HCM City authorities are seeking help from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to resolve a conflict between a property developer and households in the outlying district of Nha Be.

Vietnam’s exports in the first quarter of this year grew by 24.8% against the same period last year with 11 out of 46 groups of products achieving an export value of more than US$1 billion each, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

In April 2018, Giai Thanh, a reporter from Nhan Dan Newspaper, joined a delegation of local leaders from relevant localities for a visit to the nation’s outpost on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. 

 Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has said that his ministry is planning to abolish 1,151 of the total 1,680 business conditions, equivalent to 68.51%, and reduce 168 of the 338 administrative procedures, accounting for 49.7%.

 Import-export businesses in Vietnam are worrying about a possible increase in terminal handling charges by shipping lines, which would decrease their competitiveness.

 Vietnam has set a goal to increase the blood donation rate in the country to cover at least two per cent of the population by 2022 through voluntary donors.

 Traffic accidents nationwide killed 2,788 people and wounded 4,636 others in the past four months, according to the Office of the Public Security Ministry and the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

 Foreign investors can now acquire more than 49 percent of shares, the previous limit on foreign ownership, in PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), the operator of Phu My fertilizer plant.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators agree that Vietnam’s universities need to be accredited, but they have not reached a consensus on how it should be done. 

 HCM City is giving priority to developing a collective economic model particularly cooperatives over the current model of farmer households.

 Four ships belonging to Nam Binh An Limited Co. in the coastal Northen city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh Province were suspended from operation by the local authorities for a safety check after an incident on one of their ships on May 1.

 These days many eyes are on the Hoang Sa exhibition house in the central city of Da Nang. The venue is home to historical documents, objects and images on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soil, water and air pollution have increased as a result of agricultural production growth in the last few decades.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts say that discriminatory treatment is hindering the development of Vietnam education.

VietNamNet Bridge - With support of The Gioi Di Dong, the largest mobile phone distribution chain in Vietnam, Nokia is expected to make things happen again in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are about 200,000 autistic children in Vietnam, but the law has no content regulating their educational treatment. 

 A working delegation from the European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries will visit Vietnam from May 16 to 23.

 Skimming devices may have been used to steal money from 400 Agribank accounts, causing a huge stir recently.

 Vietnam is making every effort to promote a cashless economy, with a focus on the development of digital payments so as to reach out to a wider demographic. 

 Eximbank is facing an uphill battle to regain the trust of its shareholders and depositors, following a series of embezzlement and fraud scandals.