In 2017, the news about the discovery of red-shanked doucs in Hon Do of Nui Thanh district in Quang Nam province stirred the scientific community. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The declining popularity of several familiar brands has given opportunities for ‘rookies’ to squeeze into the domestic smartphone market.

With the appointment decision by the Director of the Institute of Mathematics, Pham Hoang Hiep, 36, has become the youngest professor in Vietnam and the only mathematician meeting the standards to receive the professorship title in 2017.

Logistics fees in Vietnam account for 20.9 percent of the country’s GDP, of which transport costs account for 60 percent, twice as much as developed economies such as Japan (11 percent) and EU countries (10 percent), according to the World Bank.

The prospect of the Vietnamese rice export sector later this year is forecast to be bright given the nation’s recent successful bids for supplying rice for Indonesia and the Philippines.

 In the face of potential US tariffs on Chinese-made shoes, numerous world-famous shoe and handbag manufacturers are mulling over shifting sourcing to Vietnam.

Many pedestrian bridges that cost billions of VND in HCM City are being ignored as people continue to cross streets at ground level.

Vietnam’s second largest electricity producer, PV Power has submitted to PetroVietnam, which holds a majority stake in PV Power, the starting price of VND14,900 ($0.65) for its auction of 676 million shares to strategic investors.

 Imports of completely-built-up (CBU) cars to Vietnam will most likely take a quantum leap in months to come as authorities in some Asian and European countries now issue Vehicle Type Approval (VTA) certificates for car importers in Vietnam.

Actress and former Tourism Ambassador Ly Nha Ky took her red carpet walk at the Cannes Film Festival 2018 awards ceremony.

As of the end of April, 11 ministries and agencies have joined the Viet Nam National Single Window (NSW), addressing 1.13 million administrative documents from 20,800 businesses, according to the Viet Nam Customs. 

 The 2018 Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Life is taking place for the first time in Viet Nam from May 9-11, which has attracted the participation of more than 40 domestic and foreign professionals. 

The Ministry of Finance has proposed an additional special consumption tax of VND1,000 for each pack of cigarettes on top of the current special consumption tax rate of 70%, but experts said this extra amount is too small.

 Credit grew 5% in the first four months of the year, Pham Thanh Ha, director general of the Monetary Policy Department of the State Bank of Vietnam, told a banking forum in Hanoi on May 8.

 Head of the continuous studying center under the Department of Education and Training in Ho Chi Minh City Ho Phu Bac announced education inspectors will enhance supervision to foreign language, IT teaching centers in the city.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed Decision No.494/QĐ-TTg to set up a Steering Committee for the 'Digital Vietnamese knowledge system' project, under which Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam is appointed as the Head of the Steering Committee.

 A population of ancient ‘po mu’ trees (Fokienia hodginsii), some nearly 1,000-years-old, has been found at the Vu Quang National Park in Ha Tinh province, announced the park’s director Nguyen Danh Ky, on May 5.

 Vietnam will be the first Asian country to apply the GEMMES model to respond to climate change.

 Adding to the excitement of investments in the Vietnamese pharmaceutical sector, Celtrion Group from South Korea also found opportunities to join the game.

Singapore’s Jardine Cycle & Carriage Limited Company (JC&C) announced intentions to take up the competition with F&N Dairy Investment Pte., Ltd. for a stake in Vinamilk by registering to buy an additional 14.5 million shares.