Vietnam’s steel industry faces trade defence measuresAs Vietnam seeks to increase its steel exports amid global overcapacity, the steelmaking industry is expected to face tremendous pressure from trade defence measures deployed by the importing countries. Over the past decade, Vietnam’s steel production capacity has grown substantially from 1.5 million tonnes per year to 21 million in 2016. Vietnam’s current capacity now tops Southeast Asia at more than 30 million tonnes. In 2017, the country’s steel exports were 5.5 million tonnes (up 28.5%), bringing in US$3.6 billion (up 45.4%). Certain types of steel that Vietnam can now produce such, as colour-coated steel, are still imported in high volume.

An egg a day to keep the doctor away? "One - even two - a day is absolutely fine," says Dr Frankie Phillips, of the British Dietetic Association. In other words, when it comes to cholesterol, eggs are not the problem - saturated fat is. The Lion Mark, found on most commercially available eggs, shows the egg has been laid by a hen vaccinated against salmonella. In terms of how we cook an egg, they are arguably at their most simple and nutritious boiled or poached.

Newly-discovered cave damaged by quarryingA cave with a huge number of stalactites in Thanh Hoa Province is being destroyed by quarrying activities as local authorities fail to act. The cave contains a huge number of stalactitesAccording to complaints from the locals, the cave was discovered not long ago after a quarry explosion in Ha Tan Commune, Ha Trung District. The cave is located in the quarry of Thanh Dong Company who was granted quarrying licence in May 2016 by Thanh Hoa People's Committee. Both the people's committees of Ha Tan Commune and Ha Trung District said they were unaware of the cave. According to Chau, the newly-discovered cave in the quarry of Thanh Dong Company is 25 metres long, 20 metres wide and about 10 metres high.

Climate change affects farmers in VN northeastClimate change is damaging production and livestock in the country’s northeast provinces, raising the risks that the poverty rate there could increase in the next few years, according to a new study by scientists of the Viet Nam Academy of Social Sciences. Up to 30 flashfloods reportedly occurred in Con River and Chay River in Ha Giang Province between 2004 and 2010. Therefore, local farmers should change the types of trees they grow to better adapt to climate change. Scientists also pointed out that climate change contributed to outbreaks of disease among animals and poultry. The impacts of climate change also threaten the cause of poverty reduction in the northern provinces.

Hotel and housekeeping managers to join Industry 4.0Mobile apps, smartphones and robots will change the way hotels and resorts operate, with the aim of bringing tourists convenient experiences and managing housekeeping effectively. Hotel and housekeeping managers should catch up with the development of technology and science in their fields, according to Nguyen Quang, chairman of the Viet Nam Executive Housekeeper Association (VEHA). He spoke at a workshop organised in Hanoi on Sunday with the aim of developing the Vietnamese tourism industry in a professional way. Housekeeping service quality plays an important role in developing the tourism industry.”The workshop gathered representatives from the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, hotels, resorts and tourism experts to share experiences and knowledge on applying achievements of Industry 4.0 to hotel and housekeeping management. Pham Trung Luong, vice chairman of the Viet Nam Tourism Education Association, said the power of technology has a strong impact on the development of the tourism industry in general and hotel management in particular.

120 teams in the fray in HCM City school basketball tournamentThe 2018 HCM City School Festival Basketball Tournament for the Milo Cup began at the Phu Tho Stadium in District 11 on Sunday with 120 teams from primary, secondary and high schools taking part. A match in the HCM City School Festival Basketball Tournament for the Milo Cup being played at the Phu Tho Stadium. In its 13th year since inception, the number of schools has doubled. Milo has gifted 200 basketball backboards to primary schools to enable more children to play the sport. The tournament will go on until June 9.

French pianist Hélène Jeanney will perform at the HCM City’s International Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on May 24 to mark 100th death anniversary of great composer Debussy. (Photo:http://vietnamnews.vn)- Internationally acclaimed flutist Nicolas Duchamp and pianist Hélène Jeanney will perform at Ho Chi Minh City’s International Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on May 24 to mark the 100th death anniversary of French composer Debussy.Jeanney will continue with a solo piano piece L’Isle joyeuse (The Joyful Island) composed by Debussy in 1904.The duo will complete the night with works by three French composers, including Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, Gabriel Fauré’s Sonata in A Major, Op 13 for flute and piano, and Olivier Messiaen’s Le Merle Noir (The Blackbird).Duchamp will open the concert with Debussy’s Syrinx, a piece of music for solo flute composed in 1913, and Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) written from 1892-1894, which was inspired by a poem of the same title by French poet Stéphane Mallarmé.Duchamp has served as principal flutist for the National Opera Comique in Paris for many years, and has performed as a soloist with leading French ensembles like the Paris Opera Bastille, Nice Opera and Bordeaux National Opera.He has also held solo recitals at prestigious concert halls, including Spivey Hall in Atlanta and Carnegie Hall in New York in the US, and Olympia Hall in Munich, Germany, and worked with international conductors Seiji Ozawa, Georges Prêtre and Myung-Whun Chung, among others.Duchamp has toured throughout Europe, North America and Japan, and has been featured at numerous international festivals, such as Radio France Broadcast Festival in France, Switzerland’s Crans-Montana Festival, and the American Music Festival.He has been professor of flute at many schools in France and offered master classes at schools in the US, Japan, France and Canada.Jeanney began studying music at the age of five, and graduated from the Paris Conservatory at the age of 17 with a first prize in Piano and Chamber Music.She has performed and given master classes throughout Europe, Australia and the US.She has received several top awards at prestigious competitions such as the Concours International de Piano d’Epinal in France, the Chopin National Competition in Miami and the Concert Artist Guild of the US.Jeanney’s recent collaboration with Duchamp led to a series of concerts in Paris, New York and Japan.They will perform in Hanoi on May 26.-VNA

