VietNamNet Bridge - Drought, saline intrusion and unmethodical business plans all have dealt a blow on enterprises, leaving them with a material shortage. 

 A highly-poisonous toxin may be behind the abnormal mass fish deaths along the central coast of Vietnam over the last three weeks.

The National Instituteof Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) today announced itwould officially apply nucleic acid testing (NAT) in the blood screeningprocess.

 The agro-forestry-fisheries export turnover in April was estimated at 2.97 billion USD, bringing the four-month figure to over 10 billion USD, up 11 percent against the same period last year.

 The Vietnamese Government supports Russia’s Gazprom to expand oil and gas production in Vietnam, asserted Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at his reception for Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom in Hanoi on April 26. 

Monitoring data shows that the saltwater has intruded deep into the inner HCM City since early April. The salinity in Nha Be, Sai Gon rivers and several canals in Binh Chanh and other districts is above last year’s levels.

 European automakers are welcoming the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement’s slashed tariffs, expected to take effect in early 2018, as a key step towards boosting imports to and investment in Vietnam’s rapidly-growing auto market.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam had become the target of spy attack of hackers, according to a US intelligence report. Network security is no longer a distant issue of developing countries like Vietnam.

Many well-known high-cylinder capacity motorbike brands have arrived in Vietnam. The super-motorbikes, with high technology, strong engine and sky-high selling prices of between hundreds of millions of dong and billions of dong, have been marketed.

 The HCMC government is calling for Japanese firms to get involved in four major projects, including the long-planned Saigon Safari in Cu Chi District.

 Economists last Friday urged the Government to tighten management of public spending to reduce the budget deficit and to ease pressures caused by the public debt.

 Hundreds of Vietnamese in Germany, on April 24, gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate General based in Munich to protest against China’s illegal actions in the East Sea.

 The National Election Council (NEC) on April 26 released a list of 870 official candidates to run for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA). 

 The Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Association held its second national congress in the 2016-2020 term, on April 26 in Hanoi, to boost the two countries’ cooperation in a wide range of fields.

 Vietnam is committed to macro-economic stability and the best possible conditions for foreign investors in the country, including Goldman Sachs, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

Today the Government of Vietnam, the United Nations and partners are appealing to the international community to support a US$48.5 million emergency response plan to address the worsening El Niño drought.

 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has warned of more mass fish deaths in the central coastal area of Vietnam due to the impending hot weather.

VietNamNet Bridge - With Idemitsu and its partner KPI planning to distribute petroleum products from Nghi Son Oil Refinery, a way out for Nghi Son has been found. 

 Many people in HCM City are bizarrely ignoring health risks and going fishing directly from the city’s sewage system.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Wall Street Journal, Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group, one of the largest drink firms in Vietnam, is seeking foreign investors, through selling a minority stake.