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Is Vietnam a rising star in the digital technology community?

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has great potential in developing digital technology but it has not been able to achieve a great deal because of a lack of digital readiness. 

PM’s order on forest closure ignored

VietNamNet Bridge - The Prime Minister’s decision to close natural forests has raised people’s hopes that the Central Highlands’ forests would be protected.

Student has highest scores on university entrance exam

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Nga Nhi came first at the 2016 high-school entrance exam in Hanoi. She also earned top scores at the entrance exams to the three most prestigious high schools for the gifted in the capital city.

Social News 6/7

 Five children drown in Bac Giang Province, Indian women super bikers to arrive in HCMC, Vietnamese photographer wins silver at French contest Px3, Agriculture ministry told to quickly support fishermen

Biomass fuel projects tempt foreign investors

Foreign investors are increasing their search for biomass power projects in Vietnam, a development encouraged by the country’s recent feed-in tariff system.

Hanoi to decorate downtown households

 Households around the Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake in the capital city of Hanoi will have their doors and balconies repainted to ensure they match the area’s natural beauty.

Start-up community concerned over Article 292

Article 292 recently stirred up controversy as it was stated that any services offered online or via telecommunication networks without prior permission would be deemed illegal.

Marine species enter Dong Thap Muoi

 Staff at the Lang Sen Wetland Reserve, the Ramsar site in Dong Thap Muoi (plain of reeds) in southern Long An Province, has just caught some lù đù fish (Sciaenidae).

Ministry reviews key science-technology issues in H1

 The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) on July 5 organised a regular press conference in Hanoi to clarify major issues in the first six months and highlight important events in the second half of this year.

Evidence of Vietnam’s marine sovereignty showed in Phu Quoc Island

 Phu Quoc Island of the Mekong Deta province of Kien Giang is hosting a map and document exhibition, giving locals an insight into Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

Vietnam - US relations' development to comprehensive partnership

 Vietnam - US relations' development to comprehensive partnership

Free at Rio Olympics: 9 million forest-friendly condoms

 Brazil's government will hand out 9 million condoms for free around Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics in August, a push meant to encourage safe sex and also defend the Amazon rainforest.

MobiFone pilots 4G in major cities

MobiFone has begun a pilot project to provide a new 4G service in certain parts of Hanoi, HCMC and Danang.

Khanh Hoa gets tough on violations of Chinese nationals

 Khanh Hoa Province will fine Chinese temporary visitors and force them to leave Vietnam if they are found to illegally work as tour guides and do business.

Food everyone should try in HCM City

 American blogger Mark Wiens introduced top Vietnamese food that anyone should try when they visit Ho Chi Minh City.

Banned Coca-Cola drinks now certified

Vietnam Food Administration has granted permission to the company to resume sales of 13 kinds of drinks after it received legal certification, said Nguyen Khoa My, Public Affairs and Communications Manager at Coca-Cola Vietnam.

Indochina's biggest textile plant in Nam Dinh to be removed

Nam Dinh Textile and Garment Corporation, which was ever known as Nam Dinh Textile Plant, the biggest of its kind in the Indochinese area during the French colony will be soon relocated to another place, giving the way for a urban area.

Naked model photos welcomed back

 One month ago, models, singers and artists who love taking and spreading nude photos on the Internet had to say goodbye to their hobby after the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism decided to ban such activity.

Mass fish death damages estimated at $178 million for Quang Binh

The initial damage Quang Binh Province suffered from mass fish deaths is estimated at $120 million as of June and could mount to $178 million by the end of this year, the provincial People’s Committee said yesterday.

Torrential rainfall blankets the north

 Torrential rainfall of up to 250mm has blanketed the northern region since last night, putting localities on high alert for landslides and flash floods.