The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have sent a delegation of experts to Vietnam to assess the situation of African swine fever (ASF) in the country. 

 The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2019, themed “Stories by the Rivers”, will take place in the central city of Da Nang from June 1 – July 6.

 A delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended the 11th Vietnam-New Zealand Political Consultation held in Wellington on March 18-19.

 Luc Van Tan, a HCM City resident, is considering installing solar power panels on his 35sq.m rooftop to save on electricity bills.

Cloud, AI, blockchain, and cybersecurity are becoming more widely accepted trends in Vietnam, according to Mr. Tan Jee Toon, Country General Manager of IBM Vietnam.

After exploiting tons of gold, the foreign investor in the Bong Mieu mine has fled without rehabilitating the site as required, leaving unpaid debts worth trillions of dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City government has approved the HCM City Institute for Development Studies’ plan to establish a socio-economic forecast and simulation centre this month.

 Funds managed by Dragon Capital have just sold 500,000 shares of Hoa Phat Group (HPG), reducing its ownership to 106.08 million shares or 4.986 per cent of outstanding HPG shares.

 Government Decree No. 13/2019/ND-CP on science and technology enterprises, dated February 1, will take effect on March 20.

 A wide variety of cultural and tourism attractive activities will be held nationwide during the summer in response to the 2019 National Tourism Year.

 "3500LIVES Global Road Safety Campaign" is a global campaign to raise the awareness of people around the world about road traffic safety.

 Many students showed interest in logistics startups while attending a recent seminar held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Export-Import Department and the Vietnam logistics training network. 

 The Hanoi People’s Committee, in collaboration with the World Bank, held a Consultation Workshop on Public Transport Development Strategy for Sustainable Urban Mobility in Hanoi on March 18.

 The Vietnam Embassy in Malaysia introduced the country’s strategy for the sustainable development of its sea-based economy at the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) on March 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lo Thi Vui, a member of the Thai ethnic minority in Dien Bien, has been crowned Miss Ban Flower 2019.

 Vietnam’s northeastern Quang Ninh province and China’s Guangxi province officially launched customs clearance through Bac Luan II bridge at Mong Cai International Border Gate on March 19.

Heads of the general departments of politics of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Lao People’s Army held talks in Hanoi on March 19, sharing the view that cooperation between the two armies has become a pillar in their countries’ relations.

 A set of statistical indicators on sustainable development in Vietnam was announced at a conference in Hanoi on March 19.

A survey by the Institute of Strategic Studies shows that among the six sources of air pollution in Hanoi, motorcycles and cars account for 70% of toxic substances discharged into the environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overlapping and ineffective co-ordination between ministries and agencies has been blamed for poor solid waste management in Vietnam’s rural areas.

 Fears are growing for more than 500,000 people in the Mozambique city of Beira, after aid agency officials warned that 90% of the area had been "destroyed" by Cyclone Idai.

 Among emerging countries, Vietnam recorded the strongest increase of mobile payments at 61% in 2019 from a 37% growth rate year earlier, according to PwC’s latest Global Consumer Insights Survey. 

 Con Dao National Park in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has been working hard to conserve sea turtles for years, becoming an ideal nesting destination for the rare species in Vietnam.

 The most expensive cities in the world have been revealed -- and the No. 1 spot belongs not to one singly city, but to three destinations.

 HCM City now has 10 severely downgraded apartment blocks with hundreds of households residing in.