Nguyen Tuan Khai, director general of the Viet Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, talks to Lao động cuối tuần (Weekend Labour) newspaper about his agency’s capacity to operate a nuclear power plant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Open Budget Index (OBI) of Vietnam scored 18 out of 100 points last year, much lower than the global average of 45.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A majority of foreign visitors to Vietnam choose to stay at hotels of three to four-star ratings while domestic tourists favor two to three-star hotels as shown in Vietnam Annual Tourism Report 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite having a large number of universities specialising in information and technology, IT companies in Viet Nam are still short of candidates, according to the HCM City Computer Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Education is one of the attractive sectors for U.S. investors and they are keen to establish colleges and universities meeting international standards in Vietnam, the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius,

VietNamNet Bridge – Import tax on CBU cars from Southeast Asian nations will be reduced to zero by 2018, posing a challenge for Vietnamese policy-makers and car producers,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japan and Vietnam have decided to elevate bilateral relations into an "extensive strategic partnership".

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Commission of Securities (SSC) is expected to submit a plan to the government to merge the two bourses into a single entity: the Viet Nam Stock Exchange.

While domestic banks have insisted on the delay of the implementation of the Circular No. 02 on classifying debts in accordance with international standards, foreign banks want the opposite thing. Meanwhile, SBV does not want any further delay.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly all the universities in Vietnam pledge the international standards TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, B1 for their graduates’ English skills. However, the “international standards” remain doubtful.