HCM City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment is working with other agencies to identify polluting facilities that should be shut down or relocated to new areas in the city’s outskirt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers yesterday weighed in on the draft amendment to the corruption law, debating whether to apply a 45 per cent tax on extra personal income that public servants fail to declare.

VietNamNet Bridge - Japanese retailers are pursuing their business strategy to open more convenience stores, malls and mini-marts within the next few years. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities, including local ones, need to increase patrolling and promote fire safety to ensure there are no major forest fires during the ongoing dry season,

FLC Thanh Hoa squandered a two goal lead to draw 3-3 with hosts Global Cebu FC of the Philippines, ending both side’s slim hopes of advancing from group G of the Asian Football Confederation Cup on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An illegal logging site has been found in an area of forest near the Song Thanh Nature Reserve, in what was the third recorded case of logging violations in March in Quang Nam Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Thi Kim Ngan won a gold medal on Wednesday (Ha Noi time) at the World Taekwondo Junior Championship in Tunisia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of historical artifacts dating back centuries go on display for the very first time this week in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – All high-speed composite ferries operating on the Bach Dang – Can Gio - Vung Tau route will undergo inspection and vessel verification following a ferry accident on April 8, 

 Latest Cushman & Wakefield report notes steady increases in both major cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Son Island District in the central province of Quang Ngai consists of three islands: Dao Lon (Big Island), Dao Be (Small Island) and Hon Mu Cu (Mu Cu Islet).

 Meat stall with a unique food hygiene initiative, Ly Son Island’s new high-speed boat launched, Vitality of Truong Sa manifested through hundreds of photos, Delays in tackling sexual harassment can cost garment industry billions

 The Ministry of Transport is working on a plan to prop up inland waterborne transport to ease the pressure on road transport and promote logistics services.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some Vietnamese banks have revealed they are negotiating with foreign partners on capital contributions. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Next to the Bac Thang Long Bridge area in Hanoi, a ‘bovine bone’ lane full of big piles of animal bones and viscera is located.

 New-generation FDI attraction for 2018-2030 will focus on education and healthcare, the sectors making the most added value, in addition to financial services, metal forging & chemistry, hi-tech equipment, logistics, and pharmaceutical.

Besides its 2018 list of 30 Under 30, Forbes has also named the 10 most promising faces are believed to go far in their fields. One of them is Pham Hy Hieu.

In 2009, farmer Bui Van Chung in northern Nam Dinh Province’s Hai Quang Commune made the difficult decision to chop down ornamental trees to grow dinh lang (Polyscias fruticose), a medicinal plant species.

 Ha Giang is one of 13 provinces in Vietnam preserving and promoting the pan-pipes of the Mong ethnic people. Artisans like Ma Khai So are leading the effort to preserve pan-pipe music, the soul of the Mong people.

 Dr Luong Van Khoi, deputy director for the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast, talks about the important role of high technology in raising labour productivity.