The Government Inspectorate has instructed authorities in Hanoi to investigate the city’s Urban Railway Management Board and French consultancy firm SYSTRA over delays to the Nhon-Ha Noi Railway Station urban elevated rail project.

 Many foreign giants have invested in Viet Nam’s leading e-commerce platforms even as they incur big losses, as they continue to see the long-term potential of the country’s rapidly expanding online shopping sector.

Commercial banks’ liquidity was good in the first half of this year thanks to the State Bank of Viet Nam’s net injection of US$9.17 billion, the latest report from the National Financial Supervisory Commission showed.

 A host of investment opportunities awaits developers in HCM City where authorities plan to develop underground spaces.

Measures to handle the assets of potentially corrupt officials remained the focus of debate in meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee to discuss the draft revised anti-corruption law.

Nearly 500 plants from five species were planted on Saturday on 10,000 hectares of a forest in Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve, recognised in 2012 by UNESCO as one of eight biosphere reserves in Vietnam.

More than 13 tonnes of fish raised in cages along a section of the Da River in Thanh Thuy District, Phu Tho Province, died en masse over the past few days, incurring losses of up to VND2.6 billion (US$113,000).

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade on Friday announced the conclusions of its investigation of Mumuso Viet Nam Company Limited, saying that 99.3 per cent of its goods were imported from China.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand for hotels in HCMC has been increasing rapidly, prompting investors to pour capital into hotel projects. However, it is difficult to find advantageous land plots to develop hotels.

 Suppliers of foods to pre-schools in HCM City are scrambling to join food distribution chains due to fears that unattached sellers would have their contracts terminated.

Sai Gon Securities Joint Stock Company (SSI) reported VNĐ492.2 billion in pre-tax profit, up 46 per cent.

  In the last 20 years Viet Nam has switched from being an agricultural economy to one of the brightest manufacturing hotspots in South East Asia, according to the latest report from Jones Lang LaSalle.

 The Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF) has awarded German technical director Juergen Gede a two-year extension to his contract.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Bich Ngoc, a junior high school student in Hanoi, started to use a smartphone when she was a 6th grader.

Da Nang will not host the 36th International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress in 2018 after failing to secure funds from sponsors and donors.

 Nguyen Tran Huyen My, first runner-up of Miss Viet Nam 2014, has captured the front pages of newspapers in Myanmar following the release of the film Bridge of Clouds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City needs 148,000 skilled employees in key sectors this year, according to authorities.

HCM City authorities have submitted a new housing plan to the city People’s Council to ensure that new housing projects follow plans designed to improve city landscapes and residents’quality of life.

 Rubber prices are at a record low since October 2016, fetching only $1.57 per kilogramme. In this context, rubber companies are setting cautious business targets.

 As internet steadily replaces traditional text messages and calls as well as smart phones are overwhelmingly popular in the market, mobile operators find it a must to come out with low-cost 3G and 4G packages.