International music talents to gather at Hanoi concert

A concert will be held at the Vietnam National Academy of Music in Hanoi on April 17 and 18, featuring international award-winning artists. 

Vietnam SMBs invest mainly in Cloud computing: Cisco

 Up to 18% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Vietnam are investing in Cloud computing, which allows them to build mass-scale computing power and minimize information technology (IT) requirements and physical storage.

German, Indonesian firms involved in building HCMC tourism strategy

 Two foreign firms -- one from Germany and the other from Indonesia -- will participate in mapping out a strategy for the development of tourism in HCMC, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported, citing the city's Department of Tourism.

Fresh policies come into force in Vietnam since April

 New regulations on tontine interest rates, registration fee prices of houses and land, and internal auditing shall take force from April, 2019.

Vietnam carries out press reshuffle amid rampant disinformation

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the planning on the press by 2025 with an aim to reinforce pubic trust in the society and people’s patriotism. 

Nikkei: Vietnam aims to become first 5G service provider in Southeast Asia

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

Innovation space for students inaugurated in Mekong Delta city

An inaugural ceremony for the “Maker Innovation Space” (MIS) in the Can Tho University was held in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on April 5.

IUCN workshop on wastewater tech solutions for Ha Long Bay boats

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

Vietnamese NA Chairwoman meets Wallonia Minister-President

 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 

VN credit institutions recover nearly $8.8 billion of bad debts

 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).

Armenian ambassador honoured with friendship insignia

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).

Another napalm bomb collected in Ca Mau province

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.

Finance Ministry drafts three inflation scenarios based on world petrol price

 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.

Hanoi math contest wraps up

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

Large forested areas of Ca Mau face high risks of wildfire

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.

Large forested areas of Ca Mau face high risks of wildfire

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 workshop on wastewater tech solutions for Ha Long Bay boats

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.

VN's sugar industry could be sweeter with restructuring

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).

Nikkei: Vietnam aims to become first 5G service provider in Southeast Asia

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

Mekong Delta farmers rush to grow Thai jackfruit

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.

Youth Co:Lab Summit 2019 opens in Hanoi

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.

Festival honouring Lang Co Bay to be held in May

 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.

HCM City opens first human milk bank

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

Nearly 300 Hanoi pavements renovated

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

Thousands of taxis work illegally in Hanoi

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