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Meeting looks to improve legal aid provision at citizen reception centres, More than 500 youths join Vietnam-China border friendship exchange, 200 photos featuring Quang Ninh tourism on display

Drone for monitoring forests passes flytest

The southern province of Binh Thuan’s Military Command deployed the first test of using drone on Monday afternoon to inspect forest management in Ham Thanh Commune in Ham Thuan Nam District.

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. 

Da Nang residents suffer odour from polluted channel

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of households living along Khe Can Channel in central Da Nang City have been complaining about the foul odour emitting from the polluted channel.

Solutions proposed to protect environment from project impacts

Binh Thuan Province People’s Committee has proposed to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc the establishment of a focal agency to address the problems posed by five thermal power plants at Vinh Tan Power Centre, 

Facebook details scale of abuse on its site

 Facebook says it deleted or added warnings to about 29 million posts that broke its rules on hate speech, graphic violence, terrorism and sex, over the first three months of the year.

Top seed Ly Hoang Nam defeated in F3’s first round

No 1 seed Ly Hoang Nam suffered another shock loss at the Futures tennis tournament on home turf after being eliminated from the first round of the F3 event in Hue yesterday.

Hot weather disrupts country

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hot weather has caused an increase in patients in hospitals in Hanoi in the past week due to exhaustion and summer diseases.

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.

Vietnam third at Para Athletics Grand Prix

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam grabbed nine gold, 11 silver and five bronze medals at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix Series which closed in China on Monday.