As climate change has ratcheted up in increments of severity in Vietnam over recent years, Vietnam and the US are stepping up their co-operation in environmental protection and response to climate change.

Vietnam currently has 412 universities and colleges. On average each province or city has about 6.6 universities and colleges. There are about 2.2 million students of the total population of about 95 million.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese investors are continuing to take advantage of Vietnam’s real estate market opportunities with new projects from both new and existing developers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A miniature house - fashioned with a hand-crafted tiled roof, haystack, kitchen, hen house and furniture - creates a lifelike representation of what northern Vietnamese homes looked like in 1945.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lives of thousands of local people living near the Nhon Trach Industrial Zone No 1 in southern Dong Nai Province have been badly affected by polluted water for over 10 years,

 Vietnam has made remarkable achievements in the field of space technology, bringing practical benefits to the country’s socio-economic development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Of the total fruit import turnover in the first four months of the year, four out of every five dollars were for Thailand.

 Korean choreographer Chun Yoo Oh will present a historical dance performance titled “Promise to 800” at the Hanoi Opera House on June 7.

Trade is one of the keystones of the comprehensive partnership between the US and Vietnam. Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh shared his thoughts on the two countries’ current relations and future co-operation prospects.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of vacationers flocked to Con Vanh ecological tourism site in Nam Phu Commune, Tien Hai District, the northern province of Thai Binh, each day during its peak time from April to July.  

Ho Xuan Hung, adviser to the National New Style Rural Development Programme, told newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay about some key factors leading to the VND10 trillion debt incurred during programme implementation.

VietNamNet Bridge – In anticipation of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam, Virginia Foote, president of the International Center, chairwoman of AmCham Hanoi, and CEO of Bay Global Strategies, spoke to VIR’s Thanh Tung

Ministries of Finance, Industry and Trade have announced the number of administrative procedures they expect to remove or simplify this year as part of their efforts in realising the Government’s Resolution 19 about improving the business climate. 

 Le Thu Huong, one of Vietnam’s most talented flautists, will perform a recital at a show at the French Cultural Centre on June 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chairman of Ha Noi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung is asking relevant agencies to speed up the issuance of land-use rights certificates in the city.

The US is currently Vietnam’s largest export market for timber and wooden furniture, generating $2.64 billion in export value in 2015, which accounted for nearly 39 per cent of Vietnam’s total export value for this sector.

A volume of untreated waste water discharged from some industrial workshops and sewage from residential quarters in Tay Ninh City and Chau Thanh District were confirmed as the main cause of Vam Co Dong River’s water pollution,

With the total volume of agriculture imports reaching $117 billion annually, the US market is any exporters’ dream market. However, fierce competition and technical requirements are hurdles to be overcome.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang’s authorities have taken a viral approach to tackling environmental problems and other issues in the city: a Facebook page. It has proven to be a popular avenue for citizens to report their concerns.

While witnessing and promoting the signing of contracts worth tens of billion USD, US President Barack Obama did not spend a huge amount of money for Vietnamese products during his three days in Hanoi and HCM City.