Artisans from Vietnam and Indonesia have shared experience during the ‘Cultural Exchange through Batik and Brocade Weaving’ held in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

“Vietnam is still in the 1.0 education development period. The 4.0 digital era in education is still on paper,” Pham Do Nhat Tien, PhD, former assistant to Minister of Education and Training, has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have rung the alarm bell over the increase in the concentration of benzene, nitrous oxide and other toxic substances in the air in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Mobile network operators had only 1,000 subscribers each registering for MNP (mobile number portability) two weeks after launching the service on November 16. 

 Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd (HMFI), the Republic of Korea’s No 2 non-life insurer, has signed a stock purchase agreement to buy a 25 percent stake in Vietnamese non-life insurer VietinBank Insurance Joint Stock Corp (VBI).

Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin concluded his two-day official visit to Vietnam on December 24.

 With 2018 drawing to a close, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) looks back at the ten most prominent events of Vietnam in the year.

The void created by Uber after leaving the e-hailing market has been quickly filled with newcomers, both foreign and domestic, including the latest, a 100 percent Vietnamese app called BE.

 The Vietnamese Party, State and people always attach importance to consolidating and developing the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Enjoying a fine brass band performance by an all-female band in a church, you’d hardly think you were in a rural part of Nam Dinh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The administration in the central central city of Hoi An has opened a temple complex first built in 1626 to the public for visits in early December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Duck Stop Farm in Quang Binh Province near the famous Phong Nha – Ke Bang Cave offers visitors an unusual experience: a free "massage" given by ducks that eat out of their hands.

In the first nine months of the year, the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Viet Nam (Vietcombank)’s pre-tax profit exceeded the full-year 2017 figure and closed in on the year’s target.

Nguyen Hong Chuong, a 43-year-old farmer in Lac Lam Commune of Don Duong District in Lam Dong Province has succeeded in manufacturing 15 kinds of agricultural machineries which have been sold domestically and internationally.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is expected to have 28 airports by 2030, including 15 domestic and 13 international airports.

 Asia has a number of markets that share similarities in geography, culture and lifestyle with Vietnam. These similarities are ripe for businesses to make the most of and allow their goods to penetrate the region.

 A village in the central Ha Tinh Province is reporting a rising number of cancer-related deaths while local authorities have yet to find a solution.

 A new cold spell has hit the northern region with temperatures of between 10-12 degrees centigrade.

 Hanoi has considered the use of geographic positioning chips for the management of local dogs.

The recent rise in ‘black credit’ has trapped individuals and families in big cities of Hanoi and HCM City as well as other provinces. When approaching this source of funds, most borrowers fall into the high interest trap