VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi has 13 high-quality state-owned schools, all of which began in a pilot program in 2014. The city plans to have 20 more high-quality state-owned schools at different education levels by 2020.

The VN Index has increased by nearly 15 percent this year, while investments in gold, bank deposits, real estate and the US dollar brought a profitability ratio of less than 10 percent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With its beautiful scenery and a strong desire to ride the waves of globalisation, Viet Nam is a promising destination for film co-productions.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese top striker Le Cong Vinh has been named in the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 team of the tournament by the website fourfourwo.com (Singapore version). 

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1 defending champions Ha Noi T&T have signed a one-year contract with former midfielder of Spain’s Malaga, Alvaro Silva.

If the US Fed raised the prime interest rate, the overseas remittance (kieu hoi) flow to Vietnam would slow down, the dong would depreciate, and the dong interest rate would increase. The decision will also change international capital flow.

Ngo Van Suu, former head of the Party Central Committee for Disciplinary Inspection Commission, speaks to the newspaper Khoa hoc & Doi song about Prime Minister Phuc’s order to prohibit the giving of expensive gifts

 VietNamNet Bridge – A book collection on the HCM City’s revolutionary literature has been released, after five years of work by staff from prestigious research centres and associations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous actress Nguyen Minh Trang left Viet Nam in 1998 to live in Singapore with her husband. She recently returned to Viet Nam to take part in a soap opera entitled Chieu Ngang Qua Pho Cu

VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Tourism Association yesterday kicked off the 2017 domestic tourism promotion programme with discounts of up to 70 per cent on package tours. 

 Local experts have delved into the low labor productivity of State employees at many forums and seminars, but the specific number of incompetent staff at government agencies remains unfathomable, said the Ministry of Home Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh extended his Christmas wishes to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers in HCM City yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – City dwellers and experts are concerned about the effectiveness of the bus rapid transit (BRT) route connecting Kim Ma and Yen Nghia, which is being launched later this month.

VietNamNet Bridge - National Assembly committees all want to tax second and subsequent houses  purchased to restrict speculation, but it is still unclear when the tax would be applied.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State is encouraging institutional and individual investors to establish new ecological industrial zones (IZ) or develop existing IZs into ecological zones.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following the market entry of Netflix, Danet, Fim Plus and Amazon Prime, Vietnamese online copyright films have a new competitor -- ClipTV from Vega. 

BIDV is the No 1 bank in terms of total assets and VietinBank is No 1 in stockholder equity, networks and high pay for workers.

Some universities have expressed concern about the new 3-5 year training model for university education, saying that only the best students would be able to finish the curricula within three years. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the beginning of December some banks cut deposit interest rates by 0.1-0.2 percentage points.

 Viet Nam is set to launch two radar satellites in 2019 and 2022 into orbit to assist forecast of and preparation for climate change