Hanoi targets no private vehicles by 2025

 Hanoi’s authorities plan to encourage the use of public transport and limit individual vehicles, moving towards eliminating private means of transport by 2025.

Air pollution to kill millions more without change of energy policy: IEA

 Premature deaths from air pollution will continue to rise to 2040 unless changes are made to the way the world uses and produces energy,

Gauging the knock-on effects of Brexit

  The UK’s decision to leave the European Union sent the Vietnamese stock market into turbulence last Friday, but experts noted that the effects are likely to be short-term.

Circus proves culprit for rogue laser beams

Local police have identified a circus in Vinh Phuc Province as the unwitting producer of dangerous lasers affecting incoming flights.

Mural art transforms fishing village

Artists from South Korea have given a village in central Quang Nam Province a new look with colourful murals.

Mekong Delta Forum targets increased resilience

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc this morning stressed the important role that the Mekong Delta plays in national development as well as the enormous challenges that faced the region, especially climate change.  

ASEAN and the East Sea dispute

VietNamNet Bridge - There will be no free lunch, especially in difficult decisions. ASEAN and the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) is also a similar case.

Vietnamese stock market loses US$1.15 billion in wake of Brexit

 The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is yet to finalize a date for listing its shares on the stock market.

A day of Saigon sewer workers

The workers wade in black water every day, running into all kinds of trash.

World’s largest cabin cable car system inaugurated in Quang Ninh

 The world’s largest cabin cable car system and the highest Sun Wheel were inaugurated at Bai Chay tourist site, Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 25.

Vietnam among top 50 most beautiful places in Asia

 Conde Nast Traveler (CNT), one of the world's premier luxury and lifestyle travel magazines, has cited three destinations in Vietnam among 50 of the most breathtaking sites across Asia: Reader’s Choice 2016.

VND insulated from Brexit fallout

Vietnam’s economy as well as its currency is unlikely to be adversely affected by the UK’s decision to opt out of the European Union.

Job placement mobile app wins Israel’s startup contest

 The Easyjob team with their job-finding phone application came in first at the Start Tel Aviv 2016, a startup contest hosted by the Israeli Embassy in Vietnam, on June 26.

Vietnam hosts over 4.7 million foreign visitors in six months

 International arrivals to Vietnam reached more than 4.7 million in the first half of 2016, an annual increase of 21.3 percent.

Vietnam Airlines opens fourth int’l route from Da Nang

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines launched a new international route linking central Da Nang city and Thailand’s Bangkok on June 26.

Daejeon city hosts photo exhibition on East Sea-related facts

 A photo exhibition in the Republic of Korea (RoK) city of Daejeon is providing local residents an insight into the East Sea situation.

Roster of top stars honor Prince at annual BET awards

 Stars paid tribute to the late singer Prince at Sunday's Black Entertainment Television awards in a series of performances honoring the late singer, while veteran actor Samuel L. Jackson was honored for lifetime achievement.

Few steel mills run automatic emission-monitoring systems

The government last week released a plan on air quality control, under which at least 70 percent of steel mills, chemicals and fertilizer plants must be equipped with automatic emission monitoring systems by 2020.

Spanish vote delivers more uncertainty for Europe after Brexit

 Spanish elections delivered a hung parliament for the second time in six months on Sunday, adding to political uncertainty in Europe after last week's shock Brexit vote and piling intense pressure on Spain's warring politicians to form a government.

Magical beauty of Tam Dao National Park

VietNamNet Bridge – Tam Dao National Park covers an area of 36,883 hectares, including more than 23,000 hectares of forests. It extends 80 km in the northwest and southeast direction, 70 km from Hanoi.

Capital requirements drafted for new airlines

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has submitted a draft decree on conditional business lines. According to the draft, a new airline must have capital of at least VND100 billion (US$4.66 million).

Social News 27/6

 Vietnam Airlines offers advices to passengers affected by strike, PM witnesses launch of two big projects in HCM City, Search begins for missing men after boat accident, PM urges stronger measures to improve traffic safety

Vietnamese man makes armored vehicle

VietNamNet Bridge - Without training in mechanical engineering, Nguyen Dinh Chinh took a risky decision to invest VND2 billion to make an armored car.

VN stocks may slide further on Brexit worry

 Vietnamese shares may continue to fall this week as local markets have not understood fully how Britain’s vote to leave the European Union could affect Vietnam's economy, threatening to pull down investor confidence, securities analysts warned.

Finance Ministry plans to issue government bonds in foreign currencies

The announcement by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to seek capital in foreign currencies from domestic sources has raised concerns. Experts warned this would encourage people and businesses to hoard foreign currencies and worsen dollarization.