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Deputy PM urges businesses to prioritise environmental protection

 Environmental protection must be the top priority of businesses, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said at a reception on July 6 for General Director of Doosan Vina in Vietnam Jung Yeon In.

Indian communist party delegation on visit

 A visiting delegation from the Communist Party of India (CPI) was received by Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai in Hanoi on July 6.

Party Central Committee debates personnel recommendations

 The 12th Party Central Committee on July 6 heard the Politburo’s proposal on candidates for top positions at State agencies to be submitted to the new National Assembly’s first session.

Da Nang fixing appointments by call or text

 People in Da Nang now can text or call to the Center for Public Service Information to arrange an appointment with an administrative agency rather than going to the agency to do so.

Discovery about ancient workshop stirs archeological community

VietNamNet Bridge - The recent archaeological discovery proves the presence of people 800,000 years ago living in Vietnam.  

Vietnam strives to be leading cacao exporter

 Being an only Asian country to plant and export fermented cacao to make chocolate, Vietnam is expected to be one of the largest exporters in the region.

Hanoi seeks prompt solutions to congestion

 Limiting personal transport means is suggested an urgent solution for Hanoi to tackling congestion, which is mainly caused by the mismatch between the poor infrastructure and the boom of individual vehicles.

Singaporean group sells Duxton Saigon Hotel for $49 million

Low Keng Huat of Singapore has completed the sale of Duxton Saigon Hotel on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City for an anonymous investor with a transaction value of $49 million.

Two dead in heavy rainfall in Quang Ninh

 Two people died due to the heavy rainfall which drenched much of the northern province of Quang Ninh yesterday and this morning.

VN’s population density is highest in the world

 Vietnam’s population density of 274 persons per square kilometre is 5.2 times higher than the world average, the Ministry of Health’s General Office of Population and Family Planning said yesterday.

Dragon Capital lists fund on London Stock Exchange

 Dragon Capital, the leading investment management company investing in Viet Nam listed its Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited (VEIL) on the London Stock Exchange on July 5.

Cong Phuong to play Mito Hollyhock-Kanazawa game

Six months after landing in Japan, Vietnamese player Nguyen Cong Phuong told fans he would like to be part of Mito Hollyhock’s formation in the team’s upcoming game against Kanazawa on July 31.

Three Russians prosecuted for using fake ATM cards

Three Russian tourists brought hundreds of fake ATM cards to Vietnam, and in Nha Trang, they used the cards to withdraw more than VND100 million from the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam.

Phenol, cyanide ravage seabed of central Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Diving to the seabed off four provinces in central Vietnam to collect samples, scientists noticeddestroyed coral reefs and an absence of many marine species due to toxins like phenol and cyanide.

Party Central Committee to nominate officials for senior positions

 The 12th Party Central Committee opened its third meeting in Hanoi on July 4 in which Party members will nominate officials for senior positions.

Chinese tourists harass fruit vendor in Danang

 Vietnam’s tolerance for Chinese tourists seems to be plummeting after a video showed visitors behaving badly when buying fruit from a vendor in Danang was posted on Facebook.

Dead seaweed washed up in Quang Binh

 Seaweed has been found dead along one hundred of metre of coastal line in the central province of Quang Binh’s Quang Trach District.

Vietnam votes for UN LGBT resolution

 Vietnam voted to pass a new United Nations Resolution on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity on June 30 at the 32nd meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Long Thanh Airport to be built from April 2021

 Construction of Long Thanh International Airport is planned to kick off on April 1, 2021 if all preparations go smoothly.

FASTEST internet access to come by year's end

 Vietnamese internet users will be able to access FASTER, the fastest undersea optical cable in the world, by the end of this year, according to Mr. Dang Tung Son, Deputy General Director of CMC Telecom.