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Substandard lights pose risk to road users

 Many motorbike and car drivers ignore traffic regulations, including installing substandard lamps, posing a danger for other road users.

Hanoi to switch major bus stations into car parks by 2020

 Hanoi’s Department of Transport has planned to switch four major bus stations in the inner city, including Gia Lâm, Mỹ Đình, GIáp Bát and Nước Ngầm, into car parks and inner-city bus interchanges by 2020.

Vietnam’s three cities to join ASEAN smart cities network

 Three major cities of Vietnam - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang - will be part of the ASEAN network of smart cities being proposed by Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on April 26.

Appeal trial for Trinh Xuan Thanh, accomplices slated for May 7

 The Hanoi People’s Court announced on April 27 that an appeal trial will open on May 7 for Trinh Xuan Thanh, Dinh La Thang and their accomplices in the PVC case.

Vietnam lauds efforts of RoK, DPRK in Inter-Korean Summit organisation

Vietnam congratulates and applauds efforts made by the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in successfully organising the Inter-Korean Summit on April 27, said spokesperson of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

Prime Minister visits Singapore Management University

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the Singapore Management University (SMU), one of the top establishments supporting start-ups in Singapore on April 27. 

PM meets Philippine President on ASEAN Summit sidelines

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Singapore on April 27 on the sidelines of the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

Party chief urges greater anti-corruption efforts

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption to instruct competent agencies to double efforts to ensure progress of investigation, prosecution and judgment of cases.

PM attends first plenary of ASEAN Summit

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined other ASEAN leaders at the first plenary meeting of the 32nd ASEAN Summit under the chair of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on April 27 evening. 

Travel firms see higher earnings as personal incomes rise

After collecting tens of billions of dong from selling tours at a tourism trade fair held in Hanoi earlier this month, travel firms hope they can earn the same at a similar event to be held in HCMC. 

VN post-harvest technology is lagging behind

 Farmers are suffering a paradox of “good crop but prices drop” with one of main reasons being weak application of post-harvest technology.

Condotel development reliant upon demand

 Mr. Stephen Wyatt, Country Head of JLL Vietnam, shares his thoughts with VET about the burgeoning condotel market in the country.

Well diggers get down to work in dry season

 Despite various dangers, the well-diggers in Gia Lai Province keep delving into the earth in order to earn money during the dry season.

Ninh Thuan salt harvesters rake in the profits

Salt harvesters in the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan are delighted by their recent bumper yields at the current high prices.

Surge in production and exports boosts Vietnam’s economic expectations

 Fueled by a continued surge in local production and exports, Vietnam is forecasting strong growth beyond its expectations for the entire year, making it the fastest-growing economy in the region.

How CIOs can navigate the cloud in 2018

 With Vietnam being listed in the Top 5 fastest-growing ICT industries in the world there are more schemes than ever that support businesses in the government’s digital push to develop smart cities.

Making matcha, Vietnamese youth earn billions of VND

In Thai Nguyen, one of the biggest tea growing areas of Vietnam, a young Vietnamese man is making a matcha product and earning billions of dong.

Better way to use mobile overseas

 Excessive roaming charges are now a thing of the past thanks to a new Hanoi startup.

Unlocking the power of data

 Data plays a crucial role in today’s digital age. However, organisations have not yet extracted great insights from data. Only 0.5 per cent of all data produced is ever analysed and used in any given year.

PM holds dialogue with Singaporean business leaders

 The Vietnamese Government has given a range of priorities to foreign investors to develop production and do business in Vietnam, including those from Singapore, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.