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Up to 72 percent of enterprises in Vietnam support TPP

The proportion of enterprises in Vietnam showing support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) rose from 62 percent in 2014 to 72 percent in 2015, according to VCCI’s recent survey participated by about 1,000 businesses.

Vietnam’s first biological nano-product manufacturing line put into operation

  The Vietlife biological nano-plant was officially put into operation on June 20 at the North Thang Long Industrial Park in Hanoi.

Licogi 13 to sell 70% of Twitter Beans Coffee

 The listed Licogi 13 is to sell 70 per cent of its stake in the Twitter Beans Coffee franchise to an as yet unknown buyer.

Vietnamese Honorary Consul appointed in France

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed Dinh Jean-Pierre as the Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Nouvelle Caledonie (New Caledonia), France.

Positive steps

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top leaders in Vietnam have reiterated the importance of promoting transparency and integrity among State officials as the only way to win public confidence.

German company releases album of Vietnamese music

 VietNamNet Bridge – Glitterbeat, a branch of the German-based company Glitterhouse Records, has released a new album in Europe that features traditional Vietnamese music.

Lotus flowers in full bloom in Hanoi

 Throughout these warm days of June, lotus flowers are blooming in numerous ponds around Hanoi, cooling the hot summer air in the capital.

Five must-eat dishes in HCM City

Goasean, the world's first ASEAN travel channel–tune, has suggested five Vietnamese delicious cuisines to try when travelling to Ho Chi Minh City.

Ministry to review Moc Chau tourism plan

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has assigned the Ministry of Construction to review the Moc Chau Tourism Plan in the northern province of Son La to ensure quality and progress.

Mekong Angel Investors Network launched

 The Mekong Business Initiative (MBI) and Lotus Impact worked together to launch the Mekong Angel Investors Network (MAIN) in Vietnam at the inaugural Danang Start Up Fair last weekend.

Quang Nam proposes to suspend operations of Besra Vietnam

The Quang Nam Tax Department has proposed the relevant government authorities to revoke the investment certificate of Besra Vietnam’s two gold mines under Phuoc Son and Bong Mieu Gold Mining Company.

VASEP raises serious environmental concerns about paper factory

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers has proposed the government to scrutinise the waste treatment system of Hong Kong Lee&Man Paper Group’s $1.2 billion Lee&Man Paper Co.Ltd before it comes into operation in August.

Hanoi’s 1000-year history in the basement of National Assembly House

VietNamNet Bridge - An exhibition showcasing archaeological discoveries under the new National Assembly (NA) House recently opened in the house's two basement levels.

FDI to HCMC slows as the city becomes choosier about projects

VietNamNet Bridge - The foreign direct investment (FDI) flow into HCMC has unexpectedly decreased, though capital to other cities and provinces has increased.

Social News 21/6

UN vows to protect Vietnamese children, Twenty-two Sunda pangolins rescued in Ninh Binh, EU provides 2 million EUR aid to assist drought-hit communities, USAID helps Vietnam cushion climate change impacts

Dang Van Thanh regains strength, makes impressive comeback

VietNamNet Bridge - There are signs showing that Dang Van Thanh, a one-time tycoon, is returning to business with ambitious plans.

PM approves members of administrative reform committee

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a list of members of the Government Steering Committee for Administrative Reform.

Fisherman says best day of his life when rescue missing pilot

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven fishermen from the central province of Ha Tinh’s Thach Bang Commune have rescued Major Nguyen Huu Cuong, one of two pilots on board the missing fighter jet Su-30MK2.

VN to set record in int’l integration

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s international integration will be intensified over the next five years, Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said at a roundtable discussion in Ha Noi last Friday.

U.S. to help fund technology to eliminate Zika in blood supply

The U.S. government said on Monday it has agreed to help fund two pathogen reduction technologies to help reduce the risk of Zika virus and other infections from being transmitted through the blood supply.