VietNamNet Bridge - More foreign conglomerates have expressed their desire to develop clean energy projects in Vietnam, but the number of investors remains modest.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi needs 20-30 air monitoring stations, but only two are operational, and they can only measure basic indexes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Consumers’ worry about food hygiene has turned out to be a great opportunity for food processors. Many businesses have poured money into projects to produce safe food.

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

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

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have urged the government to stop licensing titanium exploitation projects after an incident at the red mud reservoir in Binh Thuan province on June 16.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many auctions failed recently because the bidders gave up after winning the right to buy assets. Experts said the current laws need to be amended.

VietNamNet Bridge - Universities complain that it is difficult to find students with good English skills, while employers complain about graduates poor English-language ability.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the bad weather, the flower garden of Truong Van Nhung in Cu Chi district in HCMC this year still can bring high yield. Nhung said this is because he used tissue culture seedlings.

Vietnamese marketing experts commented that US President Obama gave Habevo a golden opportunity to advertise its Bia Ha Noi (Hanoi beer) brand. But Habeco still cannot take full advantage of the opportunity.

Analysts have noted that equitized SOEs tend to choose  conglomerates with powerful financial capability - real estate developers or financiers - which do not have relations to their core business fields, as their strategic shareholders. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The increase in the number of big farms which do outsourcing for CP Group has contributed to serious pollution in many localities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite high tuition, private schools continue to attract Hanoi parents and their children because of their education quality. 

More and more Vietnamese consumers are using smartphones to search information about products, order goods and make payments, according to Nguyen Phi Hung, director of DKT Media, Google’s main partner in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Though some problems still exist in the legal framework, more and more foreigners are registering to buy houses in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese working for Vietnamese-owned enterprises can receive sky-high bonuses of up to hundreds of billions of dong.

VietNamNet Bridge - The idea of setting up a stock market specifically for startups was first raised at a workshop held in HCM City last week which discussed solutions for startups to seek capital.

VietNamNet Bridge - Three more commercial banks, namely OCB, Vietcombank and Bac A Bank, have announced they will set up subsidiaries specializing in providing kieu hoi (overseas remittance) services. 

VietNamNet Bridge - There are 40 state financial funds established to support Vietnamese enterprises to develop its production. However, most private businesses say they cannot receive any support from the state. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s agriculture and rice tilling in particular has been under so much pressure that it will have to undergo restructuring.