It has been more than a month since Vietnam’s Law on Real Estate Business came into effect. Investors and their legal advisers had been eagerly anticipating this law, as it sees Vietnam move towards a more transparent legal framework

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of hydropower plants have been gradually killing the rivers which provide the people’s livelihoods. Every river in Ha Giang province has from three to six hydropower plants on it.

Most of the ancient Cham towers in the central provinces of Quang Nam and Thua Thien - Hue are at risk of being ruined. However, relevant agencies have yet to find the optimal solution to restore the towers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of thousands of households in the suburbs of HCM City have to save every drop of clean water as they have no access to tap water. 

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Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) was expected to mobilize VND600 trillion (US$27.51 billion) from local and international sources to meet capital demand for the national power grid development in 2016-2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Van Chuc, an official at Duy Thu Commune's People's Committee in central Quang Nam, has a love for pheasants and has taught farmers how to make a living raising them.

With the proliferation of UHD televisions in the past three years, few markets have been more important to manufacturers and retailers than Vietnam. Likewise, few markets are riper for counterfeits than Vietnam.

 The three villages that long ago formed a pottery triangle in northern Vietnam have each been affected differently by the passing of time.

Located 30-km east of Hanoi, Nom pagoda belongs to the historic relic in Nom village, Dai Dong Commune, Van Lam District, Hung Yen Province and is a famous pagoda for its old architectural features and its terra-cotta statues.

VietNamNet Bridge - Within the first six months, the State Bank bought three joint-stock banks for zero Vietnamese dong and assigned state-owned commercial banks to restructure the bought banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The most famous beach in Vung Tau is Ho Coc, ranked 8th among the 12th cheapest paradises by Thrillist.

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 Venture fund DFJ VinaCapital has assisted the US’ Greenvity to launch its smart home technologies in Vietnam.

 The value of Vietnam’s trademarks in 2014 was $172 billion, an increase of 30 per cent compared to 2013 and ranking the country sixth in ASEAN, according to the 2015 Vietnam Trademark Forum.

In the past, portrait making was popular in Hanoi, especially during French rule (1887-1945). Back to those days, hundreds of portrait drawing shops were located on Hang Ngang, Hang Dao and Hang Duong streets.

VietNamNet Bridge – After serving in the army for years, Tran Phuc Dat returned in 1988 and joined the Youth Union in Tan Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Van Minh, Deputy Director of the Government Institute for Science and Inspection, spoke to the newspaper Tien Phong (Vanguard) about possible changes to the 2005 Anti-Corruption Law.

The dong/dollar exchange rate and the loss of state budget revenue from tax collections are the two most serious challenges for the national economy, according to a report issued in July by the National Finance Supervision Council.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has said that with the mandated floor mark of 15 on entrance exams, there would be enough students for junior colleges and universities. But junior colleges are pessimistic about their enrolment plans.