Activists call for international solidarityInternational solidarity activists met in the central Quang Tri province on Monday to discuss the role of public solidarity in boosting peace, security and sustainable development. The workshop is being held by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and the Viet Nam Peace and Development Foundation from May 20-22. She also recalled peace and solidarity movements’ significance in the fight for liberty, independence and development of Viet Nam. According to Iraklis Tsavavdaridis, executive secretary of the World Peace Council, growing imperialist aggressiveness in the world was posing a new threat to peace and humanity. “International solidarity for peace is the foundation to ultimately build an equal and civilised world for all,” she said.

No tolerance for sexual harassment: UN Resident Coordinator in VietnamThe United Nations (UN)’s message about zero tolerance for sexual harassment was delivered by UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra on May 21. The UN in Vietnam reaffirms its full commitment to the UN's zero tolerance policy on sexual harassment. Zero tolerance means that even one case is one too many. It pledged to provide a work environment free from sexual harassment in which every staff is valued and respected. It will ensure that allegations of sexual harassment are responded to swiftly, fairly and effectively.

Dr Do Quoc TuanThe Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) has announced the three winners of the 2018 Ta Quang Buu scientific award. The Ta Quang Buu Award, named after a famous Vietnamese scientist, is held annually to honor scientists who have achieved excellent research achievements in natural science and technology. “Higher dimensional nonlinear massive gravity” published in Physical Review D 93, 104003 helped him receive the 2018 Ta Quang Buu award. MST officially presented the Ta Quang Buu Awards 2018 to three scientists on May 19 for their outstanding works on physics and agricultural biology. RELATED NEWSOutstanding scientists receive Ta Quang Buu awardsLack of transparency in research discourages scientistsTien Phong

Real estate market is ‘fragile’, could lead to another bubble, experts sayVietNamNet Bridge - Land fever in Phu Quoc, Long An, Nhon Trach and HCM City, a lack of houses for low income earners, and an oversupply of high-end apartments are the main features of today’s real estate market. The real estate market has warmed upInvestors continue pouring money into the high-end apartment market segment, even though there is a sufficient supply. Analysts warn that the high GDP growth rate may lead to a ‘real estate bubble’ like the one in 2007 and 2010. Analysts warn that the high GDP growth rate may lead to a ‘real estate bubble’ like the one in 2007 and 2010. Nguyen Van Duc, deputy director of Dat Lanh Real Estate, said the real estate market is ‘fragile’.

Polluted waste water causes 2,000 rivers to dieVietNamNet Bridge - More than 2,000 large rivers with 10 kilometers or longer in Vietnam are being threatened by untreated waste water from households, industrial production and craft villages. All of the 50 households farming fish in Nam Tan commune suffered from mass fish deaths with the loss estimated at VND1 billion for each household. And it is not the only locality where polluted rivers kill fish and harm people’s lives. This was attributed to domestic, industrial, agricultural and medical waste water, estimated at 800,000 cubic meters per day. RELATED NEWSQuang Ngai mass fish deaths under investigationDynamite fishing blamed for Quang Tri mass fish deathMai Chi

CCTV cameras in schools opposed by teachersVietNamNet Bridge - CCTV cameras will be installed at nursery schools in districts 1, 12 and Hoc Mon in a pilot program before being set up at all schools in HCMC. The camera system aims to improve education management and protection of children at nursery schools. The program has been applauded by parents, who are concerned about a series of child abuse cases at nursery schools. Nursery schools need good teachers and skills, not just cameras. In fact, most private schools in HCMC have cameras inside classrooms, while state-owned schools only install cameras at entrance gates.

Vietnam asks China to stop bomber drills in Hoang SaVietnam requests China to immediately stop sending bombers to conduct drills in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, said the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu HangHang made the statement in Hanoi on May 21 in response to reporters’ question regarding the Chinese exercises, saying China’s dispatch of bombers to conduct take-off and landing drills in Hoang Sa has seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago and run counter to the Vietnam-China agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues as well as the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China. China’s acts have also adversely affected negotiations on the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) between the ASEAN and China, fueled tensions and caused instability in the region, and hampered efforts to maintain peace, stability and cooperation in the East Sea, she said. “Vietnam has full legal foundation and historical evidence affirming its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in line with international law,” the spokesperson noted. Vietnam asks China not to conduct militarisation activities and to seriously respect the country’s sovereignty over the two archipelagoes, observe the Vietnam-China agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of sea-related issues and the DOC, and create a favourable environment for the maintenance of regional peace, stability and cooperation, Hang said.-VNA

The top four common health issues when summer comesVietNamNet Bridge – Summer - the exciting season of discoveries and festivals - can be the riskiest period of the year for certain diseases, especially living in a tropical country like Vietnam. Flu, acute pharyngitis and heat strokeDehydration is the most reason for health issues in tropical climate. In addition to this, there is a common habit called "smash the thirst" by drinking cold water and using air conditioners for long periods. Drastic shifts in temperature actually enfeeble the immune system and cause health issues like flu, acute pharyngitis and heat stroke. If you have never slept under a mosquito net, start getting used to it, as it is one of the most efficient ways to prevent mosquito bites.