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Vietnam still has no legal framework on education of autistic children

VietNamNet Bridge - There are about 200,000 autistic children in Vietnam, but the law has no content regulating their educational treatment. 

Feast of fireworks lights up Da Nang's night sky

 The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2018, themed “The Legends of Bridges”, kicked off on the banks of the Han River in the evening of April 30.

EC delegation to inspect IUU fishing in Vietnam

 A working delegation from the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will visit Vietnam from May 16 to 23.

Unique music buffet offered at Hue Festival 2018

 Foreign artists devoted their unique performances to entertain audiences at An Dinh Palace on April 30 as part of  the ongoing Hue Festival 2018 in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Recent Agribank thefts may have featured skimming devices

 Skimming devices may have been used to steal money from 400 Agribank accounts, causing a huge stir recently.

A cashless economy on the horizon

 Vietnam is making every effort to promote a cashless economy, with a focus on the development of digital payments so as to reach out to a wider demographic. 

Eximbank embattled after scandals

 Eximbank is facing an uphill battle to regain the trust of its shareholders and depositors, following a series of embezzlement and fraud scandals.

Vu Nhom’s notorious real estate projects

 Some of the nine real estate projects where Vu Nhom has been involved have been launched on the market, while some remain abandoned.

Proposed Van Don zone rakes in cash

 The proposed Van Don Special Administrative-Economic Zone in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the tourist magnet of Halong Bay, is receiving great investments into property and infrastructure projects.

IPP Group to pour $50 billion into North Van Phong SAEZ

 IPP Group has just met with leader of the central province of Khanh Hoa to express the desire of investing in the proposed North Van Phong Special Administrative-Economic Zone (SAEZ).

Foreign consultancy firms needed for Metro line No.5 phase I

 Foreign consultancy firms are called to evaluate the construction and investment plan for the first stage of Urban Metro Line No.5 in Ho Chi Minh City.   

Hatching a smart city after 43 years

 After 43 years of liberation and development, Ho Chi Minh City has been steadily transforming itself into a more modern and sustainable city. The next step is to become a smart city in the era of Industry 4.0.

ACV suffers bitter losses from Viethaus project

 Irrational calculations at its largest outbound investment project, Viethaus, have brought remarkable losses to ACV, Vietnam’s largest airport operator.

Petrol firms suggest increasing E5-RON 95 price difference

 Despite increasing E5 gasoline consumption in the first quarter, gasoline enterprises still propose different retail prices for E5 and RON 95 fuel.

Once iconic Vietnamese brands that have fallen to hard times

 Thuong Dinh footwear, Chuong Duong beverages, Trang Tien, and Thuy Ta ice-cream all used to be famous Vietnamese brands before fading into oblivion.

Supreme Court to begin appeal hearing of PetroVietnam case

 In the appeal letter submitted to the court, Trinh Xuan Thanh claimed he did not commit the crimes he was convicted of in the first instance and Dinh La Thang claimed the verdict was neither fair nor objective.

FPT Retail listed at towering reference price

FPT Digital Retail JSC (FPT Retail), the second largest digital retailer in Vietnam, officially listed 40 million shares on the HCM City Stock Exchange (HSX) with the reference price of VND125,000 ($5.49).

Cane farmers call for help after sealing off Bisuco

 As Bisuco is going to be sealed off to overcome environmental issues, the central province of Binh Dinh’s cane farmers are in distress as they fear that they will not be able to find buyers and will have to reduce prices.

From Doi Moi reforms to Vietnamese billionaires

 After more than 30 years of Doi Moi, the Vietnamese economy has begun to see its own local billionaires who while contributing to national development, are in need of a facilitating environment to continue prospering.

Young and single grapple with expectations

 Many Vietnamese still struggle with the pressure that comes from being single, though there are those who take a more positive attitude.