The Ministry of Finance (MOF) plans to reduce the number of its nationwide tax offices from 548 to 257, under its new scheme to streamline the taxation, customs, and state treasury units.

Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of supporting the efforts made by the international community towards the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, stated Ambassador Duong Chi Dung.

Vietnam currently ranks 10th among the top recipients of remittances in the world, with nearly US$13.8 billion in remittances in 2017.

 Member states will vote on Friday on an almost complete ban on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides across the EU.

 Dinh Yen sedge mat craft village in Lap Vo district of the southern province of Dong Thap was established hundreds of years ago, and 70% of households still specialize in weaving sedge mats.

Vietnam is in the final stages of preparing a dossier for re-nomination of World Heritage Site (WHS) Ha Long Bay to include Cat Ba Archipelago for submission to the UN cultural agency UNESCO by September.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s universities attach importance to students studying in an active and creative way, but many students are not self-motivated and do not learn independently. 

 Mong Chicken is considered as the speciality of the Mong ethnic groups in Tay Ninh.

Garment exports to US surge in first quarter of 2018, Nawaplastic acquires majority interest in Binh Minh Plastics, HCM City calls on FDI firms to support local sustainable development

 More than 10,000 rural workers receive agricultural training, Khanh Hoa province braces for natural disasters, Seminar introduces sustainable energy solutions for community, High-rise residential buildings may not be allowed in urban centers

VietNamNet Bridge - The accounts of a number of professional marketing companies have been locked, causing harm to many advertisement campaigns, companies say.

The members of the Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Center are all “amateurs” as they were never professionally trained to take care of elephants. However, their love for and understanding of the animals is well known. 

Pianist Luu Duc Anh took a break from his studying in Sweden to return to Vietnam to perform by the end of March. The winner of numerous top prizes at piano concerts including first prize

 VietNamNet Bridge – The artisans of My Nghiep brocade weaving village in Ninh Thuan Province are attempting to restore lost weaving patterns once used as trademarks for ethnic Cham.

 In June and July the Indian-made ComBe Five vaccine will replace the Korean-made Quinvaxem against five common, potentially fatal diseases affecting infants — diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, hepatitis B and haemophilus influenza type B.

 Without a proper supply chain, Viet Nam’s agriculture may be in for a harsh winter.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh met with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in Sydney on April 26 as part of her trip to attend the 2018 Global Summit of Women in the Australian city.

 Host of activities being held in major cities to celebrate Liberation and Reunification Day on April 30 and May Day on May 1.

 Da Nang will be “the place to be” for travelers in Vietnam in the upcoming extra-long weekend, according to global online booking platform Agoda.com.

 Diverse cultural activities on display at Sapa Summer Festival from April 28 to June 30 in the hill town of Sapa in northern Lao Cai province.

 Police in the central highlands province of Dak Nong have prosecuted and arrested five people involving in the large-scale fake coffee production in the area.

The container port operated by First Logistics Development JV, a major port located along the Saigon River, is not included on the list of ports to be removed by the Ministry of Transport released recently.

 Despite its eagerness to develop a $350-million textile and garment dyeing project in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, Hong Kong-backed TAL Group may fail to get the investment certificate.

The number of passengers traveling by air has increased rapidly and more air carriers have joined the market, but infrastructure conditions have not developed proportionally.

Vietnam Airlines and Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (ST Aerospace) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 26 to establish a joint venture for aircraft maintenance.