HCM City doctor makes high-protein milk for poor patients

Dr Ta Thi Tuyet Mai adds nutrients to milk to provide high-protein food to patients in the intensive care unit. Her innovation fetched her KOVA Prize. 

Reclaiming pavements and regaining civic sense

 VietNamNet Bridge – The anomaly is obvious as soon as you arrive in any major city in Viet Nam: pavements are not primarily used by pedestrians.

TPP will continue in some form

 VCCI Chairman tells conference the TPP will live on in some shape or form.

Las Vegas Sands keen on casino projects in VN

George Tanasijevich, CEO and President of Marina Bay Sands and Managing Director of Global Development at Las Vegas Sands Corp. spoke about the group's desire to develop casino projects in major cities in Vietnam.

Hanoi's breeding farms, slaughterhouses test negative for banned substance

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s veterinary department has not found any trace of the banned substance salbutamol in samples collected from animal breeding farms and slaughterhouses during inspection in February.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/3

Foreign business owner returns home, leaving huge debts, Vietnam learns from Japan’s experience in supporting SMEs, RoK’s 100-million-USD project launched in Bac Ninh, Thua Thien-Hue promotes cooperation with Japan’s localities

Social News 3/3

 VNRC launches SMS campaign to support island soldiers, Royal Thai Army Day observed in Hanoi, Thừa Thiên-Huế police smash large gambling ring, HCM City police bust drug-trafficking ring

New policies take effect in March

 A string of new policies on certificates of land use rights, casino business activities for Vietnamese residents, horse and greyhound racing and international football betting, and government guarantee come into force in March.

Factory Automation paves way for establishment of robot training center

 Saigon Hi-tech Park Training Center and Toyooka Company opened a factory automation and launched a survey on enterprises’ demand for Japanese robotics technology at the training center.

HCM City old book festival opens

 An old book festival will be held at the 23/9 Park in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1 from March 3-5.

Thua Thien-Hue: People protest against dumping site, block garbage trucks

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of Loc Thuy Commune in central Thua Thien-Hue Province are blocking garbage trucks from entering a local waste treatment plant, saying that it has severely polluted the neighbourhood.

Giant sea turtle released by Ha Tinh fisherman

A fisherman in the central province of Ha Tinh released a giant sea turtle after he accidentally caught the giant animal in his nets on Thursday. 

Hanoi state agencies to work on Saturdays

 Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has announced that state agencies in the city will work on Saturday mornings starting from March 10.

50 state cars returned as officials given travel subsidies

 Hanoi authorities started providing transport subsidies to officials at eight departments and offices instead of state-owned cars from March 1.

Quang Binh calls for investments in 70 projects

 The central Quang Binh Province has called for investments in 70 projects in the period from 2016 to 2020. Of these, more than half are real estate projects.

VN adviced to remove price ceiling on milk products for kids

 The European Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam’s Nutritional Foods Group (NFG) recommended that the Government remove the price ceiling on milk products for children under six years.

Youths encouraged joining wildlife protection activities

 Members of the conservation community in Vietnam have called upon youngsters to engage in activities to protect wild animals at high risks of extinction in response to the World Wildlife Day.

Health official alerts potential human bird flu infections

Vietnam would place itself in a scenario in which human bird flu infections could has been detected so as to take drastic actions to prevent the intrusion of avian influenza viruses that are raging in next-door neighbour China.

Over 5,000 marathoners to race in Da Nang

 More than 5,000 domestic and foreign marathon athletes will join the fifth Da Nang International Marathon, the biggest of its kind central Vietnam, which is scheduled on August 6.

APEC’s journey looks towards prosperous region

Established in 1989, APEC has now become the region’s largest economic cooperation mechanism with 21 economies which together account for 39 percent of the world’s population, 59 percent of the world’s GDP and 48 percent of the global trade.

VN pop star Ho Ngoc Ha stylish in European streets

Pop singer Ho Ngoc Ha has conducted the latest photoshoot of street style in European streets during her trip to Italy for the Milan Fashion Week.

Final round contestants selected for Miss Tourism Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nineteen young women have been selected to compete in the final round of the Miss Tourism Viet Nam 2017 pageant in HCM City from March 1-11.

HCM City tackles pollution in outlying districts

HCM City will focus on reducing pollution in rural districts and communes, local authorities said at a conference held in the city on Thursday to review the National Target Programme for New Rural Areas 2016.

Agricultural engineering awaits big investment wave

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s use of machinery for agriculture remains low, just 1.6 horse power per cultivated hectare, much lower than Thailand’s 4HP, China’s 4HP and South Korea’s 10 HP.

Celebrities call on South Africa to withdraw plan on rhino horn trade legalization

‘We don’t want your rhino horn!’ is the message Vietnamese celebrities including diva Hong Nhung and composer Thanh Bui have sent to South Africa after the country proposed legalizing rhino horn trade.