Quan Ba, a heaven of clouds and mountains

 Quan Ba, a scenic district in northern Ha Giang province is a gateway to the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark. High rocks, small, deep valleys, winding roads, and unique local culture make Quan Ba a tourist attraction.

PM Phuc meets Premier of Quebec, Canadian firms

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard on June 8 (Canada time), as part of his attendance at the Group of Seven (G7) Outreach Summit and visit to Canada from June 8 – 10. 

E-commerce cost too high for some

 Vietnam is proving difficult terrain for e-commerce players, as they keep burning money to grab a slice of the lucrative market, which results in mounting losses and, for some, their eventual demise.

Vietnamese PM meets Governor General of Canada

Vietnamese PM meets Governor General of Canada, PM has working lunch with Canadian former PM, Governor General, PM introduces investment opportunities to Canadian firms, PM enjoys smart technological show in Canada’s university

American poet loves VN folk songs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to Vietnam during the American war as a voluntary teacher of English at Can Tho University, a 24-year-old American man did not know he would find the inspiration for his life’s work.

Saving the wetlands and a home for cranes

 In the last few years, more Sarus cranes, a threatened species, have been spotted returning to the wetlands in Kien Giang Province. The restoration of the wetlands, the last extensive remnant of a lepironia grass ecosystem

Social News 9/6

Cooperation badly needed to fight flood at TSN airport, Vietnam learns international experience in wind power development, Artwork campaign aims to raise awareness of marine plastic pollution

Many businesses see bold hope for agriculture investment

 Despite there being few investors in the agricultural sector, it has become attractive to multisector businesses in recent years, showing positive changes in investor opinion regarding the potential of the sector.

Earth Hour Vietnam: The story of a youth-empowered movement

 During Earth Hour 2018 more than 100,000 people in Vietnam turned off unnecessary appliances, saving 485,000 kWh of energy.

Esports bursting with potential

 Esports is becoming a market of some potential in Vietnam, according to a recent report from the Appota JSC and VTVPlay.

Little desert in Ninh Thuan province

Every year from April to July is the driest period in Ninh Thuan, turning the locality into a mini desert. Local farmers struggle to cover this desert land with the green of development.

A new dawn for Vietnam’s luxury hoteliers

 The hotel and hospitality sector in Vietnam is experiencing a resurgence, with many properties reporting strong occupancy rates and a large number of new operators entering the market.

Vietnam Expressway Corporatio warns of risk of bankruptcy

 If the government does not provide bailout, Vietnam's largest state-owned highway developer could face bankruptcy after spending VND90 trillion ($4 billion) on the construction of 415 kilometres of expressways in 14 years.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/6

Viettel eyes 50 million USD from online film website, KOVA Paint puts Dong Nai factory into operation, Vinacomin records high coal output, sales, What does HSC expect from loss-making Vinasun?

State-owned universities to aim at financial autonomy

 At present, the higher education system in Vietnam is divided into two types, the first of which is state-owned universities receiving budget totally from the nation and the second is fully autonomous universities.

Forest database key for Vietnam

Vietnamese people can control their own forest resources, ensure food security and diversify their income by using Management Information System for Forest Sector in Vietnam (FORMIS).

VN Index falls, investors advised to buy equities

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors have been advised to buy equities in the context of the bear market. 

Chinese smart phone manufacturers make headways in Vietnam

 The arrival of China-based mobile manufacturers, including Oppo, Huawei, Xiaomi, and Vivo into the mid-end smart phone market in Vietnam has made giants like Sony and Microsoft to withdraw from the market.

Disbursement of budget met with flaws

Dinh Van Nha, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Finance and Budgetary Affairs, talks about his concern over the ineffectiveness of using the State budget in many localities.

First intangible cultural heritage festival in September

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first festival on world’s intangible cultural heritage will be held in the northern province of Tuyen Quang in September. 

Put the phone down and talk to your kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twelve-year-old Nguyen Thi Hoa Ly from Hanoi’s Ha Dong District is upset as she feels lonely even at home.

Hoa Sen Group crumbles?

 Falling profit figures and stock prices, mounting debt pressures, and the latest halting of a project in the c entral province of Nghe An are the newest obstacles of Hoa Sen Group, Vietnam’s one of leading steel manufacturers.

VTV wins World Cup 2018 broadcast right

 The Vietnam Television (VTV) has earned the right to broadcast live all 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in the country, it announced on June 8. 

VNPT successfully divests capital from finance subsidiary

  The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has successfully divested capital from its finance subsidiary, the Post and Telecommunication Finance Company Ltd (PTF).

VN’s largest solar project breaks ground

 CMX Re Sunseap Viet Nam Solar Power Joint Stock Company on Friday began construction of Viet Nam’s largest solar farm, a 168-MW project in southern Ninh Thuan Province’s Ninh Son District.