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Lack of transparency in research discourages scientists

Even in poor conditions, young scientists in Vietnam are still able to produce internationally recognized research. However, they are discouraged by the lack of transparency in the scientific research environment. 

Vietnam’s dipterocarp forest conservation zone targeted by loggers

VietNamNet Bridge - With abundant resources and a variety of rare wood, the Yok Don National Park is a target for illegal loggers.

Textile & dyeing projects unwelcome because of environmental risks

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors in the textile and garment industry are complaining that local authorities are turning down new textile and dyeing projects for fear of pollution.

Vietnamese ‘golden boys’ at Asian Physics Olympiad share three traits

VietNamNet Bridge - All of the high school students who won gold medals at this year’s Asian Physics Olympiad (APO) have parents who work as teachers, prefer playing sports and usually do housework.

Performing Arts Spring Festival to take place in Hanoi this weekend

More than 20 art troupes from Vietnam and France will perform at the Performing Arts Spring Festival (PAS 2018) set to take place at the Vietnam National Drama Theatre in Hanoi from May 18 to 20.

Know nothing, doubt nothing

 Le Dinh Kien, 29, was arrested on May 9 after he tried to extort VNĐ1 billion (US$44,000) from a family in Ton That Thuyet Street of the central province of Ha Tinh's Tran Phu Ward.

SOE equitisation in need of faster pace and better quality

The equitisation of state-owned enterprises (SOE) requires appropriate measures and prudent implementation in order to meet the set requirements and remain on schedule.

Investors weary, wait for law on Public-Private Partnerships

VietNamNet Bridge - Many investors are complaining that they are in a dilemma because of the law on PPP investments. 

Copyright infringement lawsuit hinders Xiaomi’s ambitions

 Xiaomi’s intellectual property infringement may keep it from reaching $100 billion on its initial public offering (IPO) and becoming the number one smart phone brand in Vietnam.

Vietnam fast approaching automobile manufacturing dream

 The dream is not so far because the progress is very fast and the owners of the Vietnamese car manufacturers are very successful, globally-famous billionaire businessmen.

Hanoi to crackdown on delayed projects

The Hanoi People’s Council has urged authorities of the two districts of Ba Vi and Hoai Duc to intensify the inspection of long-delayed construction projects and revoke the credentials of those which are violating the Land Law.

S Korea to inspect VN shrimp firms

 South Korea will send an inspection team to Viet Nam to assess the country’s activities in controlling chemicals and antibiotics in the processing and export of shrimp to South Korea in June this year.

Hanoi approves plan for 203ha hi-biotech park

 Ha Noi hi-biotechnology park has a land area of ​​more than 203ha, including areas for the resettlement of about 1,000 people. — Photo vietnambiz.vn

Ministry calls for tightened management on foreign tourists following Chinese visitors wearing illicit map T-shirts

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just asked authorities in Khanh Hoa Province to intensify the management and monitoring of foreign tourists in the area.

Hanoi faces increasingly harmful air quality

Hanoi suffered from air pollution most of the days in in the first quarter of this year, according to a report from the Hanoi-based Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID).

Taxi services boom on Phu Quoc Island

Taxi services have boomed after the plans to develop Phu Quoc into an international hub for tourism and special economic zone were announced.

Blockchain Festival Vietnam 2018 on horizon

 Huobi.Pro, the world’s third largest digital asset exchange, will host Blockchain Festival 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City from May 24-25. 

International painting and sculpture exhibition ‘Silent talk’ opens in Hanoi

An international painting and sculpture exhibition entitled ‘Silent talk’ opened at the Vietnam Fine Art Museum in Hanoi on May 15.

Amour for 'street knights' proposed after deadly robbing incident

Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan has suggested providing armour for local men who voluntary join in crime fighting after two men were killed in a motorbike robbery.

Centuries-old tree preserved in Ha Tinh national park

 A tree that is believed to be 1,000 years old was recently discovered in Vu Quang National Park in central Ha Tinh Province.