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Facebook and Google have to install servers in Vietnam from early 2019

 Facebook and Google will have to install servers in Vietnam from January 1, 2019 as the Law on Cybersecurity comes into effect.

Businesses advised to use legal software to reduce cyberattacks

 To reduce the risk of cyberattacks and boost their bottom line, businesses in Vietnam should assess the software on their networks and eliminate unlicensed items.

Nidec Group to pour $200 million into Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park

Nidec Techno Motor Corporation's investment in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park will start development this month and is expected to be launched in next January.

Vietnam’s hotel market attracts foreign investors

Vietnam’s hotel market has followed an upward trend recently with an increasing number of projects bearing foreign brands with foreign managers.

Vietnam sees trade surplus of US$2.67bn in five months

 Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$2.67 billion in the first five months of the year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Local wind power tempting despite low incentives

 Investors are keeping their faith in Vietnam’s wind power sector, even though it is not taking off due to an unbankable purchase power agreement, seven years after the government released the incentives for wind power projects.

Reptiles become popular pets in HCM City

 More people in HCM City are keeping snakes, geckos and bearded dragons as pets.

HCM City apartment prices fall after fatal fire

 Apartment prices in HCM City have decreased by 5% following a fatal recent fire in the city which left 13 dead and dozens injured.

Tourism projects encroach upon Nha Trang Bay

 Up to 53,000 square metres of Nha Trang Bay in the central province of Khanh Hoa have been illegally encroached upon by three tourism projects.

Vietnam fines two foreign ships for trading oil illegally

 Two foreign ships have been fined a total of VND137 million (over US$6,000) for trading diesel oil illegally in Vietnamese waters, the Vietnamese Coast Guard announced on June 12.

Huge Tam Dao villa built by embezzled money

 Former Chairman of PetroVietnam Construction JSC (PVC) Trinh Xuan Thanh used money from the company's project to build his own villa in Tam Dao District, Vinh Phuc Province.

Two more bears sent to rescue centre

 In only a week, two captive Asiatic black bears were rescued in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) said on Tuesday. 

Capital keeps flowing into startups

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors have poured more capital into Vietnamese technology startups amid the strong rise of new technologies such as AI and Big Data.

Experts concerned over proposed Danang artificial island project

The proposal to build a huge artificial island in Danang has faced opposition over fears of its environmental impact.

Who has designs on the prize?

 The Ministry of Science and Technology launched the Techfest 2018 brand identity design competition on Wednesday.

VN university launches EMDDI ride-hailing app

The Ha Noi National University here on Tuesday launched EMDDI, a ride-hailing model applied to transport businesses.

Quang Nam FC signs contract with Brazilian striker Douglas Tardin

 V.League 1 defending champions Quang Nam have signed Brazilian striker Douglas Rosa Tardin to prepare for the competition’s second leg.


VCCI football tournament to start in Hanoi next week

 The National Enterprises’ Football Championship, the VCCI Cup 2018, will kick off on June 23 in Hanoi.

Hanoi aims to develop the creative industries

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hanoi is set to develop a strategy to heighten Hanoi’s creative industries till 2020. 

Tuyen Quang province moves to promote folk art form

Tuyen Quang has been recognised as one of the role models in preserving Then singing – a distinctive musical genre of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam.