The International Union for Conservation of Nature held a workshop on technology and management solutions for wastewater treatment from tour boats and tourism activities in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on April 5 hailed Belgium’s Wallonia region for choosing Vietnam as the only country in Asia to set up its representative office over the past more than two decades 

 Credit institutions in Vietnam settled more than 204.4 trillion VND (8.77 billion USD) of non-performing loans (NPLs) by the end of the first quarter this year, said Nguyen Thi Hong, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Ambassador of Armenia to Vietnam Raisa Vardanyan was honoured on April 5 with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).

Sappers of the Military High Command of the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on April 5 confirmed that they have sent their men to the house of a local to collect a napalm bomb weighing about 75 kg.

 The Finance Ministry said it has devised three scenarios for the domestic consumer price index (CPI) in 2019 based on different levels of increase in world petrol prices.

 The 16th Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition (HOMC) concluded on April 5 with an award presenting ceremony held in the capital city. 

More than 26,200 ha out of the 43,500 ha of forested area in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau are facing extremely high risks of wildfire, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

More than 26,200 ha out of the 43,500 ha of forested area in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau are facing extremely high risks of wildfire, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

IUCN held a workshop on technology and management solutions for wastewater treatment from tour boats and tourism activities in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago on April 5 in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

The domestic sugar industry should restructure all stages of its production process towards diversifying products to improve competitiveness, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 Vietnam aims to become the first country in Southeast Asia to put 5G into commercial operation in 2020, according to Japanese daily Nikkei.

Farmers in many localities in the Mekong Delta region are turning their paddy fields or other orchards into Thai jackfruit farms due to high profits in recent years.

The second Asia Pacific Youth Co:Lab Summit opened in Hanoi on April 4, attracting the participation of more than 500 delegates, including hundreds of young people, partners and government officials from 20 countries.

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will hold a festival to mark the 10th anniversary of Lang Co Bay being recognised as one of the world’s most beautiful bays in May.

The first human milk bank has been opened at Tu Du Maternity Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on April 4.

Hanoi has decided to upgrade pavements of 300 streets, using natural stone and other materials.

 There are about 3,000 taxis from other provinces are working illegally in Hanoi, according to Hanoi Taxi Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province’s Con Dao Island has been included on a list of the nine best paradise islands in the world to escape to this year by Vogue magazine.

Vera Quartet from world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music will perform in Vietnam for the first time the Curtis On Tour: Vera Quartet concert in the cozy space of the HCMC Conservatory of Music’s Concert Hall on Saturday, April 20.

The People’s Committee of Thua Thien- Hue province yesterday said that the central province granted a cemetery land for late musician Trinh Cong Son according to his family wishes.

More than 50 film production establishments across the country have registered a total of 144 movies for the Kite Awards 2018.

Over 1,000 stone objects and 600 pieces of meteorite dating back 800,000 years have been unearthed at archaeological sites in An Khe, the central highlands province of Gia Lai.

Artworks by children with autism have gone on display at an exhibition to mark the World Autism Awareness Day (April 2).

More than 200 photos on nature scenery of sea and islands are on display at Hoa Lu Culture History Site in northern province of Ninh Binh.