The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on December 22 approved an ordinance on amendments and supplements to several articles of four ordinances related to planning.

 Football has inspired patriotism and national pride, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 21 when hosting the national football team and head coach Park Hang-seo.

 The government has established the National Mental Health Program, but industry observers have noted that it only covers approximately 30 per cent of the country and uses a very narrow list of mental illnesses.

 The People’s Court of the south central province of Binh Thuan on December 21 handed out prison sentences to 12 defendants, including two customs officials, involved in a multi-trillion VND fuel smuggling case, the biggest unveiled so far in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Logistics, considered a industry with huge contributions to the development of the economy, has not lived up to its potentials due to human resources shortage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young UK tourist Sean Williams chose Vietnam for his first trip to Asia in November, and revelled in the country’s rich culture and cuisine.

VietNamNet Bridge - The speeding up of the equitization process has helped Vietnam’s IPO market lead Southeast Asia in terms of value.

More than 500 florist households in Xuan Quan commune, Van Giang district, Hung Yen province are gearing up for the biggest season of the year – the upcoming Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

With a sewing needle, a reel of thread and a piece of cloth on her person at all times, Lo Ta May, 29, from Ta Phin Village in the northern province of Lao Cai has all she needs to stitch her intricate embroidery, any time and any place.

 Vietnam’s budding yet fragmented car rental sector is providing immense opportunities for local and global players to tap into the industry with technological advancements, as well as leading various merger and acquisition activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online sexual exploitation of children has been increasing in Vietnam in recent years.

 The caterpillar of the Brihaspa atrostigmella moth lives in the terminal leaf of the Tiger grass are being sought out as an expensive delicacy of the northwestern provinces.

The credit rating market is dominated by three big players, which hold 95 percent of the world’s market share. They are Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s, which hold 80 percent, and Fitch Ratings 15 percent.

 In the vicinity of the Sreyvonya pagoda in Binh Phuoc province, the sound of children’s laughter brightens up the atmosphere. 

Mr. Badrinath Ramanathan, Partner at McKinsey & Company, discusses matters from McKinsey's eighth annual review of banks with VET.

 As “Made in Vietnam” smartphone brands are jealously guarding their tiny market share in the fiercely competitive mid-end segment against Chinese devices, newcomer Vsmart’s chances in the arena are subject to heavy speculation. 

After spending six years in Vietnam, Irene Ohler has fallen in love with the nation’s culture and people. She has been particularly taken by the women in Vietnam thanks to their strength, resilience and beauty. 

Singaporean James Chew was a town planner for 35 years before he arrived in Vietnam back in 2005. Having been a professional hockey player in Singapore, he and like-minded expats decided to start promoting the sport

 Funerals customs vary between ethnic groups in Vietnam. For many ethnic minority groups, funeral activities include games, dancing, and dressing in special ritual costumes, which might be considered odd in other cultures.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many environmentalists have raised concerns over the proposal to build a spiritual tourism site in Hanoi’s Huong Son Commune which is home to Huong (Perfume) Pagoda.