Save Vietnam’s Wildlife (SVW), in co-operation with Cuc Phuong National Park has successfully released 25 Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica) into a safe habitat for the species.

 The National Conference on Sustainable Development 2018 opened in Hanoi on June 5, focusing on measures to promote public-private partnership and improve productivity and competitiveness towards sustainable growth in the digital era.

 The Special Toyota Concert 2018 will take place at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on July 13 as part of activities to mark the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties. 

 Many regulations in the Government’s Decree 116 on auto manufacture, assembly, import, maintenance and warranty services are not aligned with international practices, sending auto imports into a tailspin.

Seven industry associations in Vietnam have voiced their concerns over a new rule from the Ministry of Science and Technology that strips businesses of the right to request labs to retest product samples.

The General Hospital in Can Tho had to pay VND375 million ($16,261) in compensation and provide lifetime medical treatment to a patient after it wrongly removed both her kidneys many years ago.

 Maybe due to not charging viewers, Vietnam Television (VTV) is trying to recover its capital spent on buying the 2018 World Cup’s TV rights by raising advertisement prices. A 30-second slot during the finals now goes for VND800 million ($35,242).

 Numerous South Korean firms in Vietnam expressed concerns about losing their tax incentives due to surprise decisions from the authorities.

 A family member of Nguyen Thi Thi has paid VND8 billion ($352,423) in full. She is charged with appropriating VND245 billion ($10.8 million) from client Chu Thi Binh in Eximbank’s Ho Chi Minh City branch.

 The list of thermal power plants in Vietnam having investment capital from China will be extended once Chinese investors are approved to take over Long Phu III thermal power plant located in the Mekong Delta province province of Soc Trang.

 The 35th ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) Board Meeting will take place from September 17 – 21 in Nha Trang, the resort city of Khanh Hoa in central Vietnam.

Improving competitive capacity to expand export markets and understanding of international trade regulations are significant for Vietnamese steel firms to respond to trade defence lawsuits in the context of growing protectionism.

 There was no new supply in Ho Chi Minh City’s office market in the second quarter of the year, according to CBRE’s Q2 Quarterly Report highlighting the city. 

Head of the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition Vi Kien Thanh has just asked the HCMC's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to report on the controversial Mystery of the Human Body exhibition.

 One person has been injured and two others are missing when a container ship from Mongolia collided with a barge carrying sand on the Saigon River on July 4.  

Many guesthouses in Hanoi have already closed at around 9 pm in the past week since they are full as people seek shelter from the heat wave.

 Police in the central province of Nghe An and the anti-drug unit of the Vietnam Coast Guard have smashed a drug ring, confiscating large quantities of drugs transported from Laos to Nghe An. 

 Twenty-five artworks including paintings, videos and installations made by artists of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) are on display at an exhibition which opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on July 4.

As many as 20 products recorded more than 1 billion USD in export turnover in the first half of 2018, accounting for 85.6 percent of Vietnam’s total exports, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 A graduation ceremony was held in Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev on July 3 for the first class of post-graduate students of the Taras Shevchenco National University of Kiev’s Vietnamese Language and Literature course.