An hour-long war of words over the roles of two business support organisations raged yesterday at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are struggling to reach the target of having wastewater treatment systems at all export processing zones, industrial parks and industrial complexes by 2020.

 The picture of Vietnam’s life insurance industry is quite bright but each enterprise has its dark patches, according to the Vietnam Insurance Association (IAV)’s report on the industry’s business results for 2016.

 The growth of tourism is creating opportunities for the hospitality market, especially the mid-end and high-end segments, according to Savills’ latest review.

 The second season of the Vietnamese version of modeling competition series will be aired on VTV3 channel starting on June 11.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue yesterday stressed the determination of curbing inflation rate below 4 percent as per the target set by the National Assembly and fully exploiting factors to lower service and goods prices.

 The southern central province of Binh Dinh is investigating a scam in which many local fishermen are accused of taking advantages of the government’s financial support for fishing activities to earn money.

 The United Nations (UN) vows to make long-term cooperation with the Vietnamese Government to cope with climate change, UN Resident Coordinator to Vietnam Kamal Malhotra has said.

Hot weather drives Saigon people into hospitals, HCM City to open 62 petrol stations on waterways, National book festival to feature various activities, Ha Long – Quang Ninh tourism week to be held, Construction licensing time to fall to 42 days

Scrap steel imports to Viet Nam in the first three months of this year increased sharply compared with last year, up more than 45 per cent in volume and 120 per cent in turnover, which poses serious environmental threat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city’s Song Han Incubator has launched the first ever tourism start-up programme.

 Antidepressant use right before and during pregnancy may be linked with a higher risk of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, hints a new analysis of past research.

 Many top Vietnamese badminton players have dropped in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won gold in the women’s 400m medley at the Asian Swimming Championships that opened in Tokyo yesterday.

Defending champions Thai Son Nam continued to dominate the National Futsal Championship with an 8-2 win over Hoang Thu Da Nang yesterday in HCM City.

 The Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam has disciplined many officials found to be responsible for a severe marine pollution incident caused in April 2016 by Formosa on the central coast.

 A Danish film festival will take place in Hue from May 26-28 and in Da Nang from June 2-4.

In response to an increasing number of tourist carriers operating in Hanoi, the Head of the Hanoi Municipal Traffic Police proposed to tighten the operation of this type of transport business.

 The excavation drive will take place from April 15th to December 30th on the area of 982m2.

The World Bank has approved a US$102 million loan to Vietnam to support the effort of industrial enterprises to adopt energy-efficiency technologies and practices.