VietNamNet Bridge - A village in the central city of Hue has decided to protect the loc vung (Barringtonia acutangula) forest, which is over 300 years old and called the ‘green lung of the village’.

The rapid changes of business fields ahead of the 4.0 industrial revolution are putting pressure on the labor market, causing a shift in training of human resources to keep up with technological trends.

 Vu Thi Lan had worked for 10 years at an electronic assembly factory in the Quang Minh Industrial Zone (IZ) when she received her pink slip in mid-April.

Dubai-based billionaires are well-known for their billion-dollar investments in luxury real estate projects in Dubai, but many of them have not been successful in the Vietnamese property market.

 Vincom Retail, the Vietnamese mall operator under the property and retail conglomerate Vingroup JSC, plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) this year, according to Bloomberg.

 Mobile World Corporation, one of the biggest mobile phone and accessory retailers in Viet Nam, is preparing to take over local electronics and pharmacy retail firms for VND2.5 trillion (US$111.1 million).

Unlicensed buildings could be revaluated and might not be demolished, provided they can meet the required standards with further planning and development, said Le Quang Hung, deputy construction minister. 

 Firms operating in Vietnam with FDI will be subjected to regular and sudden examinations by appropriate Vietnamese authorities of their financial assets.

 The year 2017 marks an important milestone for ASEAN: the 50th anniversary of its establishment. For half a century, ASEAN has being growing strongly, recording significant achievements on the way.

 Viet Nam will organise professional golf tournaments with a view to improving local players’ skills and drawing more attention to golfing facilities in the country, officials said Friday.

 A handicapped man in the central province of Binh Dunh has been giving extra classes for disadvantaged children in his hometown for the last 30 years, totally free of charge.

 A new centre that will offer rehabilitation and post-surgery care to Agent Orange victims will open by the end of the year in HCM City, according to the HCM City Association of Victims of Agent Orange.  

 ASEAN Ambassadors in Viet Nam share their thoughts on ASEAN on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the regional grouping (August 8, 2017) and their visions for its development:

 Top Vietnamese female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will compete in 10-12 categories with the aim of earning 8-10 gold medals at the upcoming 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

 Ho Chi Minh City has received more than 80 percent of questionnaires from enterprises, the highest rate in recent years, after four months of gathering data for the first phase of the 2017 economic census.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) and related meetings held in Manila, the Philippines on August 3-4.

 Vietnamese marksmen set a relatively modest goal of earning three gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia.

 Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan has been voted a co-opted member of the Asian Football Confederation’s Executive Committee for a three-year (2017-2019) term.

 Early season flooding and heavy rainfall have severely damaged thousands of hectares of rice fields in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

 The Vietnamese women’s and men’s futsal teams will face defending champions Thailand in the opener of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Malaysia on August 18, per the event’s draw.