The HCM City government has ordered the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to take measures to curb environmental pollution.

 The Danang authorities hesitate to transfer Danang IT Park to Trung Nam Land over doubts of the developer’s financial capacity.

Vietnamese fishermen in Nghe An Province often exaggerate when boasting just how big their latest catch was.

 The legal framework on startups doesn’t bear too many shortcomings as the Law on Enterprises is relatively similar to American law. The shortcomings mostly come from administrative procedures and policies from ministries.

 Waste water from the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC is suspected to have killed nearly 50 tonnes of farmed fish in Thanh Hoa Province earlier this month.

 Vietnamobile is in the process of expanding its 3G coverage to all 63 cities and provinces from the current 12.

 Floods in Mekong Delta region become fewer

 Vietnam’s first waste-to-energy system capable of generating 1,930kW of power by treating 75 tonnes of industrial waste per day was launched in Hanoi’s suburban district of Soc Son on September 16. 

 Customers should stop using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 immediately, said the Vietnam Competition Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese are willing to pay $100/day to hire someone to line up for three nights at the iPhone 7 points of sale in Singapore to purchase the first iPhone 7 products. 

Vietnam earned another four awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research, a U.S. Government program to fund scientific research in developing countries.

Ya Tao, the elephant of local Ksor Cham in Gia Lai Province, is now the only living domesticated elephant in the northern Highland region, a place once famous for its elephant residents.

 The Animals Asia on September 12 announced that it has received a Malayan sun bear and two monkeys that were caged as pets in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. 

At a meeting between Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam and CIO of Asian Infrastructure Group under J.P. Morgan Institutional Asset Management, Tam congratulated J.P. Morgan on picking Gtel Mobile for cooperation in Vietnam.

The $100 million Da Phuoc solid waste treatment complex in Da Phuoc Commune, Binh Chanh District, HCM City is considered the most modern of its kind in Vietnam but it is also a source of pollution for the surrounding area. 

The public is still anxiously waiting for official results of an inspection into Lee&Man Vietnam Paper Co Ltd’s pulp mill which is feared to pollute a river in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.

Illegal wildlife trade is rampant at many areas in some provinces in the Mekong Delta Region, especially around the Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province.

 Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha on Thursday ordered the Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company to raise fish in its tank containing treated wastewater.

 Even though increased budgets have been allocated to environmental protection, Vietnam’s environmental protection has remained at just 1% of total annual expenditure.

Mr. Dang Tung Son, Deputy General Director of CMC Telecom, talks about the current state of cyber security in Vietnam.