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Plastic greenhouses may exacerbate flooding

VietNamNet Bridge – Flash floods last week in Vietnam's horticultural capital, Da Lat, in the Central Highlands, left many homes roof-deep in water and killed one person.

Green buildings: The rising trend in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buildings impact directly and indirectly on their surrounding environment, as during their construction and over the course of their lifetime they draw huge volumes of energy, water, and raw materials.

Travel firms skeptical about proposed tourism fund

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel firms have cast doubt on the efficiency of a tourism development fund and accommodation fee collection for the fund as proposed by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Seismic socio-economic shift feeds real estate sector

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last twenty years, the Vietnamese property market has come on in leaps and bounds in terms of its professional development. 

In pictures: Odd skills of Thien Mon Dao kungfu sect in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Using the eye to bend an iron bar, using throat to lift a girl or using the head to bend an iron bar are the unique performances by members of the Thien Mon Dao kungfu sect in Ung Hoa district, Hanoi.

HCM City industrial plants continue to pollute

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City wants 1,361 polluting industrial plants to move out of downtown and residential areas to the suburbs, but no alternate location has been identified for them, they lack funds to set up new plants

MOIT sells watermelons, MOT drinks milk

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) sold watermelon in front of its office in Hanoi, while the Ministry of Transport (MOT) requested its officials to drink milk instead of beer.

Wistful recallings of Hanoi, 30 years ago

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two books and an exhibition give readers the opportunity to visit a time marked by scarcity and long periods of waiting in queues. Nostalgic Hanoians remember that things were more equal then,

Bets off for new casino

The Ministry of Finance, the body which is currently compiling a decree guiding casino operations in Vietnam, last week rejected a proposal from the Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee for a property complex containing development of a casino.

No-bargain market in town

VietNamNet Bridge – For years people have known about K indoor area at Binh Dien Wholesale Market in HCMC’s Binh Chanh District where sellers offer dried seafood at fixed prices, making it impossible for customers to bargain. 

China’s land reclamation in East Sea violates Vietnam’s sovereignty

China’s construction of large-scale artificial islands in Truong Sa and its deployment of weaponry to these islands have brazenly violated Vietnam’s sovereignty, concerning neighbouring countries and the international community.

Slow and steady veteran wins the race with turtles

VietNamNet Bridge – From a poor veteran, one who had been continuously suffering losses, Do Manh Hung, 54, now lives in Ky Son Town, Ky Son District, the northern province of Hoa Binh, as a billionaire. 

Dung will not play two SEA Games matches

 Midfielder Nguyen Huu Dung will not play in the two remaining matches of U23 Viet Nam in Group B's qualifying round at the ongoing 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

VN pagodas with unique statues

 VietNamNet Bridge - Here are 10 pagodas you should not miss because they are home to unique statues in Vietnam.

Bank restructuring in good progress: expert

VietNamNet Bridge – Vice Chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee Nguyen Duc Kien spoke with Nhan Dan (People) newspaper about the restructuring of the banking sector and solutions to deal with bad debts.

Experts, parents question unusually high number of ‘excellent’ students

VietNamNet Bridge - Most schools in large cities have reported that 90 percent of their students are considered excellent, a figure described as “abnormally high”.

Colourful interpretations of the female form

VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese painters and photographers have been passionately pursuing the art of painting on the female form for years. But, they are also struggling to get the art form the recognition it deserves.

Social News 6/6

JICA to assess Dong Nai river water quality, Mekong Delta provinces deal with severe landslide, Ho Chi Minh City to collect road fees from bikers next month, Over VND56 trillion to be allocated for poverty reduction

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/6

Insurance triples average GDP growth, Animal feed firms bemoan troublesome procedures, Survey shows consumer confidence unchanged in May, Credit card market likely to boom in Vietnam, Stricter penalties for bank share violations

Experts back controversial airport project

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading economic experts and scholars have thrown support behind a highly controversial international airport in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province.