The ninth meeting of the 14th National Assembly Standing Committee concluded in Hanoi on April 22.

 The 11th international women’s volleyball tournament – VTV9 Binh Dien Cup kicked off in the southern province of Tay Ninh on April 22.

 Feeding the growing populace with both nutritious and sustainable food will require substantial improvements to what is currently a ‘broken’ national food system, says the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many bankers dream of providing wealth management services, especially in an attractive market like Vietnam.  

 The implementation of a national 4G mobile broadband network will have positive growth impacts beyond the telecommunication and the eCommerce sectors, experts say.

 Traditional festivals of Asian countries celebrated in Hanoi, Child labour problem confounds Dak Lak, Vietnam shares joy with Laos over Bul Pi May festival in Geneva, Association works to promote Vietnam-Romania relations

 After a fire in a karaoke bar in Hanoi's Cau Giay district killed 13 people last November, local officials knew they had to do something to prevent such nightmarish scenes.

A list of four major flaws in Vietnam’s education compiled by Nguyen Tuan Hai, the owner of an education establishment in Hanoi, has been disseminated among the public. Many parents have admitted that they make at least one of the four mistakes. 

 Farmers should increase the application of bio-organic-based integrated pest management to sustain the health of the soil, preserve bio-diversity and improve agricultural product quality and safeguard people’s health.

 Hanoi to host international trade fair for construction, Solar power plant nears go-ahead in Thanh Hoa, Schneider Electric inaugurates $45 million factory in HCM City, CBU auto imports soar in first quarter

Miners have given back their mines and left Ha Giang province after causing serious consequences to the local environment, but the environmental protection fees were not enough to compensate for the pollution local people are suffering. 

Nguyen Duc Thanh from VEPR believes that Vietnam’s agriculture is suffering from so-called Dutch disease. It is still fumbling for ways to develop, though it leads the world in the output of some products. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The movie “Ice and the Sky” (La Glace et le Ciel) (France, 2013, 113’) by director Bertrand Tavernier will be screened at the L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi and April 28. 

 Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB) said on April 18 it had received approval from the central bank to sell more than 50% of its shares to foreign investors.

 Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said that dirty food is not the major cause of cancer in Vietnam, but it is acute infection and chronic diseases.

 The temple management board has prepared 100 sets of clothes to lend to tourists who wear short skirts or unsuitable clothes. 

 Local authorities of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai seized more than 1,600 items suspected to be made from ivory.

 HCM City Department of Transport plans to launch a public bicycle hire service in the city centre.

 The Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living ASEAN (HILL ASEAN) released the findings of its latest study titled “ASEAN’s Millennials: One size fit all? A generation gap in Asean” in HCM City on Friday.

 Average occupancy of five-star hotels was up four percentage points quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 10 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) to 74 per cent, according to a quarterly report by Savills Viet Nam.

 The construction ministry will study the legality of condotels and issue technical standards soon to ensure that the development of this new property product is on the right track.

 The rapid growth and increasing production of cement in Viet Nam raises questions of how to increase efficiency and minimise hazards to workers and the environment, said Swedish Ambassador to Viet Nam Pereric Hogberg at a Ha Noi workshop on Thursday.

 The service sector has reported a strong growth, thanks to the rising number of enterprises, especially in education and training, administrative operations and entertainment.

 Viet Nam’s U16 and U19 teams are in the No 1 seed group of the East zone to prepare for the draws of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) tournaments, the AFC has announed.

 Viet Nam have been placed in Group H of the East zone qualifiers for the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship.