitting that university training quality is declining while the number of unemployed graduates is on the rise, blamed low training costs, estimated at $500 a year.

 The Vietnam economy showed resilience in 2016 with GDP growth an estimated 6.2% bolstered mainly by robust domestic demand and strong performance in foreign sector manufacturing exports.

 The mood among Vietnamese analysts and investors is sanguine in the early weeks of 2017 after an overall solid economic performance report card for the Vietnam economy last year, say experts.

As Vietnam ignites the entrepreneurial spirit in its young generation, the country is ushering in a new era of ground-breaking innovations and youthful zeal for business success. 

2016 was a successful year for the real estate market. However, with the fast growth of the economy and the real estate market, real estate developers are being forced to diversify products.

 Doan Van Kieu, a teacher at Son Hai Secondary School in Son Hai island commune, Kien Luong district in the southern province of Kien Giang, has been teaching for more than 17 years and designed more than 20 teaching models.

 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent his best wishes to the Vietnamese community in Canada and the Vietnam - Canada Society on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 Located 24km from the coast of central Nghe An province, Dao Mat (Eyes Island) plays a significant role in economic development and defence-security strategy of the province and the north central region as well.

 Promoting proactive and active international integration and the effectiveness of defence diplomacy is one of the focuses of military activities in 2017, said Minister of National Defence Ngo Xuan Lich.

  Piaggio Viet Nam is recalling 13,000 Liberty ABS scooters produced between September 2015 and December 2016, after it discovered a problem with the two-wheeler’s frame.

 A competition of khen, a popular wind instrument of the ethnic people, and a flower festival will be held at Fansipan Legend in Sa Pa Town, Lao Cai Province, soon.

 FPT Corporation recorded consolidated revenue of VND40.5 trillion (US$1.8 billion) last year, a year-on-year increase of 1.4 per cent.

Viet Nam will likely launch its bond derivatives market in the first quarter of this year. This is part of the four-year roadmap for the domestic bond market.

 Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company will issue more than 22.3 million shares, equal to 7.46 per cent of the company’s outstanding shares, to Huong Duong Sunny Investment Co Ltd.

 Small-sized banks are making great efforts to grow to avoid being merged or acquired, however, it is not easy.

 The central bank has targeted keeping interest rate stable in 2017, however, the market’s developments in the first half of January 2017 show that lending rates are suffering from many pressures.

Samsung Display Vietnam (SDV) has expressed its willingness to invest $2.5 billion more in Bac Ninh province, thus raising total investment scale of the project in the locality to $6.5 billion.