VietNamNet Bridge – Implementing environmental commitments under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be a big challenge for Viet Nam in the near future.

VietNamNet Bridge – As the country’s National Assembly election day, scheduled for May 22, approaches, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is promoting stronger political participation by women.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A pregnant woman visiting the Hung Vuong Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City picked up a leaflet about the Zika virus off a shelf in the examination room.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s futsal has made history as they will compete in the World Cup in Colombia this September for the first time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Being just 1.1m tall, anyone will find it difficult to lead a normal life, but Kieu Thi Anh Thuyet, from the northern province of Vinh Phuc, has done just that.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese rice exporters have been told to try to penetrate non-China markets to make bigger profits. However, they have not made efforts to attack markets in France and the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In nearly two weeks, the 2015 Golden Kite Awards will honour the most outstanding cinematographic works and artists of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – World Bank economists have urged Viet Nam to be more prudent in its fiscal policy as the country's public debt is close to the set limit of 65 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

 More than 10 years ago, authorities in HCM City made plans to build underground parking lots but due to various reasons, plans remained on paper, even as traffic jams increased and the number of registered vehicles soared.

A total of 428,000 enterprises, accounting for 45.5 per cent of all those registered, ceased or suspended business operations in the 2007-2015 period according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Someone once said, “Home is where I can be myself.”This may explain why two French filmmakers François Leroy and Stéphanie Lansaque have made Viet Nam their second home.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A collection of 30 photographs that illuminate Hanoi and Hue at night will go on display at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi April 14 – 23 and at the MGallery La Residence Hue Hotel & Spa in Hue April 29 – May 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In mid-March this year, the 42-year-old rocker Tran Lap, captain of The Wall, one of the most influential rock bands in modern Vietnamese rock age, died from rectal cancer.

 Brokerages have said bank stocks will continue supporting the equity market this year but are not main drivers as lenders are facing a slew of challenges.

 Viet Nam needs a comprehensive competition policy to ensure fair competition in the market economy, said Nguyen Dinh Cung, director general of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) has planned to export 1.6 million tons of rice for the second quarter of this year, 200,000 tons lower than the initial plan.

A benefit concert will take place on April 23 at the Trung Vuong Theatre in Danang City to raise funds to provide treatment and other support services for child burn survivors and their families throughout the nation.

On April 16 (the10th day of the 3rd lunar month) Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong burnt incense to commemorate the Hung Kings’ death anniversary at the Hung Kings Temple historical relic site in the northern province of Phu Tho.

The hot weather in the central region could not prevent Le Van Duan of VUS HCM City from grabbing his second win at the HCM City Television Cycling Cup April 15.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has assigned local authorities of An Giang Province the task of making a master plan for the special national relic archaeological site Oc Eo - Ba The.