Better links between industries and educational institutions are needed to enhance the employability of graduates in a more competitive globalised environment, said Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga.

 Firms listed on Vietnam's two stock exchanges in HCM City and Hanoi will be the first to be required to adopt international financial reporting standards in 2020, a finance ministry official has said.

 Despite sluggish global growth, Vietnam’s economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace and leave behind other large ASEAN nations in 2016, a recent report from the OECD states.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s agriculture and rice tilling in particular has been under so much pressure that it will have to undergo restructuring.  

 A Vietnamese coastguard plane crashed on Thursday near Bach Long Vi Island in the northern province of Hai Phong while searching for the co-pilot of the missing Su-30MK2 fighter jet.

VietNamNet Bridge – A Thai traditional puppet show will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House tomorrow as one of the activities celebrating 45 years of ties between VN and Thailand. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai has signed a contract with striker Junior Paraiba, who will play here for the rest of the V. League season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese pool players Doan Thi Ngoc Le and Bui Xuan Vang joined the eSpring International Women’s 9-Ball Championship, which kicked off yesterday in Chinese Taipei.

A free concert celebrating World Music Day will be held at the Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on June 21.

 Ho Chi Minh City is applying itself to burying all overhead power lines by 2020 as the “spider’s web” of overhead cables is marring the city’s image.

Vietnam treasures ties with ADB, considering the lender one of the top donors in the supply of capital, technical assistance and policy consultation, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told ADB President Takehiko Nakao.

 Five modern technology trends and applications were introduced at the sixth Cloud8 Day, themed “The Internet of things – everything on the cloud,” that opened in HCM City on June 16.

 Government officials, enterprises from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand gathered in Bangkok on June 16 for the first ever forum to discuss ways to form a seamless Mekong Delta region or a Single Destination.

 The provinces of Quang Tri in the central region of Vietnam and Savannakhet and Salavan in Laos have reviewed the progress of a joint project to increase and upgrade border markers along the shared border.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Vietnam and Thailand to redouble their efforts in order to bring bilateral trade to 20 billion USD in 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are more than 700 supermarkets in the country, but most Vietnamese are indifferent to the modern retail channel.

 Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met with Chairman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) of the Czech Republic Vojtech Filip on June 16 as part of her working visit to the European country.

The special meeting of ASEAN and Chinese Foreign Ministers has achieved positive results in a friendly, straightforward and constructive spirit, contributing to strengthening mutual understanding and trust.

 Vietnam won four gold medals at the seventh World Age Group Competition in Incheon, South Korea, on June 15.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has shown its strong determination to teach swimming to all general school students. However, experts doubt that the program can be implemented due to poor facilities.