VietNamNet Bridge - The solution suggested by the HCMC People’s Committee to prevent the theft of mobile phones by locking stolen phones based on IMEI is not feasible.

VietNamNet Bridge - The high growth rate of Phuc Long is just one example that shows the strong rise of domestically owned café chains, where Vietnamese like going to foreign-owned Starbucks or Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

 Mr. Pham Cong Danh and 35 former Vietnam Construction Bank (VNCB) officials will go on trial from July 19 to August 18, according to the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court.

Information technology is the most popular field of investment for Vietnamese companies in Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Management activities on inland waterway transport should be further enhanced to ensure traffic safety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Smartphones are no longer a luxury for Vietnamese consumers as their prices have been steadily dipping. Many young people, especially those who are tech-savvy, have a high smartphone adoption rate 

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment will continue to draft a law designed to overcome difficulties in conducting business in Viet Nam, after a set of new laws and decrees just took effect on July 1.

 The Fundamental Science and Society workshop opened this morning in the central Quy Nhon City, with the participation of foreign Nobel laureates and local agencies working in the field.

Vietnam Airlines has announced adjustments to fights between Vietnam and Taiwan (China) due to typhoon Nepartak on July 7-8.

  Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan, a Vietnamese American astrophysicist who has been famous worldwide, will attend three talk shows in HCMC between July 10 and 13.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s plan to beautify its major streets with flamboyant trees in an attempt to have an eco-friendly image was met with mixed reactions from environmentalists and biologists.

 A recent Government Inspectorate investigation found Ha Tinh Province had violated regulations in approving the lifespan of the Formosa Plastics Group’s steel project.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s ranks highly in statistical reports about consumption of South Korean sweets, ginseng and cosmetics. 

An international conference discussing on recent developments in the East Sea and relevant policies will be held by the US Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on July 12.

The Philippine Navy has cancelled a scheduled port visit to Vietnam by the Philippine frigate BRP Ramon Alcaraz "due to unavoidable circumstances and the change of operational demand of the said Philippine Navy vessel."

According to statistics by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, about 263,000 workers were affected by the mass fish deaths caused by Ha Tinh-based Taiwanese steel company Formosa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On July 6 the Chairman of Da Nang City signed a decision to fine six Chinese for violating Vietnam’s immigration regulations or working without permission from the Vietnam authorities.

Although room rates plummeted, the hotel service industry of Vietnam still grossed US$15 billion in 2015, higher than $10.75 billion in 2014 thanks to the strong domestic of local guests, according to Grant Thornton.

 Vietnamese female officers are ready to join in UN international peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Central African Republic as proposed by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations, according to the Quan doi Nhan dan newspaper.

 The Ministry of National Defence and the Vietnam People’s Army’s General Staff always supports and facilitates cooperation between the ministry’s Department of Legal Affairs and its Cambodian counterpart, a Vietnamese officer has said.

 A direct air route was launched on July 6 connecting the southern resort island of Phu Quoc in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang with China’s Guangzhou.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second phase of a bridge building programme, which aims at building nearly 4,000 bridges in remote areas, will be kicked off next month, said Nguyen Van Huyen, director of the Directorate for Roads of Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - With a series of programs and incentive packages, including the small enterprise support draft law, the state budget is expected to have a new source of revenue worth $19.2 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s discover south central provinces by traveling along the coastal route to see desert, sand dunes, the sea and the immense sky.

 Fruit, vegetable export value up in H1, Saudi Aramco withdraws from $22 billion Vietnam project, German investors choosing Danang, VFA cuts 2016 rice export forecast, Jan-May tra fish exports up