More than 40 travel firms in HCM City sold 9,000 tour packages worth a total of VND83 billion (US$US$3.64 million) during a four-day travel fair in HCM City that wrapped up on Sunday.

 Taxi firm Vietnam Sun Corporation (Vinasun) plans to cut its full-year revenue for the fourth time for 2018 due to rising competition from foreign ride-hailing firms.

 The Ha Noi Stock Exchange has approved the Ha Noi Textile Garment Company (Hanosimex) to list 20.5 million shares on Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on April 19.

 An automated customs control system for exports and imports was launched at Ha Noi’s Noi Bai International Airport on April 16.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently asked concerned agencies and localities to tighten the management of dyke maintenance and flood prevention for the coming rainy season.

 Scientists have improved a naturally occurring enzyme which can digest some of our most commonly polluting plastics.

 Rapper Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music, becoming the first non-classical or jazz artist to collect the award.

VietNamNet Bridge - To improve their competitiveness, Vietnamese livestock companies have been told to restructure their production and supply chains.

 Facebook must face a class action lawsuit over its use of facial recognition technology, a California judge has ruled.

 Russian oblast ready to facilitate Vietnamese firms’ investment, HCM City, Greece’s Edessa city seek stronger cooperation, Vietnam, Japan audit agencies urged to lift cooperative ties, Can Tho ceremony marks 45 years of Vietnam-France ties

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health (MoH) is discussing polices to restrict the number of hours to sell alcohol.

 Subscribers express doubts that the requirement of submitting subscribers’ photos to limit “trash” SIM cards will help prevent spam messages.

A new turtle with an appearance similar to that of the turtle that lived in Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi have been found. But according to an expert, it is yet to be confirmed if they are of the same species.

 An art troupe from Uzbekistan will charm the local audience at a night of traditional dance, song and music at the Hà Nội Opera House on April 19.

 Artists from Asian countries will have a chance to get to know more about the German culture through the Crossing Borders programme, the Goethe Institute Vietnam has announced.

 South Korean conductor Kim Joon-cha and pianist Cho Eun-young will perform in “A Night of Mozart & Tchaikovsky” concert at HCM City Opera House on April 19.

 The HCM City General Sciences Library will open a new research room for traditional Vietnamese music as part of its activities to celebrate 40 years of working under its current name.  

 The Ministry of Finance has proposed a tax on houses depending on their construction value as part of a draft law on property tax.

 France is one of the main partners of the Hue Festival, which is set to take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received the 12th out of total 14 Airbus A350-900 aircraft that it ordered earlier.

 The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) is organising the Vietnam Tourism Road Show 2018 in the four Chinese cities of Jinan, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Beijing from April 12-22.

 Many banks have recently reduced deposit interest rates by 0.2-0.4 percentage points against earlier this year due to good capital mobilisation amidst the credit slowdown.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly’s Standing Committee discussed the draft Law on Special Administrative Economic Units on April 16 with a focus on preferential policies to attract investment.