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Vietnam loses $2.4 billion as deep-water port has insufficient infrastructure

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam spent big money to build a deep-water port but did not build infrastructure for ships to go in and out of the port.

Enough of the celebrity sob stories already

In the infotainment business, the private life of famous people is a commodity that sells well, the more scandalous the better. Often this takes the form of satisfying what can be described as morbid curiosity.

Fungus farm keeps ex-soldier busy

Forty-three-year-old Le Ngoc Khanh from Dak Hrinh Commune in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum quit his stable job as a teacher at a vocational school and started growing mushrooms in 2014.

Direct PPAs spark renewable energy

To attract investment in the renewable energy sector, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has confirmed that a mechanism to allow businesses to buy power at competitive prices from renewable energy generators will be piloted in 2018.

Tech law eyes Industry 4.0’s dark side

Phung Duc Tien, Deputy Chairman of the NA Committee on Science, Technology, and Environment, sheds some light on how to prevent Vietnam from becoming a dumping ground for the world’s obsolete technology and equipment.

New radiation therapy to improve cancer prognosis

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital) is working on a project to set up the first centre in the country to use proton radiation therapy to treat cancer.

Clubs strengthen line-up welcoming new season

 VietNamNet Bridge – National football clubs have made moves to prepare for the coming tournaments in 2018.

A voyager who dares to travel the world

 VietNamNet Bridge – A voyager who dares to dream, dares to make dreams come true, who owns true patience and keeps to his chosen path.

Who will take control of billion-dollar pharmaceutical market?

 With hefty experience in distribution and retail, Mobile World, FPT Retail, Digiworld, and Nguyen Kim have been entering pharmaceutical retail, but who will seize control?

Corruption fight must go on

Professor Dr Le Quoc Ly, deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, speaks to Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper about the Party’s resolve to step up the fight against corruption.

Man spends years to grow forest

 VietNamNet Bridge – A forest of trees covering several hundred hectares at the foot of Hoanh Son Mountain in central Ha Tinh Province has come back to life, thanks to the efforts of one man.

Securities companies bought by Chinese, Korean and Hong Kong firms

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of small securities companies changed hands in 2017. The buyers were mostly from China and South Korea. 

Alarm bells ring as greenhouse gases hit HCM City

 The eastern gate to the city centre is among the worst traffic hotspots in Ho Chi Minh City with thousands of vehicles passing by every day.

Central Bus Terminal fails to attract passengers

The Central Bus Terminal, the most modern bus infrastructure worth roughly VND100 billion (US$4,400) in this central province, has failed to attract passengers after four months of operation.

Climate change is yet another poverty trap

Ngo Truong Thi, Director General-Chief of the National Office for Poverty Reduction under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, speaks to Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper 

Five visions for the future of music

 The year is 2018. Music is changing fast, but can the humans keep up? Here's a handful of possible outcomes. Go boldly everybody.

Law to help school autonomy

 VietNamNet Bridge – An amended higher education law should create a clear legal environment for public universities to become autonomous, representatives of universities have urged.

Pho Bang: charming and peaceful

 VietNamNet Bridge – After hearing about its discreet charm and tranquility, we were eager to visit Pho Bang old town in Dong Van District in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Take a look on new "coat" of Hanoi Mirror House

 The mirror house at Thong Nhat Park has a new unique “coat” of colorful ceramic pieces.

Mixed blessings from China trade pacts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite important trade agreements and commercial commitments between Vietnam and China, local enterprises are not reaping expected gains.