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Tien Giang’s coastal area manages to cope with drought

The coastal area of Go Cong Dong, a major agricultural hub in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, has taken effective measures against drought and saltwater intrusion into rivers this year.

 

Ministry of Finance proposes increasing wastewater fees

The Ministry of Finance has proposed increasing fees for wastewater discharged by carwashes, hotels and restaurants.

 

Danang taking the lead in smart city building

Danang is aiming to become a smart and creative city by 2045, and expects to spend over VND2.14 trillion ($93 million) on this transformation that would synchronise all processes of the central city’s operations.

 

Bear conservation centre in Ninh Binh saves bile bears

Seventeen bears – which used to be kept in captivity and illegally traded to harvest their bile - are living in a bear conservation centre in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

 

Vietnam's biggest solar power complexes connected to grid

Solar power has been categorized one of the main sources to fuel Vietnam`s economy in the future.

Vietnam on the verge of digital transformation

By bringing meaningful value in improving productivity, efficiency and competitiveness, digital transformation is becoming an inevitable trend, deeply affecting most of the development of businesses and organisations worldwide.

 

Con Dao conservationists take steps to save coral

Con Dao National Park is one of the most popular coral reef diving destinations in Viet Nam. With coral cover of about 65 per cent, it has some of the most gorgeous jagged coral reefs in the country.

 

Severe droughts ravaging Dak Lak

Farmers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are facing difficulties due to serious droughts.

 

Germany funds forest biodiversity project in Thua Thien-Hue

Thua Thien-Hue receives 1.8 million EUR from the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety for Carbi project implementation.

 

Untreated waste threatens environment in Ba ria-Vung tau

Tens of thousands of tonnes of untreated garbage at Bãi Nhát landfill is contaminating the environment in Côn Đảo District, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province.

 

Robot designers helps SMEs thrive and cut costs

Robot3T Group of Ho Chi Minh City designs and builds cost-effective robotics and automation products and solutions to meet small and medium-sized enterprises’ emerging needs for smart manufacturing systems.

 

Mekong Delta attempts to combat saltwater intrusion

Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta is expected to increase between April 28 and May 6 as the volume of water flowing southward from the Mekong River will decline.

Making public transportation affordable and easy to improve air quality

One of the best solutions to keep the sky blue and lungs clean is reducing emissions from vehicles by encouraging people to use mass transit, which is cheap and easy.

 

Three scientists to be honoured with 2019 Ta Quang Buu Award

The 2019 Ta Quang Buu Award will be presented to three scientists who have made significant contributions to the country’s science and technology sector.

 

Discharged waste continues to mar Han River

Han River in Danang City is being polluted by wastewater from nearby restaurants.

 

MobiFone licensed to pilot 5G

Mobile carrier MobiFone has been licensed to pilot a fifth-generation (5G) mobile service, making it the second telecom carrier in the country to secure permission to launch the service on a trial basis, after Viettel.

 

Vietnam among YouTube’s biggest markets

Vietnam is one of five of YouTube’s biggest global markets, based on how long users spend watching videos on the site, according to Ajay Vidyasagar, Asia Pacific regional director at YouTube.

 

First mobile virtual network operator launched in Vietnam

Indochina Telecom Company on April 25 in Hanoi launched Vietnam's first mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) – Itelecom, becoming the sixth telecoms provider in the country.

 

Da Nang bans plastic bottles at official meetings

The Danang City authorities have asked local departments to stop using plastic products at work and banned plastic bottles at official meetings and conferences.

 

Cyber-attacks double in Q1: VNCERT

Up to 4,770 cyber-attacks on Vietnamese websites were reported in the first quarter of 2019, doubling the figure recorded in the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Teams (VNCERT).