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Climate change threatens Vietnam's water security

 Ensuring water security is becoming an urgent matter of Vietnam in the context that climate change is causing bad impact on all aspects of the life from socio-economic affairs to the environment and ecosystem, heard a conference in Hanoi on April 19.

Vietnam, UK boost defence cooperation

 Vietnam and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation in Hanoi on April 19. 

Sea-island tourism - Future of tourism sector

 Sea and island tourism has contributed greatly to Vietnam’s tourism sector, accounting for about 70 percent of the country’s total flow of visitors. 

Enterprise development in Vietnam

 Enterprise development in Vietnam

Saigon canal’s water pumped out to save fish

 VietNamNet Bridge – Water from the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal has been drawn out to the Sai Gon River to reduce fish deaths, 

Travelling Hanoi at night

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi at night is the most beautiful time. If you find it hard to sleep, step outside and listen to the night sound and see a Hanoi with a quiet and old look.

Free filmmaking workshop in Hanoi

On IP Day Vietnam 2017, the Center for Film Talent Development (TPD) will host a free Basic Film-making Workshop on April 21, 2 pm – 5 pm at the Hanoi American Club, 19 – 21 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

FVH film night in April

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month the film night at FVH will be held at a new venue close to the Hoan Kiem Lake - Ca phe Thu bay, 3A Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi.

Social News 19/4

 Labour inspection campaign in electronic sector launched, Competition on Vietnam-Laos relations history launched, HCM City orders improved emergency treatment, Assistance offered to more than 30 million children

How should weak banks be restructured?

While the State Bank (SBV) has legalized the use of state money to support the restructuring of weak banks, it has not specified where the government will get the money to pump into the banks.

State employees complain of higher rent, shoddier social housing apartments

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of a social housing project in Ha Noi are complaining that while the infrastructure is deteriorating, their rent keeps rising and is way beyond what State employees can afford.

HCM City proposes relaxing requirements for tour guides

 The HCMC Department of Tourism has suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism relax the requirements for issuing accreditation cards for tour guides who can speak foreign languages.

HCM City encourages environment-friendly vehicles

 As exhaust emissions from  billions of vehicles on the road are one of sources of pollutants in big urbans nowadays, HCMC authorities have encouraged city’s bus operators to use environment-friendly vehicles.

Two third graduates prefer working in state sectors

 As per the International Labor Organization (ILO)’s school-to-work transition survey, two third of graduates prefer working in public sectors.

Vietnam's capital market lagging behind

 Vietnam has been listed among emerging capital markets that are significantly behind developed markets, with considerable financial, human, and social costs, according to a new research report released by McKinsey.

Miners search for gold illegally after mine closed

 Many miners at Bong Mieu Gold Mine in Quang Nam Province have illegally continued digging for gold after the local mine was shutdown.

Hanoi authorities attempt to settle land dispute

 Deputy Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee, Dao Duc Toan, said the authorities would continue to talk to residents in My Duc District who are in dispute over a plot of land the military want to reclaim.

Vietnam plans direct air route to the US

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam is completing procedures and improving the local aviation industry's capacity in order to open a direct air route to the US. 

Rural areas in transition need land consolidation, new training for farmers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rural decline has emerged as a worldwide phenomenon as urbanisation and globalisation have dominated the world’s development during the past decades, 

Vietnam to set up emergency medical stations on highways

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has been three years but Ngo Van Long still remembers the horrible day he had an accident on Highway 6.