Viet Nam's State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and Russian VTB Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will allow both companies to expand investment between the two countries.

  Bio-Ethanol Dung Quat, a bio-fuel factory owned by the Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), has halted operations due to continuing losses.

Relatives of composer Trinh Cong Son are hosting a one-week festival which kicked off on Monday at Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in downtown HCM City, honouring a collection of ao dai designs inspired by songs of the composer.

 Hanoi authorities plan to reduce the number of small non-mechanised slaughterhouses to 30 per cent of the total number of slaughterhouses during the 2016-20 period.

 Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the southern province of Long An to resolve a dispute about maintenance fees between an industrial park developer and companies operating in the park.

 Deer, wild boar, otters, mongooses, monocle cobras and painted storks are among rare and valuable animals recently found in the U Minh Ha National Park, in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, according to the park’s management board.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government plans to borrow VND116 trillion this year to cover ispending, as a report to the National Assembly shows a budget deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) decision to stop recruiting health workers with intermediate schools (2-year training) from 2021 has upset the calculations of all students, schools and hospitals as well.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese have expressed their disappointment about the newly marketed iPhone SE. Distributors think iPhone SE won’t cause a buying ‘fever’. 

 The People’s Committee of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City will start to pilot food vending in several streets from the middle of April 2016.

 Defence Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan performed the rituals of saluting territorial sovereignty marker 1223 and witnessed a joint patrol of the two countries’ border soldiers yesterday.

  The number of new enterprises established during the first quarter of this year increased by more than 10,000 compared to the same period of 2015, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh made global headlines, as a son of the province, I naturally wanted to challenge myself and take the tour.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors who once intended to start up business with franchise contracts have given up because of the high investment rate.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents in Tan Lap Commune in the northern mountainous province of Son La’s Moc Chau District said while growing and processing arrowroot helped improve the lives of local residents,

FPT is likely looking for foreign investors to strengthen its retail and distribution arms, FPT Retail and FPT Trading.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Youth Federation in HCM City, the Viet Nam National Students Association in the City and the HCM City Young Businesspeople Association launched a business startup programme for youth,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Getting married is an important event in a person’s life. Khmer boys and girls are free to date but must follow many rules and customs for marriage.

 As many as 54 million people are just doing simple jobs yet about 30% have stilled failed to meet employer requirements according to a recent report.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Property-oriented credit jumped 26 per cent last year, triggering concerns from the State Bank, which is considering putting the brakes on credit growth.