Dinh Tuan Minh, an economic expert from the Institute for Policy Research and Technology, speaks to the newspaper Kinh tế & Đô thị on the need for transparency and accountability in the decision to raise the environmental tax

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has requested commercial banks to control disbursement in risky business fields such as real estate, consumer credit and securities investments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Van Don Island is quiet on a rainy day. When we paid them a visit, the range of islands in Bai Tu Long Bay was covered in a blanket of drizzle.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Organising outdoor activities for patients may be unusual at most hospitals but it is normal at Da Nang Hospital of Traditional Medicine.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bamboo, clay and straw were traditionally used as building materials in rural Vietnam, when cement, brick and steel were not available. As cities expand, homes made of bamboo have gradually disappeared,

Many elderly people want to relax and spend more time with their families, but some old people in Thanh Hoa Province’s mountainous district of Quan Son are proving they can still play a big role in society.

 The new amended draft law on securities allowing full foreign ownership at public companies and investment funds would help Viet Nam’s securities market be included in MSCI’s review list for a potential reclassification to Emerging Markets status.

 The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange has announced the list of 78 shares which are not eligible for margin trading in the last quarter of this year – with many of them under the radar of investors.

 Several listed companies want to adjust their business targets for this year with the end of 2018 approaching.

 Growth in the domestic office market has continued this year and is set to remain at record levels well into the future after more than 7 per cent growth in grade A rents last year, according to Savills Viet Nam.

 The domestic market saw strong development in the landed property segment in the third quarter of this year, according to CBRE Viet Nam’s report on the Ha Noi property market.

Vietnam has made significant socio-economic achievements over the past 30 years of its reform process. The changes have become an inspiration for Catherine Karnow, photographer for the renowned National Geographic magazine. 

 Vietnam has produced two vaccines against seasonal and A/H5N1 flu. The vaccines are expected to be licensed by 2019. This makes Vietnam among several countries that have successfully produced A/H5N1 avian influenza vaccines for humans.

 Vietnam’s biggest dairy firm Vinamilk is eyeing foreign markets in the hopes of offsetting the declining growth in the local market.

 Leaders of Cambodia and Russia, as well as those of foreign parties have sent their condolences to leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government, people and family of Do Muoi over the former Party chief’s passing away.

 A leading Canadian jazz band will perform in Hà Nội to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Việt Nam.

 The Party, State and people of Vietnam will do their best, together with the Lao counterparts, to preserve and develop the Vietnam-Laos special relationship.

 The Party Central Committee on October 6 wrapped up its 8th plenum after five days of working, with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair. It issued an announcement on the work of the plenum.

VietNamNet Bridge - The technology revolution has had great impact on many different business fields in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Having been in Vietnam for 10 years, with four Vietnamese partners, Aeon, the big retailer from Japan, is cancelling its cooperation contracts with several partners because of business differences.