HCMC needs at least 12 waste water treatment plants to deal with the large volume of domestic waste water daily. However, it is difficult to call for private investments in the sector.

The number of Vietnamese students going to international schools in Vietnam is expected to increase rapidly in the near future following a new regulation which allows international schools to receive more Vietnamese students.

Domestic and foreign developers such as Grab, Zalo and Line are running a race of developing super-apps as they believe ‘early birds will catch the worm’.

 The shoe-making store of Trinh Ngoc was opened in Ho Chi Minh City in 1975, among the oldest of its kind still operating today.

  Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s state visit to Vietnam in September is expected to create new momentum for the bilateral strategic partnership, a diplomat said.

 The Hanoi Food Culture Festival 2018, the first of its kind, will take place in the capital city from October 5-10 with an aim of introducing Hanoi’s cuisine legacy to locals and tourists alike. 

 With unpredictable weather abnormalities and extreme climate change, people in the coastal areas in central Vietnam are suffering unfathomable losses. 

 Ho Chi Minh City is calling for investment to 17 flood prevention and wastewater treatment projects, and needs more than 96 trillion VND (4.12 billion USD) for the works from now to 2020.

 Vietnamese shrimp exporters need to improve quality of their products, and update procedures and requirements in the Republic of Korea (RoK) to overcome technical barriers that hinder the shipments, experts have said.

 US News has listed Vietnam as one of the 30 best solo travel destinations alongside its neighbours Singapore and Thailand.

 Four domestic carriers - Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) reported 26,578 delayed and cancelled flights, or 15 percent of their total flights, in the first seven months of 2018.

 Having suffered a significant reduction in the number of sea turtles and the species’ breeding activities, the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan is making efforts to improve the situation

 The Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health has asked rabies vaccine suppliers and importers to ensure stockpiles are built up to meet increasing demand.

 Vietnam’s derivatives market has maintained a monthly growth rate of 35 percent since it was launched one year ago, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX).

 The Government of Vietnam considers the fourth Industrial Revolution, especially aspects concerning artificial intelligence, a huge opportunity for Vietnam to become a modern, industrialised nation in the near future.

 The International Three-Cushion Carom Billiards Tournament BTV-Becamex IJC Cup 2018 will take place in the southern province of Binh Duong from August 16-18, gathering 64 cueists from Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands.

 57 years have gone by after the US started to spray some 80 million litres of toxic chemicals, including Agent Orange/dioxin over nearly one quarter of the total area of South Vietnam. 

 Buses using compressed natural gas or CNG are deemed more eco-friendly than normal buses, however Hanoi’s plan to introduce a new fleet of buses has been hindered by multiple obstacles. 

 The President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi will reopen for visitors from August 16 after the temporary closure for annual maintenance and renovation in 2018.

 Indian investors interested in denim production in Vietnam, Vietnamese start-ups seek opportunities in Malaysia, All public procurement will be taken online by 2025, Bac Giang province facilitates Australian investment

Vietnamese students gather in sport festival in RoK, Vietnam joins Army Games for the first time, Vietnamese journalists make study tour of RoK, Experience in attracting resources from foreign NGOs highlighted

 Socio-Cultural Community has special position in ASEAN Community, 19th National External Affairs Conference convenes in Hanoi, External activities help boost localities’ growth, Can Tho, US extend multifaceted cooperation

 In recent years, to cope with unpredictable weather patterns, the Vietnamese government has made great efforts in natural disaster prevention and control. 

 The approved land-use master plan for HCM City will have significant impact on the city’s development in the future, Nguyen Toan Thang, Director of the municipal Natural Resource and Environment Department, said.

 Vietnamese designers are for the first time heading to a major exhibition in London next month.