To ensure sufficient electricity for the coming decades, the Vietnamese government is implementing the National Green Growth Strategy with a stress laid on developing various types of energy, including coal-fired and renewable sources.

 Developers of build-operate-transfer power projects are in search of “clean coal technology” for their upcoming plants, in order to improve coal’s environmental performance and Vietnam’s future energy mix on the whole.

 Following Shinhan Vietnam’s successful acquisition of ANZ Vietnam’s retail business, fellow Korean banks have also expanded their sizes and market share in Vietnam, seizing the lead in the foreign bank race on the Vietnamese market.

 Prolonged dry weather has significantly increased the risk of forest fires in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, the provincial Forest Protection Department reported.

 Vietnam is ready to contribute and prove itself a prestigious, proactive, dynamic and responsible member of the ASEAN Community, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung.

When Bac Lieu Province withdrew last year a thermal power plant proposal submitted to the Prime Minister, the move was seen as a positive sign, showing greater awareness and willingness to promote green growth.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai have decided to end their contract with Japanese midfielder Masaaki Ideguchi before the second leg of the V.League.

The capital city’s overloaded drainage system will struggle to cope with the rainy season this year, putting as many as 18 locations at risk of flooding, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City districts and Mekong Delta provinces are facing risks of soil submersion, studies have shown.

VietNamNet Bridge - Following many successful cases, there is now a growing tendency in Vietnam to apply trade remedies to protect locally made products.

Vietnam Airlines continues to be a traditional airline which provides full-service flights, but it will cooperate with Jetstar Pacific to exploit the lower-end market. Vietjet Air targets a hybrid model between traditional and low-cost airlines.

 Many companies in Viet Nam, such as FPT Group, BIDV, Bao Viet Life Insurance or Hoc mai online education portal, are using Facebook Workplace.

 Vietnamese enterprises can meet some international standards of transparency, however, large companies still disclose little information about anti-corruption programmes.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) is showcasing Vietnamese seafood products at the Seafood Expo Global, which is being held in Brussels, Belgium, from Tuesday to Thursday.

An Giang Province wants the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to help frame housing policies that will enable the relocation of 20,000 families living in landslide-prone areas in the next five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Tuan Minh grabbed his second gold medal at the National Chess Championships’ rapid chess event which ended yesterday in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thi Trang is the only Vietnamese representative left in the Badminton Asia Championships in China.

 The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has asked local authorities to urgently examine and determine the reason for the mass oyster deaths in Tien Yen district.

 An unexploded bomb weighing around 250kg was removed from Con Nhat Ferry in the Hong (Red) River Delta province of Thai Binh, the provincial Military Command has said.

 The organising committee of the 2017 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival has reserved a cuisine space on an area of 4,000sqm as a rendezvous point for gastronomer and tourists visiting the city.