VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal loggers continue to cut down trees, while more forest land is being cleared for tourism development or hydropower plants.

VietNamNet Bridge - The race of candidates for ‘hot seats’ at commercial banks is heating up as the shareholders’ meeting season has begun.

China has removed an important clause in the draft MOU on the cooperation of the two countries’ regulatory bodies and the nuclear power industry, according to the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The future looked bleak for Phuoc Tich Village’s pottery industry. Thanks to a group of fashion designers, there may be new hope for the ancient craft. 

Hoang Thanh Van, director of the Department of Breeding under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, speaks to Kinh Te Do Thi newspaper about managing imported meat.

Digital transformation is making waves worldwide. Taking advantage of the digital age to grow, to be able to protect companies and gain an edge over competitors is what businesses strive for. 

 The Hanoi Foreign Trade University (FTU) announced that it has met the required education accreditation standards set for national education institutions for the 2017-22 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to reduce its drug hotspots, destroy five to 10 per cent of these places annually and set up a model for drug prevention and control in every district.

 More than a 100 craftsmen from Canada, the US, Germany, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, China and Vietnam will take part in the International Kite Festival in Tam Thanh commune on June 5-9.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has recently launched a national avian influenza monitoring programme. 

 Vietnam, Hungary foster cooperation

An exhibition hall featuring more than 100 life-size statues of Vietnamese artists working in theatre, movie and music was opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 11.

  The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) in March granted a total of 228 securities trading codes to foreign investors, of which 188 were individuals and 40 were institutional investors.

 Vietstar Airlines will have to wait until the construction of an additional passenger terminal and aprons at Tan Son Nhat International Airport are completed before receiving a business license.

 Recruitment demand for mid- and senior-level managers in the first quarter increased 73 per cent year-on-year, according to a Navigos Search report released on April 10.

 A look at the state of AirAsia’s ventures in other markets outside of its home country Malaysia and comparison with its current situation in Vietnam may provide a basis to evaluate the prospects of AirAsia’s prospective joint venture.

 The Ministry of Transport has approved Uber Viet Nam’s pilot project of applying technology in managing and connecting under-contract passenger transportation.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Ministry of Public Security to investigate the illegal sand extraction at Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Last month, United Overseas Bank became the first Singaporean bank to receive an approval to open a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam. 

Nguyen Thi Thanh became the second runner-up at Miss Eco Dress Competition held on April 10 in Egypt.