The technology of infusing rice flour into pangolin

According to the wildlife conservation society, Vietnam is the gateway through which pangolins are smuggled and carried to China.

More couples face infertility

Out of each 100 couples, 8 are sterile. This is one of the reasons that makes Vietnam face a downward trend in childbirth in the near future, experts have warned.

Motorbike taxis promise trusty service

 VietNamNet Bridge – People in Ha Noi are enjoying a new transport service - taxi motorbikes with meters, listed price rates and Global Positioning Systems.

Students strange ant robot project has legs

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new robot which imitates the activities of ants, one of the smallest creatures in nature, has been successfully invented by two students from HCM City University of Technogoly,

12 percent credit growth rate proves to be unattainable

Most commercial banks have reported the very slow outstanding loan growth, forecasting the 12 percent credit growth rate goal for 2013 is unfeasible.

Exotic gardens amid the capital city

VietNamNet’s Le Anh Dung introduces the fancy gardens in Hanoi, which are located next to luxurious villas or unfinished construction projects.

Copyright center criticized for neglecting copyright protection

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Center for Protecting Music Copyright (VCPMC) is criticized for only collecting fees but ignoring the protection of the integrity of music works.

Electric bicycles new favorite of the youth

VietNamNet Bridge - In addition to moving easier, electric bicycles are favored by Hanoi’s teens because they are stylish, have eye-catching colors and beautiful accessories.

Culinary experts explore mouthwatering dishes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Looking up from her sau da (iced dracontomelum) juice, Michal Ansky weighed in on the new flavour, which she was tasting for the first time.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 10/3

Mekong Delta rice exports up 18 percent; Trade with Bangladesh down; Real estate giant VinGroup hits record revenue; Province to revoke 8 mining licences; New opportunities for US investors

Experts bemoan decline in classic book reading

 VietNamNet Bridge – Classic novels are regarded as unattractive by young readers, while publishers are failing in persuading readers back to the genre.

Paying a visit to the largest zoo in Vietnam

With thousands of wild animals of African origin living in an area of over 100 hectares of natural land, the Trai Bo ecological farm in Dien Chau district in the central province of Nghe An is the biggest zoo in Vietnam.

HCM City needs more human resources in IT sector

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s IT sector is one of the top 10 sectors that will need a large number of staff over the next three years.

Alumina plants’ capacities may be doubled

 VietNamNet Bridge – The capacities of Tan Rai and Nhan Co alumina plants will remain unchanged from now to 2015, but they could be doubled thereafter if transport infrastructure was good enough,

Stamp collector brings images of the world to his doorstep

 VietNamNet Bridge – What does Nguyen Thanh Kim, a stamp collector, have that makes other philatelists jealous?

Bad debt ratio decrease raises worry than joy

The State Bank of Vietnam has reported that the bad debt ratio has decreased sharply by 2.82 percent to six percent. However, analysts have looked dubiously at the figure

Tougher penalties proposed for street racers

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport proposed stricter punishments and higher fines for traffic violators, especially illegal street racers.

HCM City’s most modern boulevard continues to subside

After three times of repair, the East-West Highway, which was built at the cost of hundreds of millions of US dollars, is still severely subsided. The investor has committed to complete the repair in early 2013.

Gov't to promote nuclear power

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Science and Technology will conduct a VND200 billion (over US$9.5 million) information project on nuclear power development.

Noble lady’s Saigon story

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having recently been in town filming the six-week Vietnamese leg of the biopic Noble – the story of missionary Christina Noble – director Stephen Bradley . . .

Destroying forest to seek rare herbs

The Central Highlands is favored with various varieties of rare herbs. However, the resources of herbs in this region are getting exhaust when thousands of people are flocking into the jungle to exploit them.

Vietnam vows to impose heavy punishment to stop seafood material bleeding

The draft decree of pecuniary penalty on the violations in seafood trade says the fine of up to VND100 million would be imposed on the institutions which join forces with foreign merchants to collect aquatic materials in the domestic market.

HIV/AIDS fight faces cash crunch

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam faces two major hurdles in combating HIV/AIDS: namely unsustainable achievements and the reduction of international financial support,

Vehicle registration rules to take effect from next month

VietNamNet Bridge – Police are soon to be prohibited from stopping travelling motorbikes in order to check ownership documentation and may only pull vehicles over if they have just cause to do so.

The dying canals in Saigon

Canals in Ho Chi Minh City are dying because each day they have to suffer hundreds of tons of garbage discharged from households who live along the canals, ships, fruit shops and passers-by.