IPP Group (Imex Pan Pacific Group) has proposed pouring VND10 trillion ($440 million) into the whole non-tariff area of Van Don Special Administrative-Economic Zone (SAEZ) in 2018-2023.

VietNamNet Bridge - Lawyers, citing current regulations, say that it will be very difficult to collect tax debts from Uber, which has sold its Vietnam business to Grab. 

 People in Hanoi’s Bac Tu Liem and Tay Ho districts have been living with a seriously-polluted river for many years, but the local authorities have seemed to ignore the problem.

In an effort to increase tea export value, both farmers and businesses in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, the country’s largest tea producer, are seeking to develop brand names for their products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – High schools in Hanoi are expected to enroll 85,800 students in the 10th grade this school year, an increase of 19,500 students compared to the previous year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The reports about school scandals have caused concern among parents and educators. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of drivers who used to work with the ride-hailing company Uber say they are uncertain about their futures after the company closed here last week.

 As soon as the folklore art form of Xoan singing was added to the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity, Phu Tho has made the folk art performances a tourism product. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The head of the HCM City Food Safety Management Board has said inspections will be stepped up to ensure food safety.

Tran Van Phuc, a young man from central Quang Tri Province, has learned how to grow oyster mushrooms at his university thanks to an agricultural course created through an Israel-Viet Nam partnership.    

 Lawyers Luong Van Trung from the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre and Tran Thi Anh Tho from Lexcomm Vietnam LLC discuss whether Thai Beverage has the right to be on Sabeco’s 

Social media – effective tool for tourism companies, Chinese Embassy in Vietnam meets with local reporters, Australia helps Vietnam with slaughtering management, skills, HCM City to host activities for Hung Kings’ death anniversary

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) provinces are taking measures to ensure that 2.56 million hectares of forests are not affected by fire during the peak of the dry season.

Vietnam, Pakistan hold second political consultation, Vietnamese ambassador works to enhance ties with Algerian locality, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong during a working session in Dong Thap 

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign brands have been flocking to Vietnam, creating a “franchise wave” in which more Vietnamese are taking part. 

Mon Asian Food Festival - MAFF 2018 will be held for the first time in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay to mark the National Tourism Year 2018 with theme Ha Long - Heritage, Wonder, Friendly Destination.

The achievements of Vietnamese archaeologists in the past 60 years are on display at the special exhibition titled “Treasures of Vietnam’s archaeology,” held until July this year at the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Museum of History.

 The Government has decided to convene a conference to seek ways to accelerate National Single Window, ASEAN Single Window and trade facilitation in Ha Noi in May 2018.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed decisions to appoint Vice Ministers of Justice, Science and Technology, and Natural Resources and Environment.

 The Ministry of Health and Vietnam Social Security last month met several times over healthcare fee hikes and decided fees for some services would inch up, according to the ministry.

 More Asian brands, particularly those from Southeast Asia, have been franchised to the Vietnamese market, with seven foreign franchises licensed in Vietnam this year.

 Mobile carriers have promised to keep subscriber data safe amid concerns that personal information including ID numbers and photos might be leaked.

 French photographer Réhahn has added a bunch of brocade products made by H’Mong and Dao Do ethnic minority people living in the mountainous northwestern region to his Precious Heritage Museum in the ancient town of Hoi An.

 The Departments of Education and Training in provinces across the country have developed plans to prepare for the 2018 national high school exam, with registration for the exam concluding on April 20.

 Before the scandal of VN Pharma’s fake anticancer products in 2017 could not cool down, Vinaca Co., Ltd.’s similar drug made from bamboo charcoal powder caused a huge stir.