The revenue of Vietnamese network operators has suffered an uncharacteristic low in the first quarter of this year due to new legislation reducing top-up promotions for pre-paid subscribers from 50 percent to 20 percent. 

 Grab’s acquisition of Uber opens the door for Vietnamese businesses to enter the ride-sharing market, said Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Safety Traffic Committee.

 Many farmers in the Mekong Delta have suffered losses in the 2017-2018 sugarcane crop because of low prices.

 The government will have breakthroughs in the reform of legal regulations and business investment conditions for the domestic real estate market this year, according to experts.

Vietnam is home to 5,407 operating craft villages nationwide, according to the Vietnam Craft Village Association. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam have been promoted to Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic LED (light-emitting diodes) market has been developing rapidly but chaotically in recent years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Competing with traditional taxis and avoiding tax, Uber gained ill fame during its operation in Vietnam. However, it helped energized the taxi market and create an ‘e-hailing’ culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Nguyen Hung won the 10th stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Saigon Heat lost to San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 85-96 in the play-off round of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the CIS Arena in HCM City on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national women’s football team lost to reigning champions Japan 0-4 in the opening match of Group B of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rapid tourism development has put pressure on local infrastructure and environment in the UNESCO-protected town of Hoi An.

Scientists have been surprised by students’ creativity and practical ideas, including a non-Braille book reader for the visually impaired and a smart garbage can. 

Raising pigs in a three-storey building equipped with an elevator sounds more eccentric than scientific. Pig farmer Nguyen Trong Long, however, has proven the benefits of raising pigs in clean, modern and environmentally friendly conditions, 

 Apple Viet Nam LLC has launched a discounted replacement programme for iPhone’s expired battery from now until December 31 this year, reported the Viet Nam Competition Authority.

 The 2017 Golden Kite Awards’ organisation board received 117 cinematographic submissions in various categories, including featured film, TV series, documentary film, cartoon, scientific films and short films.

VinaCapital has invested $32.5 million in Ba Huan, a poultry egg producer, while Kido plans to join forces with a Thai partner to make bottled milk tea and herbal drinks. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to HCM City are well aware of the 20th century history of Independence Palace, now one of the city’s most popular tourist destinations. But most don’t know about its origins as Norodom Palace

Prof Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, 74, former director of Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital in HCM City, was the first person in Vietnam to offer a fertility treatment in which embryos are introduced directly into the uterus,

 Vietnam’s Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy has stressed the need for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to take the lead in promoting peace and security based on the UN Charter and international law – a prerequisite to sustainable development.