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Vietnam pursues green strategy in real estate sector

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of construction works granted green building certificates in Vietnam remains modest, but is rapidly rising.

The race is on to hire qualified staff for blockchain-based industries

VietNamNet Bridge - Blockchain technology has become more popular and used in many industries, driving up demand for staff. 

EU firms to bid on public contracts

 Starting early next year, EU investors will be able to tender for several types of public infrastructure projects in Vietnam for the first time under EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement commitments.

Vietnam’s online tourism to thrive

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bow Thunyarat, a traveler from Bangkok, Thailand, never expected her trip to Vietnam last January to start so easily.

Resilience, resignation as Hanoi district remains under water

 VietNamNet Bridge – If it were not for the stench and the muddy colour of the waters, one could imagine it was Venice.

Mekong Delta farmers struggle with floods

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are struggling to fight floodwaters caused by heavy rains, rising tides and water released in the wake of a dam breach in Laos.

Waste-burning plant stays idle, pollution attacks community

Residents of Vu Hoi Commune in Vu Thu District of northern Thai Binh Province have to pass a large rubbish dump to get to the communal clinic. The pile, as tall as a grown man, is located just 100 metres from the clinic 

Dong Nai pushes airport construction

The People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai has submitted for approval from the PM an evaluation of land reclamation, compensation and resettlement for the Long Thanh International Airport.

Procedures get cut to boost trade

 In an effort to improve the business environment, the Vietnamese government is accelerating the implementation of the National Single Window and the ASEAN Single Window to boost trade within ASEAN.

Investors run away from condotel projects

VietNamNet Bridge - The anticipated oversupply and unclear legal status have prompted many investors to give up investments in condotel projects.

Origin scandal undoes consumer trust in Con Cung

 Con Cung JSC is set to be sued by one of its customers due to alleged evidence of false advertising of their products.

Foreign investors bail on Vinalines sale

The long-awaited race to become a strategic investor in state-run shipping giant Vinalines turned out to be less fierce than expected, with only one South Korean conglomerate registering for the deal.

Seven death sentences proposed for drug smugglers

HCM City People's Procuracy on Wednesday proposed the death sentence for a transnational drug trafficking group which smuggled 37 kilogrammes of heroin and methamphetamines over the border from Cambodia.

More than 1,000 people to clean Quy Nhon beaches

 More than 1,000 people are expected to join a campaign to clean Quy Nhon City beaches in Binh Dinh Province.

Uzbek U23s and Palestine’s Olympic team arrive in Hanoi for int’l tournament

 The Uzbek U23s and Palestine’s Olympic team arrived in Hanoi on August 1 for the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) U23 International Championship - Vinaphone Cup 2018.

Stormy weather likely to hit East Sea in August

 The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that one or more tropical low pressure systems with storm potential to hit the East Sea and affect the mainland in August.

Citizens advised to apply drastic preventive measure against dengue fever

 The Health Ministry’s Department of Preventive Medicine on August 1 warned citizens to apply drastic measures to prevent dengue fever spreading, after a person reportedly died of the disease in Ho Chi Minh recently.

Thai Nguyen police seize over 15kg of heroin in drugs bust

Police in Thai Nguyen province working with the Investigation Police Department on Drug-Related Crimes (C47) apprehended two suspects who were smuggling a large quantity of heroin.

Cryptocurrency mining machine import needs tightened regulations: officials

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has worked with the Ministries of Finance and Justice and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to propose suspending imports of cryptocurrency mining machines, said a MoIT official.

Vietnam, Croatia sign double taxation avoidance agreement

 Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Do Hoang Anh Tuan and Croatian Minister of Finance Zdravko Marić have signed an agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income.