The number of foreign tourists visiting the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in the first three months of 2019 accounted for over half of the total number of tourists to the locality.

 A so-called Network of Excellence (NoE) on research to increase traffic safety in Vietnam with the participation of international universities and organisations (including Belgium’s Hasselt University), was launched on April 2. 

 The Lang Son border guard has handed over confiscated objects, allegedly related to high-tech criminal activity, to the agency in charge of border entry and exit examination of Guangxi, China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese young talent and No 1 seed Nguyen Van Phuong won the second round of the VTF Pro Tour 200, Hung Thinh Cup 2019 in Binh Dinh Province yesterday.

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific will provide nearly 1 million seats (equivalent to 4,700 flights) in domestic and international routes, to meet the travelling demand on the upcoming holidays.

 The Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2019 will kick off in Hanoi on April 9, heard a press conference on the badminton tourney held on April 2.

 Vietnam’s retail market has developed strongly in recent years, with a large amount of foreign investment poured into the market. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the first quarter of 2019, Vietnam recorded positive economic achievements despite a range of difficulties both in and outside the country, 

 The so-called ‘TrashTag Challenge’ has gone viral in recent days and inspired people the world over to clean up rubbish in littered public areas, with Vietnam no exception.

 Since 1975, bombs and mines left from the war in Vietnam killed more than 40,000 people and injured 60,000 others, mainly those of working-age and children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM Television Cycling Tournament will begin this month.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Mayor of Toulouse city Jean-Luc Moudenc on April 2 (local time) on the occasion of her official visit to France.

 Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi has been listed among the top 10 incredibly beautiful pagodas in the world by UK travel website wanderlust.co.uk.

 Owners of 18 illegal constructions in Hanoi’s outlying district of Soc Son have ignored local authority requests to dismantle their buildings.

 A ceremony to repatriate remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang on April 2. 

Located in the northwestern province of Dien Bien, the Huoi Cang-Huoi Dap cave complex is considered a natural masterpiece with rich values in geology, geomorphology, climate, biology and landscape.

 Almost half of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro project has been completed, with the line expected to become operational in 2020, five years behind schedule.

 All Vietnamese students studying at the Mozhaisky Military Space Academy in Russia's St. Petersburg are safe in an explosion that rocked the school on April 2, the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A music gala on Vietnamese music will be staged in HCM City next week to celebrate 19 years of the TV music show Thay Lời Muốn Nói (What We Want to Say) on HCM City Television.

 Viet Nam plans to raise VND1.7 trillion (US$71.5 million) of investment from the private and foreign sectors to develop the national innovation centre (NIC).

 VinCommerce General Trading Services Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Vingroup, has bought convenience store chain Shop&Go for US$1.

The draft amended Law on Securities, expected to be approved by the upcoming National Assembly meeting in May, is still causing confusion among investors, market members and regulators.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Da Nang and Quang Nam to work with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Finance to devise measures to stabilise their real estate markets.

After Tet Holiday, medical facilities offering vaccination services in the central city of Da Nang have received a huge influx of parents and infants, worrying about severe complications from the ComBE Five vaccine ...

 Viet Nam’s insurance industry maintained positive growth in the first quarter of this year, with total premiums surging by 17 per cent year-on-year, according to reports from the General Statistics Office.