VietNamNet Bridge - With a series of programs and incentive packages, including the small enterprise support draft law, the state budget is expected to have a new source of revenue worth $19.2 billion.

VietNamNet Bridge - With no tax refund for inventories, businesses complain they will lack working capital for operations. The new regulation will take effect on July 1.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the appearance of new products, Phu Quoc fish sauce, in Vietnamese thoughts, is still the most delicious among true fish sauce products. However, the industry is now facing big challenges.

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. 

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

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.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have urged the State to sell 20 of its businesses, saying that the State budget would have $10 billion from the sale.

VietNamNet Bridge - While government officials and experts believe that the protocol on phytosanitary requirements on Vietnamese rice exports to China is beneficial, rice exporters say the requirements are too strict. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Why can a lot of hydropower projects obtain licenses from agencies even though the power plants leaf to deforestation, violate forest protection laws and damage biodiversity?

VietNamNet Bridge - While some economists believe that Vietnamese businesses cannot grow because of heavy taxes, others believe that taxes should not be blamed.

The best way for candidates to receive a professorship is to increase the number of internationally published articles, especially in prestigious journals of ISI (Information Science Institute) and Scopus. However, Vietnam has been behind in this.

Dau Tu last week reported that Compal’s plan on reviving the $500 million project in Ba Thien Industrial Zone (IZ) in Vinh Phuc province has not started, and the fate of the factory remains unclear.

VietNamNet Bridge - Government officials and experts have mixed views about the collection of taxes from Uber, Coca-Cola and Big C.

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists from the Hanoi University of Engineering & Technology, a member school of Hanoi National University, have invented an air pollution warning system by using satellite images.

The historic drought this year affected 45,000 hectares of rice and crops, causing a loss of VND8.114 trillion in total. The drought and saline intrusion caused 2 million people to lack water for daily use,

VietNamNet Bridge - Investors from South Korea have been topping the list of foreign investors in Vietnam in the last two years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many vocational schools have closed some training majors, and analysts say they may have to shut down entirely as they cannot find students.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly all pharmaceutical manufacturers have been or are planning to produce functional food because of the lucrative market.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are huge financial resources in Vietnam which still have not been mobilized for investment and development.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasized the government’s determination to fulfill socio-economic development tasks set for this year.