Sea-based economic sectors contribute 10 percent of Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

 Vietnam supplied 25 percent of Japan’s imported coffee products in the first 11 months of 2018, according to Nikkei Asian Review.  

US President Donald Trump has proposed removing some countries from its GSP (generalized system of preferences) program. If this occurs, exports from countries to the US will bear higher tariffs.

With a depth of about 800m, a length of 1.7km and a cliff slope of 70-90o, Tu San is believed to be the deepest canyon in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge - Used iPhone XRs, sourced from the US, are now available at many private shops. However, the high price is unattractive to users.

Cloud, AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity are becoming more widely accepted trends in Vietnam, according to Mr. Tan Jee Toon, Country General Manager of IBM Vietnam.

 The serviced apartment and shophouse markets in Ho Chi Minh City are both receiving greater attention from investors, according to a recent CBRE report.

Foreign investors have shown an increasingly keen interest in Vietnamese tech startups.

 Civil servants, officials, workers, and students in HCMC will have three days off for the Hung Kings’ anniversary from April 13-15 this year, announced the city People’s Committee.

 Seven people were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus ran into a group of people attending a funeral in the northern province of Vinh Phuc early on Wednesday morning.

 Thousands of foreign employees in Vietnam have been inducted into the mandatory social insurance programme, according to Vietnam Social Insurance (VSS).

Hanoi’s football fans flooded the streets as Vietnam beat Thailand with an impressive 4-0 scoreline in Hanoi on March 26 and entered the 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

VietNamNet Bridge - The English teaching curriculum, with a focus on grammar lessons, and the lack of speaking practice, are behind the failure of the national English teaching program, experts say.

Asked if Hanoi is one of the two most polluted cities in Southeast Asia, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Le Tuan Dinh said there was no convincing proof.

Voi waterfall, located in the central highlands of Lam Dong, has seen large number of visitors who come to witness the pristine natural scenery and beautiful caves.

 Recent moves to speed up the operation of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line have brought new hopes of a rise of property prices along the route after years of delays.

A total of 17 proposed solar power projects have been put on ice as they risk missing the deadline of the feed-in tariff of 9.35 cents that ends in June 2019 due to inconsistencies in the ­evaluation of the projects. 

 After revealing its ambition to build the largest offshore wind farm in Vietnam, a UK-based ­renewables group is to deliver utility-scale offshore wind ­energy that meets the need for affordable electricity in the country.

 With a recent rise of renewables in Vietnam triggered by the growing demand for electricity and conducive policies, solar power projects are outpacing wind power ones. How can wind development catch up with the solar boom in country?  

 Vietnam’s GDP growth is forecasted to slow to 6.7 per cent this year and 6.2 per cent by 2020, according to a report produced by ICAEW.