VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic coffee price has dropped to the low level of VND33 million from the peak of VND53 million in 2011.

There is no way around Industry 4.0. Each business and the country as a whole should prepare, plan, and build strategies for adaption. Every member of the society needs to change their mindset, strengthen links, and invest more in technology.

Manfred Otto, senior associate at Duane Morris Vietnam LLC, outlines what lies ahead for the country in terms of both legal challenges, and possible solutions.

 Nam Long Investment Corporation has recently announced the acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in Dong Nai Waterfront City Limited Company from Portsville Pte., Ltd., a subsidiary of Singapore’s Keppel Corporation.

 Last month, property developer Vingroup unveiled plans to sell 20 million non-convertible bonds at VND100,000 (US$4.39) each in two phases without any covered warrants or guaranteed assets.

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha talked with VIR about what the sector will do in 2019 to win more confidence from the public and improve educational and training services.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Hanoi doesn’t take action now to improve the air quality, it will face serious air pollution problems in the future that now plague Beijing, experts say.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Vietnam have upbeat prospects in 2019, with Japanese investors continuing to lead the countries and territories having investment projects in Vietnam.

 Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World"), often known as the New World symphony, will be performed by the HCM City symphony orchestra at the city’s Opera House at 8pm at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1 on March 9.

 Mozart’s The Magic Flute will be staged at 8pm on March 31 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1.

Bat Trang Ceramic Village is a popular destination among tourists who want to visit and buy delicate ceramic products that can be purchased nowhere else. 

China, Hong Kong and Thailand are the three biggest elephant tusk consumers in Asia (Underwood et al., 2013), while Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are places where trafficked elephant tusks transit before going to China.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is too early to say it is a trend, but many rectors of state owned universities have resigned their posts to work at private schools.

Incheon United have announced a deal for Vietnamese forward Cong Phuong on their website. The deal will see the talented attacker officially join the club in a one-year loan deal from Hoang Anh Gia Lai.

With an aim to industrialise and modernise the economy by 2020, Vietnam is actively pursuing science and technology innovation as well as the attraction of foreign investment into relevant industries, especially robotics.

 With a modern interface, many new and useful features that are more user-friendly than the old version, Vietnam Airlines’ new application promises an enhanced customer experience.

 Thousands of people have flocked to the northeastern province of Quang Ninh to join in the Yen Tu Spring Festival, which began in Uong Bi city on February 14 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year. 

 Police in the popular tourist town of Hoi An have arrested a group of men involved in various robberies of foreign tourists.

 The average price of cashew has inched up on the global market this year, but the Vietnamese processing industry continues to face challenges.

 The capital city has granted management account codes to nearly 2,000 agricultural product enterprises to boost the use of QR codes to trace product origins.