VietNamNet Bridge – Stable economic growth has led to increased labour demand in HCM City in the first half of the year, according to HCM City’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nestled at the foot of the Chanh Hung bridge in District 8 is a super-small house of a five-member family.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan yesterday (July 14) hosted a reception for Danish Ambassador Charlotte Laursen and outgoing Swedish Ambassador Camilla Mellander.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A national symposium on the role of the Resolution of the 12th National Party Congress in national security and defence and in the building of the People’s Armed Forces was held in the capital city yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Pokemon Go, which was officially launched into the market last Wednesday, has quickly become a smash hit on mobile phones. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The deposits from the public and businesses at commercial banks have soared to VND5,800 trillion. Is this because people now tend to deposit more money or have become more apprehensive of risks?

The Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Laos reached a high consensus on the work to continue cementing special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries during their meeting in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

Experts believe that environmental problems exist in nearly all coastal industrial zones (IZs), not just in Vung Ang IZ, where a serious environmental incident occurred two months ago, causing mass fish deaths in four central provinces.

Though the foreign direct investment flow into real estate sector accounts for only 5.3 percent of the total in the first half of the year, experts see the flow is at a more feasible stage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blessed as it is by such a favourable proximity to both mountains, national parks and sea, Ha Noi is rich in options for when city life gets a bit overwhelming and a retreat to nature is required.

In addition to expelling 64 Chinese who illegally worked at the Silent Bay Company in Khanh Hoa, the local authorities imposed fines on this firm for using Chinese employees without work permits.

VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty of Vietnam tourism is very diverse as seen in the winning photos of the 7th photo contest on Vietnam tourism, which closed last week.

 Motorbikes were the main cause of traffic accidents in HCM City in the first six months of the year, a meeting on traffic safety heard Tuesday afternoon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two more international institutions have lowered their predicted GDP growth rate for Vietnam in 2016, showing less optimism about Vietnam’s economy. However, analysts say a lower GDP growth rate won’t be a concern. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has asked central and local medical facilities nationwide to review hospital services offered by private organisations and individuals.

The construction of the long-delayed US$5-billion Long Son Petrochemical Complex project in Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province is expected to start later in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After spreading nude content, Facebook Live in Vietnam is now being used as a tool to lure gamblers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum on Sunday will host the exhibition Khong Gian Ben Trong (Inner Space) - the first solo show by Nguyen Duy Manh.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When a local official informed her last year that her family was no longer poor, the 42-year-old woman in Ward 15 in HCM City’s District 8 was not happy.

The BRG Group has secured approval from Hanoi authorities to build a luxury hotel and services complex on a “golden” land plot near the capital’s famed Hoan Kiem Lake.