Visitors to the London Design Biennale 2018 last month were fascinated with an installation at the Viet Nam Pavilion. Entitled Khải, the installation was created by fashion designer Vu Thao, multidisciplinary designer Giang Nguyen ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – A local craftsman from central Vietnam is trying to replace single-use plastic straws with reusable bamboo alternatives at hotels, resorts and restaurants in Hoi An, Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc.

Tran Tuan Viet doesn’t have that worn-out, dusty appearance of most photographers. Wearing glasses, with a clean-cut look and a confident half-smile, he gives off the impression of a lawyer who had studied his case well before trial.

VietNamNet Bridge - While many businesses are still busy developing e-hailing and delivery apps, Grab, Now and Zalo have triggered a new battle among super-apps.

For many years, state offices have progressively digitized their jobs to become more transparent and save overhead cost as well as human resources.

 A woman in Khanh Hoa Province has won the Vietnamese Women 2018 Awards for her devotion to disabled children.

 Crypto Expo Asia 2018 will take place at SUNTEC in the Windsor Plaza Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24.

 The HCM City Supreme People’s Procuracy have asked Grab to pay over VND41.2 billion (USD1.8 million) in compensation based on a claim of unfair competition after the hearing of a lawsuit filed in HCM City on Tuesday.

 Many Vietnamese and international designers have gathered to attend Vietnam International Fall/Winter Fashion Week 2018 which was opened in Hanoi on the evening of October 25.  

 The area near Song Tranh Hydropower Plant 2 reservoir in the central province of Quang Nam has continued being hit by earthquakes.

 Hanoi authorities have said that the metro station by Hoan Kiem Lake would have no impact at all on the area.

The Government did not achieve its budget revenue collection target in January-September, while the country’s public debt burden was getting heavier, according to the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee’s report

  The rampant use of designations for apartment buildings such as “high-end,” “luxurious” and “premier” in the property market is an emerging trick to lure customers, according to the HCMC Real Estate Association.

 Platform particularly useful in hard-to-fill positions, according to recent VietnamWorks report.

Vietnamese banks have reported positive third-quarter results for 2018, continuing on the recovery path and making it easier for them to seek foreign capital in the future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The annual ox racing festival at Rô Temple is a popular event for both locals and tourists. This year’s edition, which took place on October 14-15, gathered 25 pairs of strong oxen from all over Tinh Bien District. 

The shortcomings in the Vietnam seafood industry have been exaggerated by foreign media, placing obstacles on domestic seafood exports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi State agencies have made 9,000 employees redundant so far this year.

Traffic congestion has cost Hanoi between US$1 and 1.2 billion per year and has made air pollution five times worse, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy under the Ministry of Transport said.

Vietnamese beauty Bui Phuong Nga was named in the Top 10 of Miss Grand International 2018 in the grand final held in Myanmar on October 25.