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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/2

 ADB helps urban infrastructure development in HCM City, Rice export surges 74.2 percent in January, Gov’t defines eight key tasks for Mekong Delta sustainable development, Phu Yen calling for more FDI projects

Lawsuits can solve pollution disputes

 VietNamNet Bridge – One way to resolve environmental disputes, especially between citizens and polluting businesses as witnessed in recent times, is through litigation.

Customs reform brings fairness

 VietNamNet Bridge – Last year, Customs made significant changes in administrative procedures, creating favourable conditions for import-export businesses as per the Government’s resolution. 

School shapes police dogs into 4-pawed heroes

Dang Hung Son, Sub-lieutenant of Border gate Vocational School No 24 in Vinh Yen City in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, spends eight hours a day befriending, caring for and training his four-paw student.

Artisan imbues southern culture with water puppetry

Phung Quang Oanh left Hanoi for HCM City in 2007, bringing along his puppets and a strong desire to introduce water puppetry – one of the most popular northern cultural feature –to southern residents.

Bac Ninh flower market prepares for Tet

The Hi-tech Agriculture Experiment Area in Viet Doan Commune, Tien Du District has over the past years become one of the regular and large flower suppliers in the locality.

Consumer credit booms, home appliance sales increase

Consumer credit soared by 65 percent in 2017, accounting for an increasingly high proportion of total outstanding loans, according to a report from the National Financial Supervision Council (NFSC).

Five VN think tanks in region’s top 100

 Five Vietnamese think tanks have been ranked in the top 100 think tanks in the Southeast Asia and Pacific region in the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report.

HCM City, neighbours make plans for traffic safety during Tet

 Authorities in HCM City and neighbouring provinces should focus on preparations for traffic safety during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, Deputy Minister of Transport Lê Đình Thọ has said.

Move to slash number of State workers

 A Government resolution has ordered that directors of State institutions and departments pass special tests before being hired.

Laos, Cambodia send congratulations on CPV’s founding anniversary

 The Central Committees of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have sent messages of congratulations to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee over the CPV’s 88th founding anniversary. 

PM urges building quarterly growth scenario for each sector

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has required every sector to build quarterly growth scenario completed with specific plans, solutions and task assignment, to submit to him before the Lunar New Year (February 16, 2018). 

Free banh mi, clothes warm hearts in Kon Tum

 VietNamNet Bridge – A roll of banh mi (baguette) and a piece of old clothing means little to most people, but a world of difference for those in need.

Young doctors make change in far-flung areas

 A young doctor specialising in pediatrics, Phung Duc Son has volunteered to work at General Hospital of Sop Cop district, the northern mountainous province of Son La.

Clever forever

Knowing the brand value is a strong indicator of the future success of a business. A value continuously on the rise compared to its competitors and category shows that the future performance of the business is likely to remain stable. 

Some taxing questions cannot be ignored

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s a well-worn cliché that one cannot escape death and taxes. However, it does not mean they are accepted unquestioned.

Social News 3/2

 Second-phase expressway to complete by June, HCM City seeks WB’s aid in building creative city, Tien Giang takes urgent solutions to IUU fishing, Exhibition re-enacts Vietnam’s culture in Co Loa Citadel relic site

Vietnam's midfielder wins best goal in AFC champs

 Vietnamese midfielder Nguyễn Quang Hải’s goal against Uzbekistan in the final of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship was voted the best goal of the tournament by fans on the AFC website.

Blood test finds toxic Alzheimer's proteins

 Scientists in Japan and Australia have developed a blood test that can detect the build-up of toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/2

 Hanoi to develop 80 key industrial products by 2020, Nghe An’s import-export value passes US$1.1 billion for first time, January trade value surges year on year, Nearly 11,000 new firms set up in January