VietNamNet Bridge – The number of water buses operating in HCM City’s new transport service remains low, causing long wait time for passengers, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – International Master Pham Le Thao Nguyen continued her good performance at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online shops on social networks can be a great way for small-scale traders to shift some clobber, but a public forum probably isn’t the best place to sell stolen goods.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature plans to launch a communication campaign to promote the non-use of plastic bags as a prelude to its sea turtle conservation programme on Ly Son Island in 2018.

Cameroon Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella has affirmed that Cameroon hopes to bolster co-operation with Vietnam in trade, investment, agriculture, education, green energy and telecommunications. 

 The demand for ornamental fish in the country is large but fish breeders in HCM City have not fully exploited this market because of their small scale of production.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some say all original thought is simply undetected plagiarism, and most undergrad students know a thing or two about ripping off idea’s from others, but at least kids cover their tracks.

 The country’s cement sector saw a successful year in 2017 as its consumption reached 80 million, up 6 per cent from last year.

 More firms in Vietnam are turning to bonds for funding, but experts believe that the Vietnamese corporate bond market has a long way to go before it can attract foreign investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Boeing’s partner and strategic supplier Huneed Technologies has expressed its willingness to build a factory to make electrical wires for aircraft in HCMC. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese are eating a lot of salty food. However, many people refuse to accept that excess salt in one’s daily diet is not healthy and may cause several non communicable diseases (NCDs)) 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to list 10 banks on the stock market this year, but only four have implemented the listing so far. Others are still consulting with shareholders.

VietNamNet Bridge - Truong Trong Nghia, a NA Deputy, at the working session with the HCMC People’s Committee, warned that the two banks of Sai Gon River are being ‘privatized’.

Some of the proposals on Education n reform include: raising salaries for teachers, changing the Vietnamese script, removing district education sub-departments, and removing ‘Chi Pheo’ from textbooks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A long time ago, monks in the South used sugar palm leaves to maintain a written record of Buddhist prayers.

 The Japanese labour export market is seen as the most successful employment market for Vietnamese guest workers as it offers diverse industries suitable for all working classes.

Dr Hoang Ngoc Giao, director of the Institute for Policy, Law and Development Studies, tells Tuoi Tre (Youth) that the parliament owes the public a law on public private partnership and needs to repay its “debt” soon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hue City in central Thua Thien- Hue Province and one of its hotel facilities have been listed among the awardees of the ASEAN Green Awards 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose a new roadmap for calculating pensions for female workers to the National Assembly (NA).

 Over the past few months, foreign funds have been ceaselessly selling a hefty volume of stocks worth up to $100 million during the year-end season of stock market launches, whilst actively seeking investment opportunities in the country.