Some of Ha Noi’s top schools are finding it difficult to fill their classrooms, according to Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper.

 Vietnam’s U20 basketball team will compete in a friendly youth tournament in Cambodia on December 27-31.

 Solar power is attracting great attention from the Vietnamese Government and businesses, but certain challenges are facing the utilisation of this type of renewable energy.

 The 2018 King of Pickup (KOP), the biggest championships of its kind in Vietnam, will take place on Tuan Chau island, Ha Long city on December 15 and 16.

 Property developer Vingroup has gained the State Securities Commission (SSC)’s approval to sell 20 million non-convertible bonds.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in Hanoi on December 7 evening, concluding her official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the invitation of Speaker of the RoK’s parliament Moon Hee-sang.

Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security on December 8, issued a decision to prosecute and detain Nguyen Thanh Tai, former vice chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge - Seventy-five percent of Vietnam’s farm produce is exported to China, but the figure could fall as China grows more of its own food.

Pham Van Thien, the leader of a volunteer team from Da Nang Technology College and other institutions has created art spaces for more than 100 cafes and bars in the central city since his first year studying at the college.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Much has been said about women being underrepresented in science and engineering, and measures have been suggested to drive the female presence in the sector, including the importance of role models.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts say that bad debts will be settled only if there is a debt market, but the market still has not taken shape because of the lack of a legal framework.

 The HCM City People’s Council yesterday approved many policies related to solutions for cultural and socio-economic development.

At the height of more than 3,000 metres above sea level, Pu Si Lung in Lai Chau Province is known as the third highest mountain peak in Vietnam, after Fanxipan in Lao Cai and Putaleng in Lai Chau.

Ha Tat Thang, director general of the Department of Labour Safety, under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs talks to the Nhân Dân monthly edition on suggested solutions to prevent accidents in working places.

 The Vietnamese logistics sector must take advantage of global integration to reach its full potential, deputy minister of industry and trade Cao Quoc Hung said at a meeting on Friday.

 Việt Nam’s top cueist Nguyễn Quốc Nguyện defeated Birol Uymaz from Turkey in the knock-out round of the World Cup Carom Billiard 3 Cushion, held on Friday in Hurghada, Egypt.  

 A boiler exploded yesterday noon at Cửu Long Steel Company in the northern coastal city of Hải Phòng, leaving 13 workers injured and one missing.

 Vietjet Air CEO and President Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has been recognised as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh, the embassy’s staff and representatives of the Vietnamese community on December 7 greeted Vietnam’s national football team at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh and Korean Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Sung Yunmo signed a memorandum of understanding on an action plan to reach US$100 billion in bilateral trade by 2020.