Although the forest coverage has increased, the quality of Vietnam’s forests have been declining, Director of the Silviculture Research Institute Tran Lam Dong said at a discussion in Hanoi on July 24.

 The labour market in Vietnam and many other countries has changed significantly under the impacts of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Deputy Minister of Labour, War Invalids, and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep has said.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia in collaboration with local authorities have completed paperwork for the repatriation of 42 Vietnamese fishermen. 

 Vietnam is now able to treat all strains of multi-drug-resistant and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) with short-term treatment regimens using newly accessible drugs.

 Statistics provided by several northern and north central provinces show that by July 24, torrential rains, floods, and landslides left 29 people dead, five others missing, and 26 injured. 

 The 20-year resistance war against America left nearly 850,000 Vietnamese soldiers dead and at least 300,000 of them may never be identified and returned to their living relatives.

At least 5,000 performers, including many professional artists and artisans from various craft villages, will parade and showcase their acts at the biggest festival ever to be held in the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake.

 Authorised offices in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 24 uncovered 100 cakes of heroin (about 35kg), hidden in a container of imported scrap.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Autism doesn’t just affect individuals. It is a condition that burdens entire families. It takes over whole lives of everyone close to those individuals suffering.

 Japanese consumers’ demand for Vietnamese processed chicken will open up more opportunities for Vietnam’s animal husbandry sector, according to experts. 

 Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Gia Lai JSC has hired a helicopter to bring its 26 workers out of the flooded area after the collapse of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in the Lao province of Attapeu. 

 On display at the exhibition are 52 photos by 10 Vietnamese photographers.

“Wings” is depicting how Vietnamese artists have awaken their creativity to origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, which was introduced into Vietnam in the mid 1960s.

 In the central region of Vietnam, a land of great heritage, visitors will feel as if they are travelling back in time to the glorious days of ancient dynasties, where unique natural wonders create scenes unlike anywhere else in the world.

 Banks required to control lending, Developers look to foreign investors, Public Bank Viet Nam to expand, Jetstar Pacific adopts QR code payment for online bookings, Regulations needed to improve monitoring of SOEs          

HCMC is leading the country in the number of foreign travelers, amounting to 50 percent of the total to Vietnam. However, it lags behind other localities in the development of hotels. 

One consultant predicts that 70 percent of manufacturers would apply digital transformation by 2020, and that the application would help enterprises increase their turnover by 30 percent.

Sociologists and psychologists all agree that it is necessary to teach personal finance management skills at school.

Japanese real estate investors are moving towards an increasing presence in a range of large-scale projects in Vietnam.

 In the three years since it began operations, Action for Hmong Development, a group of H’mong ethnic young people, has significantly contributed to preserving and promoting the indigenous culture of their tribe.

The General Department of Customs (GDC), in an effort to tighten control over scrap imports, has decided that paper and steel scrap importers must have import samples examined prior to customs clearance.

Chinese steel producers are planning to distribute their production capacity to other countries.

Chinese companies may pour large investments into Vietnam so that their products can bear made-in-Vietnam labels. 

 Airfare ceilings will be raised next year due to an increase in jet fuel prices and other costs related to foreign exchange rates, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

 Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending helps strengthen comprehensive financing, but Vietnam does not have a legal corridor for this debt financing method, and both borrowers and lenders are not protected by law.