A third grader in Hai Phong was forced to drink water wrung from a board-cleaning cloth. Other students have been told to eat chilis or drink soapy water. 

Vietnam has very good achievements in foreign direct investment attraction, however, it needs to change its strategy and orientation to focus on the necessary sectors to improve efficiency.

A survey found that plastic waste, including domestic land litter and marine waste, is polluting the marine environment.   

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and State Counselor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi agreed to further deepen bilateral trade and investment on win-win basis towards achieving $1 billion or higher in two-way trade.

 Vietnam's recruitment market was upbeat in 2017 and more of the same is expected this year.

Investment ties between Vietnam and India are expected to further develop in the months to come with energy as one of the focuses. 

American psychotherapist Douglas Holwerda, whose primary work is talk therapy for those who are dealing with life problems or mental health issues, never planned to move to Vietnam—but now he’s lived here since 2011.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The operator of a stretch of National Highway 1 in Tien Giang Province has been facing protests from truck drivers and owners for collecting toll on the highway as well as a bypass it built.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The construction sector is currently seeing the highest number of fatal work accidents, making up more than 20 per cent of the total amount of incidents across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the past few days, glutinous rice balls are being served in various markets and food shops in Hanoi for the traditional Cold Food Festival.

The cultural diversity of ethnic groups in the northwestern province of Son La will be highlighted at the Liberation Day (April 30) celebrations at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town,

 VietNamNet Bridge – General Mai Chi Tho (1922-2007) and his comrades had to eat small rotten fishes and boiled buffalo meat that tasted like rubber when they were imprisoned at Hoa Lo Prison in 1940-1945.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Tri Province Border Guard on Tuesday successfully rescued 11 victims of forced labour in a gold mining area in the province.

The Prime Minister has asked ministries and localities to boost control on unsafe seafood exports and remove poor quality aquaculture products that failed to conduct food safety regulations at import markets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following a bumper season in 2017, import/exports continued to increase sharply in the first three months of 2018. 

 Alexandre Dang, an artist from France, is holding a multimedia site-specific exhibition on new perceptions linked with topics such as energy, movement and environment in Hanoi.

 The State-owned Hanoi Sewage and Drainage One Member Limited Company said it has released green algae into Hoan Kiem Lake to revive the unique green colour of the lake.

 Institutions and legal regulations for special administrative-economic zones in Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa and Kien Giang provinces must be different from other cities and provinces to attract investments, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

 A special exhibition on mementoes featuring Vietnam’s resistance wars opened to the public on April 18 in Hoa Lo prison, Hanoi.

 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected Vietnam’s economy to grow by 6.6 percent this year and 6.5 percent the following year in a recent report.