VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal coach and bus services are a big concern for the country, despite the authority’s best efforts to put the brakes on those flouting the law.

Over the past ten years, rural areas in Vietnam have been thriving as households’ income and per capita income all witnessed a marked increase, helping to reduce poverty and improve quality of life in the countryside.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert showcasing music composed by Vietnamese-American Lam Phuong will be held at IDECAF in HCM City next week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal gold mining in the Kim Hy Nature Reserve in the northern province of Bac Kan continues to be a puzzle for authorities despite their best efforts to put an end to the activity.

Vietnamese consumers now have more opportunities to access safe food as more businesses are spending big money to develop safe food chains, from cultivation to distribution.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rapid urbanization has had serious consequences on tourism cities which are the home of natural and cultural heritage sites.

Following moves to accelerate the building of an e-government, the matter of opening government data has been put into discussion.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of million of textbook copies, worth a total of VND1 trillion, are thrown away each year.

 Viet Nam will become an attractive destination for real estate investment and business because of the high demand for housing, industrial park infrastructure, shopping malls, and tourism property.

 Banks are putting non-performing loans (NPLs) and collateral of default borrowers on auction in a move to speed up the resolution of bad debts.

 Consumer finance companies are offering various promotions to customers, aiming to enlarge their share in an increasingly competitive market.

 Five commodities had export values exceeded US$1 billion in August, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 Viet Nam’s rice exports are expected to rise in the remaining months of the year thanks to increasing demand in many markets, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 Hungary considers Vietnam the most important partner in Southeast Asia and will work to strengthen the comprehensive partnership with the country, Hungarian President Janos Ader has said.

 The Ha Noi Business Incubator (HBI), part of the European Union-funded supporting programme for the Vietnamese private sector, has helped 30 start-ups and created 1,000 jobs.

 National pride and success have become synonymous with the song “Viet Nam oi” written in 2011 to cheer on the Vietnamese contingent at the 26th Southeast Asian Games. 

 A world in which robots fully take work over from humans may seem scary for developing economies, but on-going automation is bringing substantial benefits to businesses and society.

 National carrier Vietnam Airlines signed a co-operation agreement to become the main carrier for Germany’s Hessen State and the World University Service (WUS) in Frankfurt on Friday.

 The Vietnamese Government has affirmed the major economic role played by the foreign direct investment (FDI) sector over the past three decades, stressing its continuing importance for the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eleven men onboard a fishing vessel were rescued on Sunday morning in the coastal central province of Quang Nam’s Tam Giang Commune.