VietNamNet Bridge – Raising butterfly lizards is providing a good income to farmers in Ninh Thuan Province since the reptile is in high demand for its meat.    

 VietNamNet Bridge – For 20 years Nguyen Van Vuong has taken to the seas fishing in areas he knows like the back of his hand.

The decision of Vingroup to jump into the smartphone market, which is entering its most difficult period, has surprised many people. Technology experts believe that making smartphones is not Vingroup’s long-term goal.

Fitch Ratings has advised Vietnam to gradually tighten monetary policies to stabilize the macro economy and have an opportunity for investment level upgrading.

The craft villages in Bac Ninh province have become well off in the last 20 years. However, they have paid a heavy price for the wealth: the environment is seriously polluted.

 The space of Gong culture in Vietnam’s Central Highlands was recognised by the UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many well-known Vietnamese educators send their children to study at foreign universities.

 The Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee on July 12 issued a warning as a disciplinary measure against Truong Minh Tuan, member of the Party Central Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is facing ongoing issues from agro-product waste at its wholesale markets and has yet to come up with a solution, reported Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.

Ha Anh Tuan, Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis under the Institute for Bien Dong Maritime Studies, writes to Viet Nam News on the legal implications of the arbitral tribunal’s ruling and its impacts two years on.

HCM City’s People’s Committee has asked the Prime Minister and relevant agencies to approve an extension of the second phase of its environmental sanitation project to 2030 as a foreign contractor has yet to be selected.

Vietnam’s trade activities still have not been affected significantly by the recent trade tension between the US and China because taxed goods are mostly certain types of  high-technology products. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has rejected a proposed location for dumping waste from dredging activities around the sea in the central province of Nghe An. 

 Many businesses in Binh Thuan said they face difficulties and called on provincial authorities to resolve them.

Inspectors of the Transport Ministry will verify nearly 100 job appointments and promotions at the State-owned Airport Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) to see if the head of the corporation abused his power.

Given the boom in the number of Chinese tourists in HCM City, authorities have been urged to take preventive measures against the so-called “zero-dong” tours that cater to these tourists and adversely affect tourism revenue.

Young dancer and choreographer Hai Anh and her colleagues in HCM City are working to prepare for her performance at the 8th International Dancers & Choreographers’ Residency Festival in Singapore next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Tinh Museum has announced the discovery of four pottery items created some 800 years ago at a location in Nghi Xuan District, central province of Ha Tinh.

The Vuon Chuoi archaeological site, though the most important and largest relic complex of the pre-Dong Son and Dong Son Cultures (700 BC - AD 100) in Vietnamese history, has long been on the brink of being wiped out.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In no surprise to anyone, infrastructure projects across Hanoi are lagging behind schedule.