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A bustling flea market in Tay Bac

Among many convergence venues for ethnic minority people, a bustling flea market along the Da River in Phu Yen District in Son La is a worthwhile destination for visitors.

FPT is ahead of India in digital technology: CEO

VietNamNet Bridge - FPT CEO Truong Gia Binh, known by the international press as Vietnam’s Bill Gates, told Nikkei that FPT is ahead of India in the digital industry. 

Hue student wins numerous awards for scientific research

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang San, a student at the Hue City High School for the Gifted, says some of his innovative ideas appear in dreams or come to him unconsciously.

Vietnam fruit producers struggle to enter export markets

VietNamNet Bridge - It can take many years to reclaim a new market for Vietnam’s farm produce, but even when the markets open, fruit producers still struggle because of trade barriers. 

Forest sanctuary has four hydropower plants

VietNamNet Bridge - Three hydropower plants in central Vietnam are located in a core ecological area, one in a natural reserve’s ecological rehabilitation zone. 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/6

 Local shrimp processors told to diversify export markets, VEF: Problems persist with current growth model, Chinese market vital to swine industry, Electric vehicle production complex to be built in Hanoi

Fiscal discipline indispensible to close Vietnam’s budget deficit

If fiscal discipline is upheld in allocating budget expenditures following the approved budget estimates, the state budget will face less severe deficits and even enjoy surpluses in some years.

VN win first match in Asian volleyball tournament

 Vietnam won the opening match of the Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship, held in Ninh Binh Province on Wednesday.

PM orders strong crackdown on overloaded vehicles

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the National Committee of Traffic Safety and the Ministry of Transport to take measures against overloaded vehicles, and non-transparent competitiveness in car transport businesses.

Highland forest management official suspended

 The director of the Bac Bien Ho protection forest’s management unit in Central Highlands’ Gia Lai Province has been suspended from work for misconduct in forest land use.

Thua Thien–Hue basically completes Formosa incident compensation

Thua Thien – Hue is exerting every effort to complete compensation for locals affected by the marine environment incident last year, according to an official of the provincial People’s Committee. 

Indulge your appetite for healthy food

 VietNamNet Bridge – There are obvious attractions to living abroad. You get to experience a different culture and enjoy other opportunities that may not exist back home.

Low-carbon economy in Vietnam’s updated NDC

Viet Nam plans to develop a low-carbon economy and include climate-change resistance work in its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the Paris climate accords.

Social News 29/6

Quang Bình farmers lose pepper plants, suffer loss, Nearly 2,000 households will be relocated from dangerous areas, Vietnam Red Cross prepares for stormy season of 2017,  HCM City bus passenger number ascends

Convenience stores seek ways to differentiate themselves from rivals

VietNamNet Bridge - Brands are trying to fully exploit their advantage to compete with rivals, but most of them are developing a model that is a hybrid between a convenience store and fast food shop.

Air pollution limits in U.S. inadequate to prevent deaths

 With the Trump Administration threatening to loosen air pollution controls, a new study is showing that even existing rules are causing tens of thousands of extra deaths in the United States each year.

Central highlands' sound to echo in Hanoi

Visitors to Viet Nam Nationalities Village for the Ethnic Culture and Tourism near the capital will next month experience activities featuring the traditional cultures and customs of the ethnic minorities 

Wrong recruitment, appointment of officials found: home affairs ministry

 VietNamNet Bridge – Recent personnel recruitment and appointment wrongdoings discovered by inspectors have raised public concern and eroded people’s trust in State public services, 

French film shot in Vietnam to be screened

 French film Ciel Rouge (Red Sky), featuring Vietnamese landscapes, will hit Vietnamese cinemas in October 2017.

Ministry pushes app based taxi management to localities

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Hong Truong has said that the ministry does not license the number of cars attending a pilot project on app-based taxi service approved by the Prime Minister.