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Deforestation haunts Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Countless hectares of forest in Vietnam’s Central Highlands are being destroyed as the result of industrial and agricultural activities conducted by local businesses and residents at such a rate that authorities are unable to prevent the situation.
In Vietnam, regional museums are a state budget black hole
While museums in Ho Chi Minh City lack the exhibition space to display prized artifacts and national treasures, counterparts elsewhere crave both the funding and technology to protect their exhibits from permanent damage.
Unique limestone mountains excessively exploited in southern Vietnam
Situated in the northwestern part of Kien Giang, Kien Luong Town is the only area in southern Vietnam that possesses the natural limestone mountains, which hold both great tourism and industrial potential.
Over 13,000 Facebook shop owners in Hanoi asked to declare tax
Over 13,000 owners of shops on Facebook in Hanoi have received text messages from the municipal Department of Taxation asking them to register and declare tax for their online business.
Vietnam’s environment protection chief dismissed over Formosa disaster
A chief of environmental protection operations under Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been dismissed for his management oversight that had led to the Formosa disaster last year.
HCM City to begin relocating Mien Dong Bus Station in 2018
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are set to begin relocating the Mien Dong (Eastern) Bus Station from the beginning of 2018.
Vietnam stops licensing new cars for app-based taxi services
The pilot program allowing Grab and Uber as well as several local taxi and transportation companies to operate their app-based services in three Vietnamese localities has expanded so rapidly that the transport ministry has been forced to put the brakes on it.
Experts fear unchanged monopoly as Vietnam’s sole power utility announces restructure
A state-run company that monopolizes the control of power in Vietnam is set to undergo a restructure which it says will help the electricity market become more competitive, even though experts believe the otherwise.
Vietnamese workers wrestling with insufficient minimum wage
Workers in Vietnam are struggling to survive on meager minimum wages amidst the rising cost of almost everything in the Southeast Asian country.
Expat cyclist ‘Everests’ for newborns in Vietnam
While most of Ho Chi Minh City was getting its beauty sleep on June 11, expat teacher and cyclist Matthew Wright was setting his GPS and prepping his bike for an epic charity ride.