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International reports warn about disintegration of Mekong River Delta

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta is in danger of disintegrating as the volume of sediment is declining.

Vietnamese enterprises dominating processed food market

VietNamNet Bridge - With a 20-40 percent growth rate and predicted 15 percent growth rate in upcoming years, the processed food market is attractive to many investors. 

Smart agriculture produces high melon yield

VietNamNet Bridge - Software, chip sensors and cloud computing have been used in ‘smart agriculture’ projects in HCMC which have brought encouraging results.

Beverage manufacturers fall into foreigners’ hands

VietNamNet Bridge - It is foreign manufacturers who are dominating the domestic lucrative soft drink market.

Brexit to have minor impact on Vietnam trade & investment: experts

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese economists have said that Brexit will have an impact on Vietnam trade, but it will not be significant. 

HCM City housing market slows, but may warm up in H2

VietNamNet Bridge - The sharp increase in the supply plus changes in policies related to the real estate market have led to a considerable decrease in the number of property transactions.

Why doesn’t Industry Ministry let Sabeco go?

VietNamNet Bridge - Sabeco was equitized eight years ago, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) still has not transferred the brewery to the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC).

Workforce crisis in software industry

VietNamNet Bridge - Software firms have urged training establishments to reconsider the training process and apply measures to improve the workforce for the software industry.

Networks defend 3G capacity as customers complain about slow services

VietNamNet Bridge - While customers of all mobile networks complain about slow 3G services, network operators say their 3G network capacity is large and speed is sufficient.

Few steel mills run automatic emission-monitoring systems

The government last week released a plan on air quality control, under which at least 70 percent of steel mills, chemicals and fertilizer plants must be equipped with automatic emission monitoring systems by 2020.

Vietnamese man makes armored vehicle

VietNamNet Bridge - Without training in mechanical engineering, Nguyen Dinh Chinh took a risky decision to invest VND2 billion to make an armored car.

Finance Ministry plans to issue government bonds in foreign currencies

The announcement by the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to seek capital in foreign currencies from domestic sources has raised concerns. Experts warned this would encourage people and businesses to hoard foreign currencies and worsen dollarization.

Water in Mekong River Delta at risk of arsenic contamination

VietNamNet Bridge - The underground water level in Mekong Delta has been degrading rapidly, and is at risk of arsenic contamination.

Famous game developer may be subject to criminal prosecution under new law

VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Ha Dong, the game developer, famous for his Flappy Bird game, may be subject to criminal prosecution under the amended 2015 Criminal Code which will take effect on July 1, 2016.

Vietnam in danger of losing shrimp export markets

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese seafood exporters are scrambling to buy raw materials to compete with  Chinese businesses to fulfill export contracts.

When will Vietnam’s stock market be classified as ‘emerging’?

The Director of the State Securities Commission’s (SSC) Market Development Department, Nguyen Son, said that Vietnam is struggling to upgrade its stock market from frontier to emerging by the end of the year.

Honda tries to keep market share as motorbike sales fall

VietNamNet Bridge - Honda, the largest motorbike manufacturer in Vietnam, in a recent report, said the motorbike market would not see growth next year. 

Vietnam exports more processed products to the U.S

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is now exporting more high value products instead of raw materials to the U.S. market.

Proposed Vinh Son 2 hydropower project causes public controversy

VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists, Gia Lai provincial authorities, local residents and managers of Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve oppose the project on building a hydropower plant in the sanctuary.  

Who will benefit from the Vietnam Airlines – ANA Holdings deal?

VietNamNet Bridge - With a value of VND2.4 trillion, the deal between Vietnam Airlines and ANA Holdings is expected to make big changes to the aviation market. The airline sold 8.771 percent to the Japanese-owned ANA.