Torrential rain is still forecast for northern regions of Viet Nam today, although super typhoon Mangkhut weakened into a tropical low-pressure system and made landfall in China’s Guangxi Province yesterday morning.

VietNamNet Bridge - The proposal to buy electricity from Lao hydropower plants has been facing opposition from many researchers, who say that benefits are small compared with the costs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam needs a digital ecosystem with focus on made-in-Vietnam social media instead of foreign owned players such as Facebook and Google.

Conversations have heated up on Internet forums about Ho Ngoc Dai, the father of the ‘education technology’ program, who wrote a textbook for first graders.

 The Government has issued Decree 117/2018 directing local credit institutions and branches of foreign banks to ensure that information remains confidential about their clients, and only provide information.

 Despite the constantly strong growth posted by the wood industry over the past few years, wood enterprises are aiming for a higher target: sustainable development, environmental protection and greater export turnover through higher added value.

 Vietnam has been seeing a new wave of technology firms and co-working operators, creating new opportunities for the real estate industry.

 Despite the efforts of Hanoi authorities to prevent congestion, the number of personal vehicles has grown much faster than the city’s infrastructure.

 Hundreds of people in Hanoi often a swim in the West Lake with their children and pets despite the recent mass deaths.

 After merging all of neighboring Ha Tay province, Me Linh district and four communes in Luong Son district in Hoa Binh province, modern-day Hanoi is the 17th largest capital in the world.

The 12 swans which were brought to Thien Quang Lake in Hanoi have adapted to the local environment.  

 The prices of 11-digit SIM cards are surging as buyers seek to obtain phone numbers that will contain lucky numbers when tens of millions of 11-digit subscribers are switched to a 10-digit format, starting from today.

 Local and foreign investors are racing to register solar power projects in Vietnam to reap the benefits of the feed-in-tariff of 9.35 US cents, with solar rooftop considered a key driver to create a more stable power supply in the near future.

 Higher feed-in tariffs for wind power projects in Viet Nam will help push forward the completion of many projects and ensure they begin operation.

 Ha Noi People’s Committee has approved a 1:500 scale plan of Vibex urban area which covers more than 48.5 hectares in Bac Tu Liem District with a population of 7,000.

 The General Department of Customs (GDC) announced another four banks that qualify to provide its 24/7 e-tax payment scheme, raising the total to 22 banks.

 Recent moves to restrict credit for real estate are having an effect.

 A British traveller has been rescued after getting lost on Son Tra Peninsular in the central city of Danang for two days.

  The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is calling for investment in 81 projects in fields such as tourism, commerce, the environment and high-tech agriculture.

 HCM City authorities in District 12 have said they had seen some positive results after asking localities authorities to close dog slaughterhouses in the area.