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Commune grows trees for poor students

 VietNamNet Bridge – Almost everyone in Tinh Tra Commune, Son Tinh District in the central province of Quang Ngai farms to earn their living.

Should children be sent to school before aged six?

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more parents, especially urbanites, want to send their children to school at the age of five instead of six as stipulated by the law.

Continued flourish

Already strong, trade and investment between Vietnam and South Korea will only grow in the future.

Major cities welcome first tourists of 2018

Ho Chi Minh City greeted the first foreign visitors of 2018 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on January 1 morning.

Minister sets higher goal at 2018 Asian Games

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien has set the goal to win at least three gold medals at the 18th Asian Games this year.

Vietnamese users lose $540 million from viruses: Bkav

Vietnam’s leading internet security firm, Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Centre (BKAV), announced that Vietnamese users lost some VND12.3 trillion (US$540 million) in 2017 due to viruses.

President: 2017 achievements – prerequisites for Vietnam’s sustainable development

What Vietnam has achieved in 2017 have created important prerequisites for the country to continue implementing successfully objectives and tasks set by the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

When it gets cold, it’s time for some greasy seaworms

Every late Autumn, when sunbeams gently light up trees, turning them yellow, and light cold front approaches in the north, the ruoi (seaworm) season begins, as it has done for a thousand years.

Foreign investors flock to limited-availability bank stocks

In 2017, Vietnamese banks have regained their appeal to foreign investors, after a long period of restructuring. 

Hanoi approves new "most expensive road on the planet"

Hanoi will build Hoang Cau-Voi Phuc Road, which is to be “the most expensive road on the planet,” carrying a price tag of VND7.78 trillion ($342.59 million).

Export goods spotlights 2017

Vietnam's agricultural, forestry, and fisheries (AFF) exports have seen spectacular performance in certain product categories and markets.

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical sector expected higher growth

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market is estimated to record revenue of US$5.2 billion in 2017, a 10 per cent increase from last year. The market is set for double digit growth within the next five years, according to Viet Nam Report Company (VNR).

Ranked ninth among foreign investors in VN, the US seeks better policies

US investors poured $10 billion worth of FDI (foreign direct investment)  into Vietnam by October 2017, becoming the ninth largest foreign investor in Vietnam among 128 countries and territories, according to FIA (Foreign Investment Agency). 

Mythical creatures enrich Vietnamese culture

 VietNamNet Bridge – Statues of traditional sacred animals guarding the gates of temples, pagodas and relics are gradually replacing fiercer looking animals designed in China, but made in Vietnam.

Heath insurance coverage hits 86.5% of population

 As of mid-December, 81.06 million people had social, health, and unemployment insurance. 

FDI inflow into Vietnam nears $36 billion in 2017

 FDI inflow into Vietnam nears 36 billion USD in 2017

Food safety a focus ahead of Lunar New Year

Nguyen Nhu Tiep, director of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Quality Management Department, speaks to the newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay on measures to ensure food safety

2017 - A successful year of VN's economic integration

 The international community has praised Viet Nam for a successful economic integration in 2017 thanks to creative and drastic management of the Government. 

Man’s invention turns husk into packed bars

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rice husk is no longer agricultural waste thanks to a heat press machine invented by rural engineer Tran Dinh Lai in central Thua Thien- Hue Province.

River fish make fortune for breeder

Ly Van Bon is making a fortune breeding river fish in cages in a tributary of the Mekong River. He ís farming the fish, known as Ca that lat knifefish (notopterus), in the Hau River and believes he ís the first to do so.