Viet Nam’s tra fish producers and exporters should consider their future as Chinese enterprises move into the market. 

 Banking on solid economic growth, a young population and strong internet coverage, Viet Nam has been making efforts to become a start-up nation.

The use of pesticides in agricultural production should be properly considered and applied, said Jason Sandahi, an expert from the US Department of Agriculture, at a seminar in Hanoi on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jacques de Guerny, a French researcher has spent more than three years tracing the evolution of bronze drums in Southeast Asia, including in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 25th meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council was convened in Ha Long City, the northern province of Quang Ninh, yesterday.

Police of central Khanh Hoa Province yesterday started criminal proceedings against Le Huy Toan, deputy chairman of Nha Trang City’s People’s Committee, for lacking responsibilities and causing serious consequences related to ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Hue of Quang Ninh won gold and set a record at the National Sports Games in the women’s 10,000m event on Wednesday in Hanoi.

 A Malaysian woman was arrested at Tan Son Nhat Airport while attempting to smuggle more than 4kg of cocaine into Viet Nam on Wednesday, HCM City Customs reported.

 HCM City University of Economics has became the first university in Viet Nam to exempt tuition fees and even pay postgraduate students who decide to study for a PhD at the university.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology and Xinova signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a global innovation centre in VN to connect Vietnamese innovators with the global innovative network for greater creative ideas.

Reports of new cases of HIV among homosexual groups have increased by 25 per cent in the first ten month this year, said La Thi Loan, vice director of Hanoi's Disease Control Centre.

 Japan-based Money Forward Inc., the largest provider of cloud-based asset and accounting management services in the East Asian country, recently set up its subsidiary Money Forward Vietnam in District 4 of Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association and the World Wildlife Fund launched a water risk report for Vietnam’s textile and garment industry and a tool for assessing water risks in the Mekong region in HCMC on November 28. 

 Three Russian universities have been awarded Vietnam’s Friendship Order in recognition of their contributions to the Southeast Asian nation’s education and training.

 By the end of this year, Vietnam will need a workforce of 350,000 IT employees. However, to date the supply can meet only half of the requirement. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Logistics Association (VLA) says that logistics costs in Vietnam are 16-17 percent of GDP, not 20.9 percent as reported before by several institutions.

Thermopower ash and slag is considered normal solid waste, suitable to be used in the construction industry. However, no state management agency has been assigned to provide certification that ash and slag is not hazardous waste.

VietNamNet Bridge - Recent findings by Vietnamese scientists and their co-workers have made significant contributions to the world’s industries.

VietNamNet Bridge - A student was given 231 slaps on the face recently because he spoke badly of someone’s mother.

 The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will hold a J-Dance show at the Youth Theater in Hanoi on December 7 and 8.