VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam and China have signed a protocol on phytosanitary requirements on Vietnamese rice and rice bran exports to China. The protocol sets stricter sterilization inspection of exports.

Australia's decision to suspend cow exports to some slaughterhouses in Vietnam after reports about inhumane slaughter of cows surfaced could cause a slight crisis in the beef market.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Nhue River has been compared with a pit drain which causes serious pollution to the environment and adverse effects to the public. 

VietNamNet Bridge - After Lazada and Zalora were taken over by big retailers, the competition in the e-commerce market became fierce. Vietnamese firms rushed to retain their market share.

In 2011-2015, Vietnam had 11,738 scientific works published internationally, but had only 20 percent of industrial enterprises with modern technologies and most of them are foreign invested ones.

Sugar, palm oil and rubber, the three crops that Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Doan Nguyen Duc grows in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, have seen prices increasing in the context of a lower global supply due to climate change. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many students are shocked when they move up to the sixth grade as they are unfamiliar with the scoring and exams applied by secondary schools. Therefore, they have to learn  to fill in gaps in knowledge.

VietNamNet Bridge - E-commerce delivery firms usually make no profits in the first two or three years of operation. Though they have to spend big money, their revenue is modest.

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.