VietNamNet Bridge – State agencies at central and local levels spent nearly VND2.76 trillion buying around 2,391 automobiles last year, according to a government report.

VietNamNet Bridge – Some seaports have been built to serve the plan on relocating ports from the inner city to the suburbs. However, many of the newly built ports just have been left idle.

Local people in Giap Lai commune of Phu Tho province sighed with relief when they saw the pyrite mine closing down. However, the fear about diseases still has been following them everywhere.

Litter has caused the serious pollution to the coastal communes of Hau Loc district in Thanh Hoa province. The waste treatment project has been drawn up, but it has not been kicked off yet.

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s obvious that the existence of Samsung’s factory in Bac Ninh province has helped changed the face of a small province adjacent to Hanoi. But…

A lot of projects with the estimated investment capital of tens or hundreds of billions of dong have been proposed, while people have to think twice before spending any dong.

More and more precious teak wood forests in Bac Kan province have been devastated by illegal lumberjacks, with the support of modern engine petrol-run saws.

Illegal gold digging has been devastating the ecosystem, because cyanide, the toxic substance used during the digging, may poison the living environment.

Software firms now can see great opportunities to earn money when local authorities have thought of using open source software.

Local authorities have been hurriedly preparing for the race to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Meanwhile, Vietnam, at the national level, still has not got ready for the competition with other regional countries.

The foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real estate sector in HCM City decreased sharply in 2012. However, experts say this is not bad news at all.

The disagreement among the relevant ministries on the wood import licensing has made enterprises suffer, because they cannot import materials for their production plans until the ministries can reach a consensus on the issue.

Big real estate firms have tried to escape from the projects invested under the mode of “exchanging infrastructure items for land,” and from the golden land areas they once had to struggle hard to obtain.

Cu Lao Xanh, which deserves to be a tourism paradise, seems to be indifferent to tourists. No one intends to develop the local infrastructure to attract travelers.