Viet Nam posted a trade deficit of US$5.2 billion with China in the first two months of this year, according to the General Department of Customs.

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The State budget deficit, which regularly remains at a high level, and rising public debt are among the biggest macro-economic risks facing Viet Nam, making it more difficult for the Government to help the economy head towards growth.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR) contributed more than VND11 trillion to the State budget in 2018, becoming one of the units under PetroVietnam with the largest contribution to the State budget.

 Cashew prices are low at present, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The forest protection sub-department in the central province of Quang Binh has confirmed a serious case of deforestation which occurred in Quang Ninh District recently.

 Like other localities in the Central Highlands, Dak Lak province is currently in the middle of the peak dry season.

Pearl breeding on Phu Quoc island has proved a success as its brand name has been ranked over the globe.

 The opening of a pedestrian street along the To Lich River in Hanoi over the past week has been welcomed by local residents as a new space for them to exercise and relax.

 Photography is a real skill. Those at the top of their game produce pictures that don’t just tell a thousand words, but instead an entire novel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lao Cai’s People’s Committee has sent a proposal to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asking for an airport to be built to serve Sa Pa Town.

 Travel from Viet Nam to Indonesia will get a whole lot easier.

The VN Buddhist Sangha has received a report from its managing committee in Quang Ninh regarding the case of Ba Vang Pagoda.

 Forty-four students who took the national high school examination last year in Son La had their scores fraudulently modified upwards, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on Saturday.

 Although Vietnam and the US have seen encouraging outcomes of cooperation in dealing with war aftermath, there are much for them to do in the field, said Timothy Lieser, senior advisor at the US Senate Appropriations Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has some 13,000ha of forests facing a major threat of fires in An Minh, Hon Dat, Giang Thanh, and Phu Quoc districts.

 Velvet antler products produced in Huong Son district, the central province of Ha Tinh, have earned the Huong Son geographical indication (GI) protection on the national scale. 

 The People’s Court of Binh Thuan upheld the first instance trial sentences of between two and three years imposed on 13 defendants charged with disturbance of public order at the provincial People’s Committee headquarters in June 2018.

 The Ministry of Public Security revealed on March 25 that it had handled a total of 30,196 law violation cases from November 16, 2018 to February 15, 2019.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Hai Bang on March 25 met and expressed his condolences to representatives from families of the victims in the deadly bus accident on March 23 in Kanchanaburi province.

 Vietnam’s total trade turnover reached 100 billion USD between the start of the year and March 19, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

 Fifty scientists from 21 countries and territories across the world gathered in Quy Nhon city, the south central province of Binh Dinh on March 25 under the 15th “Meeting Vietnam” (Rencontres du Vietnam) programme.

Naval ship HQ 012-Ly Thai To of Brigade 162 of the Naval Region 4 on March 25 arrived in Langkawi port of Malaysia to attend the 2019 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA 2019) on March 26-30.  

 Apple is making movies, TV shows and ... a credit card.CEO Tim Cook and a roster of big-name celebrities, including Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, announced the company's much-anticipated entrance into the crowded video-streaming market

VietNamNet Bridge - Provincial authorities are turning down dyeing and weaving project proposals because of the pollution they cause to communities.