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Is the 'hot' development period of the aviation market over?

Vietnam’s aviation market has shown signs of a growth slowdown since 2017 after a hot development period that extended to 2016.

Hanoi builds dossier to join UNESCO Creative Cities Network

The Hanoi People’s Committee recently issued a plan on building a ‘Hanoi - creative city’ dossier to apply to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

 

Nearly 2.5 million pigs culled in Vietnam due to African swine fever

The African swine fever (ASF) in pigs has appeared in 55 out of 63 provinces and centrally run cities in Vietnam, forcing the cull of 2.5 million pigs, or 7.5 percent of the total pig stocks.

 

Switzerland commits to help Vietnam develop eco-industrial parks

Developing eco-industrial parks is among important programmes within the Switzerland’s cooperation and development framework for Vietnam, Swiss Ambassador to Vietnam Beatrice Maser Mallor said.

 

Over 7.4 tonnes of ivory, pangolin scales seized in Hai Phong

Customs and police officers in the northern city of Hai Phong have discovered 3,446 kg of ivory and 3,977 kg of pangolin scales hidden inside a container.

 

Drug crime crackdown launched along Vietnam-Cambodia border

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior organised a conference in Tay Ninh on June 13 to launch a joint crackdown on drug crime along the two countries’ shared borderline.

 

Vietnam imports $4.91 billion worth of mobile phones, components

Vietnam spent 1.1 billion USD importing mobile phones and spare parts in May, up 36.2 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 

Man arrested over Lam Dong deforestation case

Lam Dong police have just arrested another accomplice in a group of men who are accused of destroying over 10 hectares of forest.

 

Flash floods warned for Vietnam's northern mountainous areas

The northern region has been forecasted to see heavy rains with flash floods warned for many mountainous localities in the days to come.

 

Plan to publically shame litterers proposed in Hanoi

The Hanoi Urban Environment Company has proposed publicising photos of people who litter around the Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake.

 

Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc struggles to search for new dumping site

Authorities in Phu Quoc Island are finding new dumping sites for the increasing amount of waste produced.

 

Korean lawmaker honoured with Friendship Order

Kim Hak-yong, head of the National Assembly’s Environment and Labour Committee of the Republic of Korea, has been honoured with the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State.

Vietnamese universities seek world rankings

Some Vietnamese universities may be named in Times Higher Education (THE)’s World University Rankings in the next few years, a representative from THE said at a workshop in Hanoi on June 13.

 

Vietnam works toward no plastic waste community

Vietnam has started a series of measures to reduce plastic waste, it was reported at a talks on the environment and plastic waste in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13.

 

Investor permitted to start survey for giant offshore wind power farm

UK based Enterprize Energy (EE) announced it had received a licence to conduct survey for a giant wind power farm offshore Ke Ga cape in the south central province of Binh Thuan.

 

Vietnam-made appliance manufacturers struggle for bigger market share

Vietnam’s home appliances are seen by consumers as good as foreign made products, but they still cannot catch the eyes of Vietnamese consumers.

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FTA opportunities remain largely untapped: trade official

Vietnam's banks spend billions of VND on digitalization race

Commercial banks now are pouring money into digitalization in order to satisfy clients’ requirements amid financial technology breakthroughs.

Underground dance music festival Epizode 4 to be held in Phu Quoc

Vietnam’s top underground dance music festival returns to Phu Quoc Island again this year, bigger and better than ever.

Amended tax and public investment laws passed

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Thursday passed the draft amendment of the Law of Tax Management with 91.32 per cent of all deputies approving the draft law.