HCMC will reduce waste burial to below 50% by 2020 by switching to new waste treatment technologies, according to the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Generations ago, residents of Le Thuy District in the central province of Quang Binh developed unique chants to serve as the soundtrack to labour in the fields and at sea. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chief Inspector of Hanoi’s Transport Department Tran Nhat Quang speaks to Kinh te & Do thi (Economic and Urban Affairs) newspaper about difficulties in curbing transport violations in the city.

guyen Bich Lam, director general of the General Statistic Office, from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, speaks to Vietnam News Agency magazine Kinh te Viet Nam & The gioi on the true meaning of the concept of an unobserved economy.

 “The Mystery of Human Body”, an exhibition on real human body specimens in HCM City, was suspended temporarily today after numerous complaints about its controversial aesthetic approach by people.

The Vietnamese dong will not depreciate much against the US dollar in the second half of this year, so the whole year’s slide will be 3 per cent at the most, BVSC has forecast.

The Hanoi People’s Council on Thursday approved a resolution to raise tuition fees at public schools for the 2018-19 academic year.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Vietnam on July 8-9 to boost the comprehensive partnership between the two countries.

A Japanese court on July 6 sentenced Yasumasa Shibuya to life in prison over the 2017 murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba prefecture, according to the Kyodo news agency. 

River-based tourism products in HCM City have fallen short of expectations due to a lack of investment in infrastructure, experts have said.

Ousmane Dione, director of the World Bank for Vietnam said the country's sustainable development was being challenged by slower trade development, a poorly-skilled workforce, climate change and ageing population.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has said Vietnam and Chile’s legislative bodies should enhance exchanges and experience sharing in law-building.

VietNamNet Bridge - Under the State Bank’s Circular No 06, a commercial bank can hold less than 5 percent of shares of another credit institution.

Arriving in Hanoi in the hot summer, a lot of Hanoians will recommend you go straight to Trang Tien street to get an ice cream. The popular ice cream has become a specialty the city after more than 60 years of sales.

Most credit institutions reported good results in the second quarter of this year, and expected their business performance throughout 2018 to be better than the previous year. 

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh is frequently dubbed as the “Kingdom of Caves” for the magnificent specimens it boasts. 

Hanoi hopes to create a new driving force for the local culture industry, a sector with untapped potential.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid an official visit to Romania on July 6 and 7 at the invitation of Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu. 

 Executive Chairman of Dragon Capital Group, Dominic Scriven, affirmed that foreign capital flow is still strongly pouring into Vietnam in response to a question as to whether or not foreign investors are withdrawing capital from Vietnam.

A better performing Vietnamese workforce would see more foreign investors take an interest in coming to the country or expanding.