The 14th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC), the largest event of its kind in the Mekong sub-region, will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from September 6-8.

The World Bank’s experts have suggested Vietnam promptly reform its social insurance sector systematically in order to ensure the balance between collection and spending in the mid-and long-terms. 

 Garment-textile export turnover reached nearly 8 billion USD in the first quarter of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 13.3 percent. 

Investors are reluctant to pour money into infrastructure projects under the PPP (private public partnership) mode because of fear of new policies which could lead to losses or bankruptcy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Quang Ninh will temporarily suspend the licensing of karaoke and discotheque services throughout the province to complete planning for these activities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Public Transport Management Centre has proposed raising the bus fares by VND1,000 (4 US cents) to recover the costs of purchasing new buses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poverty was the most troubling issue for the Vietnamese population in 2017, despite the country’s impressive economic growth over the last decade, said a report released on Wednesday morning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has fined Vietnamese club FLC Thanh Hoa US$6,000 for their violation in the AFC Cup 2018.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dak Glong District People’s Court in Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on Thursday sentenced a former police major to nine months in prison for the crime of forest destruction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang has sentenced 27 defendants in a case of illegal trading of value added tax (VAT) invoices.

One of Vietnam’s top badminton players, Vu Thi Trang, No 5 seed at the Osaka International Challenger 2018, defeated Yuki Suzuki of Japan yesterday in their women’s singles match to enter the next round of competition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Working late in the afternoon on an empty stomach always leads to a strong case of the munchies.

 Coffee export volumes jump, value falls in Q1, Banks prohibited from disbursing loans in cash, Eximbank: Back to the fingerprint business, Q1 2018: Export of key farm produce surges           

 National blood centre set up to ensure supplies for patients, Chợ Rẫy Hospital adopts advanced radiotherapy system, Government reclaims bonds used for Đèo Cả tunnel project, Urban design project on Belt Road No 3 publicised

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more travelers have lodged complaints about the quality of low-cost tours and the irresponsibility of travel firms. 

VietNamNet Bridge - High schools have been criticized for many years for their poor career counseling. 

Vietnam is making hectic preparations to submit an application for UNESCO recognition of Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago as an expanded World Heritage Site. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Hackers are creating phishing pages and websites with interfaces similar to Facebook’s, to steal users’ names and passwords. 

 Bui Nguyen Hung, director general of the Copyright Office, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaks to the newspaper New Hanoi about how Decree 22 will interpret changes made to the 2009 Law on Intellectual Property Rights

 Spring is the season of festivals across Vietnam. For ethnic groups in mountain regions, spring festivals are opportunities to relax and pray for a good new year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have suffered losses in the 2017-18 sugarcane crop because of low prices.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A product called Himalayan pink salt has been gaining popularity in the health and beauty market in Vietnam, but experts have said there is no scientific evidence of its health benefits, 

 Positive market sentiments in the condominium industry in 2017 continued into the first quarter of 2018, according to CBRE Viet Nam’s Ha Noi property market report for the first quarter (Q1) of this year, released in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

 After Uber merges with Grab, Grab will be obligated to pay the VND53.3 billion ($2.33 million) tax arrears that Uber has delayed paying to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Taxation.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival 2018 will get underway at 23/9 Park from April 12-15, offering nearly 60,000 domestic and foreign tour vouchers at 15-16% discount.