Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong gave a reception for a delegation of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee led by its Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on August 29.

After seven restorations, Chua Cau, also known as the Japanese Bridge or Lai Vien Kieu, in the ancient town of Hoi An, Quang Nam province has fallen into disrepair. It could collapse without an 8th restoration.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 1,720 remote ethnic minority women were supported with finance for income-generating activities through the establishment of women’s Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – President Tran Dai Quang has affirmed Viet Nam’s policy of treasuring the Strategic Partnership with Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Ngoc Anh will perform in Ha Noi on September 7 to raise funds for children born with cleft palates.

VietNamNet Bridge - If public debt increases by VND385.375 trillion as estimated, Vietnam’s total public debt would climb to VND2,993 trillion, or 64 percent of GDP.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forested areas are protected in a small village in Phong Dien district in Thua Thien-Hue thanks to a special agreement of village elders.

The Ministry of Finance said that it would be difficult to finish drafting a decree on preventing transfer pricing within only a few months.

Thousands of households living near polluted dumping sites in this northern province will soon heave a sigh of relief as they will be closed by the end of this year.

The population explosion and rapid urbanisation have exerted pressure on HCM City’s environment, experts have said at a seminar held last week on the environmental problems facing the city in the last five years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Doosan Vina Heavy Industry has signed a contract on manufacturing nuclear power equipment for a South Korean nuclear power plant, the first ever contract of this kind.

The Ba Ria-Vung Tau People’s Committee has released the criteria to choose new investors for Vung Tau Paradaise Resort developed by Vung Tau Paradise Company.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Nhu Huy, curator and art director of local popular art space ZeroStation, has said the upcoming art event “The In/Visible Station” is expected to attract nearly 20 curators and artists, experts, and critics

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will need around US$10.2 billion to carry out water supply and wastewater treatment projects in the 2016-2020 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located about 6km from central of Can Tho City, Son Islet has become a favourite destination for tourists keen to discover the waterways of the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has set a goal of lowering the poverty rate to 3.06% by the end of this year as higher living standards require a more comprehensive anti-poverty program.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly 200,000 workers with bachelor’s and master’s degree were unemployed as of the end of the second quarter of the year, as shown in MOLISA’s latest bulletin.

VietNamNet Bridge - Banks’ liquidity is strong, government bonds have been selling well, and bank interest rates and the dong/dollar exchange rate remain stable. However, the growth rate of the economy has been slowing. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The total value of property inventories nationwide by mid-August had dipped by VND14.93 trillion, or 29.34%, against December last year to VND36 trillion (US$1.6 billion),

VietNamNet Bridge - If new suggestions by state management agencies receive approval, the automobile market is expected to benefit bigger dealers.