Lecturers have said hundreds of students had been either being expelled or left universities because of boring curriculums and a lack of interest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This year’s year-end bonuses at enterprises nationwide are expected to be higher than last year. The average bonus is expected to be higher than the usual one month’s salary,

 Lendbiz Joint Stock Company, which uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending model, was recently set up in Hanoi.

 Eight investors have registered to become strategic shareholders of the Vietnam Oil Corporation (PV Oil) as of January 10, PV Oil CEO Cao Hoai Duong confirmed on the sidelines of the corporation’s roadshow.

  National carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to launch the first direct route between Viet Nam and the United States (US) this year, with the destination being either San Francisco or Los Angeles in California.

 Viet Nam has set a goal of earning between US$19.5 billion and $20 billion from footwear, bags and suitcases in 2018, up 10 per cent and 12 per cent from 2017.

 The seafood sector will strive to exceed this year’s export target of US$8.5 billion set by the Government, the head of the industry’s main business group has said.

 The Indonesian Anti-Dumping Committee (KADI) recently announced a statement of essential facts on the anti-dumping investigation of colour-coated steel sheets imported from Vietnam and China, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 President Tran Dai Quang highlighted huge potential for Vietnam-Japan cooperation across the fields, noting that the Extensive Strategic Partnership between the two nations is flourishing.

Of $6.19 worth of capital that foreign investors used to contribute capital and buy into Vietnamese enterprises in 2017, 60 percent was injected into M&A deals in HCMC.

 Incentives are needed to encourage small- and medium–sized enterprises (SMEs) to join green growth projects, said Hoang Thi Hong, Director of the SME Development Fund (SMEDF) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam Television’s channel 6 (VTV6, the youth channel) has become a site for digital natives, especially those born between the years 1985 and 2000.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 10,0000 people are expected to attend a music festival aimed at connecting all people together despite their age or interests.

Young Vietnamese singers — Min, Son Tung and Huong Tram, whose hits have garnered millions of views on Youtube — dominate the top five in all categories of the Zing Music Awards 2017,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel experts have urged HCM City to classify its tourism activities into specific groups with development potential, such as shopping tourism, community tourism and river tourism.

Ballets by Vietnamese and international choreographers will appear on stage at the HCM City Opera House on January 19, with the night’s highlight being a new contemporary ballet titled Falling Angels choreographed

 VietNamNet Bridge – The average income of civil servants from HCM City is expected to increase this year but will not exceed 1.8 times their main salaries, according to Le Thanh Phong, 

 Early bird registration for the sixth Manulife Da Nang International Marathon on August 12 opens today.

 Vietnam’s benchmark VNIndex has extended its growth for a fourth straight week, though recent market trading conditions suggest the benchmark index could struggle with rising selling pressures this week.

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) announced the White Book on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh on January 14.