HCM City publicizes environmental quality on electric board

 Environment quality monitoring will be provided on the city’s electric traffic board, said the department of environment & natural resource.

Vietnam locates in group of low petrol price countries

Vietnam’s retail petrol price is lower than neighboring countries and many ASEAN nations, said head of Tax Policy Department Pham Dinh Thi yesterday.

Tourist stripped over by iron hook receives $1,000 in compensation

 Vien Dong Import-Export Company yesterday sent a letter of apology and $1,000 in compensation for a female tourist who stumbled over an iron hook left by the company.

Nomad life frames in Ninh Thuan

 Ninh Thuan is a province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam. Coming to Ninh Thuan, one can see images of nomadic people, with their sheep in farms, fields and mountain slopes.

White lilies suggest the beginning of summer

They may not be colourful or fragrant, but lilies are an all-time favourite with many. Fondly called the flower of April or simply summer flowers, lilies bloom only once a year. 

Cong (tube cake) - a specialty of Can Tho

 This is a popular traditional food in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho. The cake is called Cong cake because the tool used to make this cake looks like a tube.

Washington Post, NY Times win Pulitzers for work on Trump, Putin

 The Pulitzer Prizes on Monday honored The Washington Post for hard-hitting reporting on Donald Trump's presidential campaign and The New York Times for revealing Vladimir Putin's covert power grab, 

Tan Son Nhat airport to expand this October

 A joint venture has been proposed with the Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to invest and construct new terminal T4 for the Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Philippine ban worries VN rice firms

 The recent suspension of rice importation by the Philippines, a major import market of Viet Nam’s rice, has sparked concern among local rice exporters.

Supply of skilled tourism workers falls short

 VietNamNet Bridge – The severe shortage of qualified workers is a huge challenge to the rapidly growing tourism sector, experts warn.

Vietnam garden has Israeli roots

Wanting to bring consumers clean and chemical-free vegetable products, an ambitious young crop scientist has acquired state-of-the-art technology from Israel to create an organic garden

Hanoi’s dykes threatened by overloaded trucks

The structure of dykes along rivers in Ha Noi has been damaged by the volume of overloaded trucks running through the dykes every day, threatening the safety of houses during the stormy season,

U.S. scuppers G7 bid to find joint stance on energy and climate

 The U.S. administration of Donald Trump on Monday scuppered efforts by the Group of Seven industrialized countries to reach a common stance on energy when it asked for more time to work out its policies on climate change.

U.S. FCC chair wants to end effort to allow cellphone use in air

 The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said on Monday he is proposing to end a 2013 regulatory proceeding that had sought to lift the ban on mobile phones on U.S. airlines.

Printed titanium parts expected to save millions in Boeing Dreamliner costs

 Boeing Co hired Norsk Titanium AS to print the first structural titanium parts for its 787 Dreamliner, a shift that the Norwegian 3-D printing company said would eventually shave $2 million to $3 million off the cost of each plane.

Investors, bankers flee from BOT projects

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors are fleeing from BOT (build-operate-transfer) projects in the transport sector after encountering many difficulties. 

VN catfish exporters gear up for US inspections

 Viet Nam catfish processors must prepare for the inspection programme of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to boost exports into this market.

Vietnam strives for no new drug hot spots

 Vietnam is aiming for no new drug hotbeds and removing 10 percent of existing ones each year as a target of a drug prevention and control programme to 2020 freshly approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

HCM City expands cooperation with Japanese prefecture

 Ho Chi Minh City has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Nagano prefecture to forge cooperation in industrial production, tourism, agriculture and human resources development, according to Sai Gon Giai phong newspaper.

National programme targets 42% forest cover by 2020

Vietnam’s national forest cover is targeted to reach 42% of the total land area, equivalent to 14.4 million hectares, by 2020.

Educating work-ready graduates

Mr. Chris Jeffery, Dean of British University Vietnam, tells VET's Hai Van about its performance in 2016 and development strategies in 2017.

Returning women can bridge talent shortages

 "Understanding Employers' Attitudes Towards Women Returning To Work" whitepaper from professional recruitment firm Robert Walters identifies the many positives women returning to work can bring to their workplace.

Foreign investors increasingly keen on securities

The National Financial Supervisory Commission has recently released a report on the economic situation in the first quarter of 2017, which highlights an increasing trend among foreign investors to trade on Vietnam’s stock market.

Bile farmers decimate wild bears

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country’s wild bear population has declined sharply over the past 20 years, according to recent surveys carried out in 22 protected areas.

Japanese firm promises to speed up construction of metro

A HCM City delegation of top officials led by the secretary of the city’s Party Committee, Dinh La Thang, met with leaders of Nippon Koei on Sunday to discuss the progress of the city’s Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien metro line,