At a regular government meeting in Hanoi on April 2, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked cabinet members to expand upon growth scenarios for 2018 in the aim of reaching a growth rate of at least 6.7%.

 A battle is under way to force the global shipping industry to play its part in tackling climate change.

 A man in Hanoi has been working as a guard and cleaner for Quan Chuong, the last gate of Thang Long Citadel for around 20 years.

Amazon will find it not easy to conquer the Vietnamese market as it will have to compete with millions of people selling products via social networks, especially Facebook, analysts say. 

 About 12 kilometres of beach in Danang City's Ngu Hanh Son District have been encroached by resorts, blocking the beach and ocean view from locals.

Phuong Trang Tourism Service and Transport JSC will invest VND2.2 trillion (USD100 million) to develop an app-based taxi service following Grab’s acquisition of Uber in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. 

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on April 2-8 

 Residents living in apartment buildings in Hanoi are holding rallies to ask for better fire safety measures after Carina apartment fire in HCM City.

The Ministry of Transport is considering to use investment from the Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV), or call for capital resources to build more runways and terminals at Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Water and agricultural land in Nhon Hai Commune, Ninh Hai District of the south central province of Ninh Thuan has been contaminated with high saline levels, affecting local production and livelihoods.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two illegal logging cases were discovered in the central province’s Dong Giang and Nam Giang districts in March, with 77 big trees chopped down.

 The General Statistics Office of Viet Nam (GSO) estimated that imports of completely built-up cars in April will likely jump in both volume and value compared to the previous month.

 Almost a third of more than 4,100 enterprises surveyed in Viet Nam do business on social networks, a slight decrease from the previous year.

 The Facebook data scandal was a wake-up call to Viet Nam’s booming internet growth as experts voiced concerns over the often neglected threat of personal information leaks.

Fears of a trade war between the US and China have rocked global stock markets in recent sessions, but experts anticipate limited effects on VN securities market growth as the market is on solid footing and is increasingly reliant on domestic demand.

 Ha Noi University of Industrial Fine Arts wears a busier look than usual. Every nook and cranny of the university is filled with artists from across the world.

 The Vietnam Food Association (VFA) came under heavy criticism on Friday as economic experts voiced discontent with the association’s favouritism, lax business practices and overall incompetency in the rice export sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two paintings by the late Vietnamese artist Nguyen Huyen have been sold at a Hong Kong auction for almost US$22,000.

 Goalkeeper and the goal pole helped FLC Thanh Hoa beat Song Lam Nghe An 1-0 in their north central derby match during the V.League’s fourth round on Sunday.

 Being impressed with Vietnam’s recent success, FIFA, the world football governing body, has published an article reviewing the country’s achievements, while suggesting that another turning point is approaching.

 An exhibition at Hanoi’s Goethe Institute gives visitors a chance to see photos by this year’s New German Photography competition award winners.

 Football-loving Vietnamese tourists can visit Russia with ease for this year’s FIFA World Cup which takes place from June 14 to July 15.

The Indian band Pranavanaadham band will perform a concert combining classic instruments with modern equipment at Da Nang’s Nguyen Hien Dinh Theatre on April 4 as a part of cultural exchanges between Vietnam and India. 

 Vietnam is the No 1 seed in Group A of the Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone Group III, which begins today in Hanoi.

 Carved woodblocks bearing the Sutras of Zen Buddhism at Bo Da Pagoda in Viet Yen district, the northern province of Bac Giang were named national treasures at a ceremony held in the locality on March 31.