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Da Nang threatens to withdraw Coca-Cola’s license

VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang Chairman Huynh Duc Tho has asked the branch of Coca-Cola Vietnam Beverages Ltd. to strictly implement regulations on environmental protection.

Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh under treatment in the US

After a period of treatment in France, on July 11, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was transferred to the UCSF Medical Center for further rehabilitation after his stroke last November.

Tusks of elephant in Dak Lak national park stolen

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tusks of a male elephant in the Yok Don National Park in Buon Don District, Dak Lak Province were sawed off by poachers, according to Mr. Huynh Trung Luan, Director of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center.

HCM City doctors reconstruct woman’s face disfigured by bomb

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Cho Ray Hospital last week successfully reconstructed the face of a woman who lost a cheek and nostril in a bomb explosion in a 12-hour operation.

First property expo coming to Hanoi

 The Vietnam National Real Estate Association has announced the program for the Vietnam Real Estate Expo, the first of its kind in the country, being held from July 31 to August 2 in Hanoi.

Relaxing at Ma Rung Lu Quan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hidden in the forest of Da Nghit Village in Lat Commune, Lac Duong District of Dalat City is an eco-tourism site that is new to many people.

Doing business with Chinese is like gambling

VietNamNet Bridge - Nothing is unpredictable when doing business with Chinese, because the partners may unexpectedly break contracts and act unethically, many local businesses believe.

Cordyceps fungus gains wider Vietnam acceptance

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Hong, 35, cultivates a valuable medicinal herb for sale at competitive prices in the domestic and export markets.

Fast food market is deflating

 VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors, including the two giants McDonald's and Starbucks, have to face cultural and local issues when they enter Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City hosts new investor conference

 In celebration of the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange’s 15 year anniversary, the city will host a special investor conference covering investment opportunities and challenges in Vietnam’s securities market.

Hanoi cracks down on unhygienic slaughterhouses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People's Committee Deputy Chairman Tran Xuan Viet has asked the municipal department of agriculture and rural development to tighten food safety and hygiene control in the city's slaughterhouses.

Ministries plan to charge for sea-water use

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment are planning to collect fees of up to VND7.5 million per hectare from sea-surface users.

HCMC strives to provide fresh water to all households by yearend

VietNamNet Bridge – 358,351 out of 1,874,114 households in Ho Chi Minh City have not accessed to fresh water supply meanwhile the city has set its target that by yearend, most of households in the city will be able to access to fresh water.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/7

 Domestic firms fail to qualify for Samsung production chain, Trade deficit reaches US$3.07 billion in first half of 2015, Vinamilk tops enterprises with the most varied information in the media, SMEs advised to adopt long-term growth plans

Major IT investment in VN health sector

According to figures in the Vietnam IT Spending BlackBook for the first quarter of 2015, information technology expenditure in Vietnam’s health sector in 2014 stood at $18 million, a 12.5 per cent increase compared to 2013.

Preparation proves key to Vietnam’s success post TPP

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Duc Manh, Deputy Chairman of The National Assembly’s External Affairs Committee, shines a light on negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and Vietnam’s on-going preparations to optimise efficiency

Migrant workers struggle to enrol kids in schools

VietNamNet Bridge – For several months, Hong Thuy, a worker with the Euro Window company in Quang Minh industrial zone in Me Linh district of Ha Noi found it hard to find a public pre-school for her two-year-old daughter.

Vietnam needs to invest big in traffic infrastructure

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport is expected to mobilize some VND288 trillion to invest in traffic infrastructure projects in the 2016-2020 period. 

Photo story: Ice porters in the village of widows

 VietNamNet Bridge – Their husbands missing offshore, these women take care of their children by doing a hard job: carrying ice. These photos were shot at the ‘village of widows’, 50km from the city of Thanh Hoa, central Vietnam.

Chicken whisperer offers unusual pets

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thirty-year-old Phan Minh Hong loves to raise chickens and his passion has got him hundreds of rare pet chickens worth billions of dong.