The HCMC People’s Council yesterday endorsed the city’s proposal to build a symphony-opera-ballet theater in Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2, at a cost of VND1.508 trillion.

 The amount is equivalent to 57.71% charter capital of Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex).

The issuance of investment certificates for two steel plants at the Thanh Vinh Industrial Park in Danang was found to be contrary to regulations on industrial zonese. Two former city chairmen could be to blame in this case.

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses’ budgets for online advertising are exceeding the budget allocated for television commercials as online ads, empowered with AI and Blockchain, have advantages.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Vietnam, most students under 12 use social media. However, they are not well prepared to face risks, a report from Vietnet-ICT, an NGO, has found.

VietNamNet Bridge - As Vietnam intends to develop a seaborne economy, it must think of solutions to treat sludge, as the volume will be increasing in the future, scientists say.

VietNamNet Bridge - The trade war is facilitating the development of a number of business fields in Vietnam. 

 The recent withdrawal of Vietnamese groups from billion-dollar oil refinery projects is paving the way for potential foreign investors, especially those from Thailand and China, to jump in the industry.

 Home brands are increasingly finding favor and will play a critical role in the success or otherwise of all retailers in Vietnam.

 Son La province has 18 ethnic groups living together despite their different customs and lifestyles. Traditional clothes are an important component of a culture, which identify ethnic groups and reflect their society, production, and history.

 A new approach is needed among local authorities to draw high-quality foreign investment.

 Leaders from Vietnam-based foreign corporations reminisce about their companies’ rise to eminence in the country, walking hand-in-hand with Vietnam on its journey of 30 years of foreign investment.

 Vietnam is shining bright on foreign funds` radar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Handicapped Vietnamese people face obstacles to access education, leaving the majority of them with a low level of education and few job opportunities, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A decision to implement a programme to reduce traffic congestion and accidents by 2020 was signed by Tran Vinh Tuyen, deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, last Friday.

 Vietnam seeks to ease foreign investors in pouring into its public companies, considering lifting the foreign stake holding limit at the companies from the current 49 percent to 100 percent.

 Dung Quat Bio-Ethanol Fuel factory invested by PetroVietnam Central Biofuels JSC (BSR-BF) will resume operations in mid-October, contributing to increasing E5 fuel supply and decreasing retail prices.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam would likely approve the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at the National Assembly meeting this month.

 Nearly 52 million subscribers of military-run telecommunications firm Viettel had their phone numbers switched from 11 digits to 10 digits, Viettel announced on Sunday.

 A delegation of the US National Pork Board (NPB) has visited Vietnam recently to seek ways to increase pork export to Vietnam, a large market which consumed around 1.8 million tonnes of pork in 2017, or 57 percent of the total meat market.