VietNamNet Bridge – Two illegal logging cases were discovered in the central province’s Dong Giang and Nam Giang districts in March, with 77 big trees chopped down.

Vietnam has over 200 super-rich people who have $30 million and more. The figure is lower than that of Singapore (2,170), Indonesia (1,950) and Thailand (1,250).

VietNamNet Bridge - The images of fans standing up in long queues in front of fashion shops waiting for their turn to buy goods show the great potential of the Vietnamese market. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though amusement and shopping centers for children are still not bringing satisfactory profits, investors remain interested in the sector. 

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA), foreign investors have poured capital into 19 of 21 business fields so far this year, of which real estate ranks second with investment capital of $53 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Gioi Di Dong wants to be a leopard, Vietjet a pigeon, Masan a wild boar and FPT a herd of bees. What’s the philosophy behind the choices?

The Ministry of Finance’s (MOF) move to reject LG Display’s plan to increase investment capital by $90 million to $1.59 billion shows state agencies’ concern about possible financial imbalance if foreign-invested enterprises rely heavily on loans.

VietNamNet Bridge - These businessmen are well known not only for their huge assets but also for their unique nicknames. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Two Vietnamese dollar billionaires have been officially recognized through stock assets  exceeding one billion dollars, but the real number of dollar billionaires could be higher.

VietNamNet Bridge - The common error that most Vietnamese parents commit is that they overindulge children, thus bringing them up to be dependent people lacking in creativity, according to educators.

VietNamNet Bridge - In August 2013, Russian President Putin signed a decree approving the 5TOP100 project which aims to put at least five Russian schools into the list of 100 best universities in the world.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese entrepreneurs are willing to spend billions of dollars and race against time to build their own retail chains as foreign groups flock to Vietnam’s promising market.

VietNamNet Bridge - Grocery shopping services are expected to develop strongly in Vietnam as people want to order food and essential goods without having to leave their homes or offices.

Vietnamese textile & garment companies won’t directly benefit from the $1 billion worth of tax from sales to the US once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) takes effect, officials have affirmed. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While complaining about difficulties, foreign automobile manufacturers still could reap fruit in 2015. Despite big problems, they still want to cooperate with Vietnam’s automobile industry.

VietNamNet Bridge - The increasingly high number of airline passengers has allowed airport service providers to make stable profits.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite a lot of unknowns and current bad performance, analysts still believe a 7-12 percent increase of the VN Index can be reached in 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - If the sea water level rises by one meter, the rice growing area will be cut by half, from 4 million to 2 million hectares, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Formosa could be a “long-term danger for all domestic structural steel manufacturers”, experts have warned.