VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s public debt obligations have been soaring rapidly in recent years, according to a report of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heart Beat, a HCMC-based group of DJs from different countries, will host a gig of DJ Shifted from London and two other popular artists – Heart Beat founder Chris Wolter and visual artist Erol – in HCMC

Vietnam could only escape the middle-income trap by developing the manufacturing and industry sector to create new products, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) heard yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Centuries-old communal houses have gone underappreciated, but a group of history lovers wants to help popularise the structures’ cultural and aesthetic values.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Financial problems have forced Doan Nguyen Duc, president of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, known as one of the most influential businessmen, to mortgage his shares, cows and football academy to get loans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have proposed using the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal as a reservoir to regulate water as urban floods have become more serious during the rainy season in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ba Hon Dam is one of more than 30 islands in Ba Lua Archipelago off the coast of Son Hai Commune, Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province. It has three islets – Dam Duoc, Dam Duong and Dam Gieng.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry charmed Nguyen Anh Tuan, 24, that he made a research about it. The research received the Inoue Yasushi Award 2016, that honours foreign individuals

For too many students their university years end with them becoming disillusioned about their future job prospects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – High-quality flower farming has helped make farmers in Ha Noi’s suburban districts become more prosperous in recent years,

 VietNamNet Bridge - More than 60 percent startups have been using information technology (IT) in their business. Small and medium enterprises now tend to use IT to create their competitiveness, but the IT application index still remains modest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International exhibitions are starting to take in Vietnamese lacquer art pieces, evidence that the art form is gaining a presence in the global creative community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Phuc became widely known in the central coastal Da Nang City after some of his ideas for improving the city were implemented.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten leaders of provinces, cities and ministries were born in the 1970s.

 Despite weak demand in some major markets, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers expects that Vietnam will be able to export more than US$7 billion worth of seafood this year, up 6.3% versus 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly half a million poor households in HCMC, Hanoi, Haiphong, and Can Tho will get free TV set-top boxes by June 1 as part of a digital TV development program approved by the Government.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the top 50 most powerful businesswomen in Asia are three representatives of Vietnam - Thai Huong, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and Cao Thi Ngoc Dung.

 This central city is seeking a US$51.74 million loan to fund the Traffic Infrastructure Improvement Project for 2016-19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the Korean wave continues to spread across Asia, its latest drama series Descendants of the Sun (Hau due mat troi) has gained popularity among young people in several Asian countries.

 Hanoi’s sewers and drains are still unable to cope with the heavy flooding caused by rains exceeding 100mm per two hours, officials said.