HCM City cracks down on violators of construction regulations

 The HCM City People’s Committee has called on departments and agencies to work together to penalise owners of construction projects that violate regulations on construction.

2,500 smuggled ducks from China seized in Hai Duong

 Market watch forces of the northern province of Hai Duong on Wednesday seized a truck illegally transporting some 2,500 ducks for breeding purposes from China.

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Family hospitalized after eating poisonous mushroom, $1.5 mil allocated for environment pollution treatment, Final outcomes of RoK’s knowledge sharing programme, International cooperation key to curbing human trafficking

At last: Dylan to receive Nobel prize in Stockholm

 Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will receive his Nobel Literature Prize diploma and medal in the next few days in Stockholm, where is he due to perform this weekend,

Tens of thousands told to evacuate after cyclone brings flood fears to Australia's east

 Australian authorities told 40,000 people to evacuate to higher ground on Thursday as a storm system generated by a powerful cyclone that pummeled the northeast two days ago swept down the coast with heavy rain.

BlackBerry, freed of handsets, looks to software for return to glory

 Although BlackBerry Ltd (BB.TO) has extricated itself from the smartphone handsets that weighed on its recent fortunes, the Canadian firm faces a tough slog to convince skeptics it can return to its glory days

Which investment channel can bring the highest profit?

Bank deposit interest rates are on the rise. The VN Index has surpassed the 700 point threshold. The real estate market is warming up. Meanwhile, gold and dollar prices are unpredictable.

Vietnam's largest roller coaster launched in Da Nang

 The country’s greatest roller coaster, Queen Cobra will be launched at Asia Park in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 1.

Debate over 10-tonne turtle statue at Hoan Kiem Lake

 Professor Ha Dinh Duc said he totally approves of the idea to install a huge turtle statue at Hoan Kiem Lake.

Four schoolgirls drown in Gia Lai

 Four pupils in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai’s Ia Grai District drowned while playing in a local river.

More than 100 Iphones 7 seized at Noi Bai Airport

 Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport have seized more than 100 Iphones valued at over VND 3 billion (USD132,042) which were illegally brought in from South Korea.

Graduate unemployment rises

 The overall unemployment rate in Vietnam fell in the last months of 2016 but the graduate unemployment rate actually increased.

VN’s first import-export report released

 A report on imports and exports in 2016 was officially launched for the first time yesterday in Ha Noi, with an aim to successfully implement the import-export strategy in the 2011-20 period with a vision to 2030.

Vietnamese economy sees slower Q1 growth

 Viet Nam posted a year-on-year GDP growth of 5.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, slower than the previous two years at 5.48 and 6.12 per cent, respectively.

Beautiful Easter lilies in Hanoi

White Liliumlongiflorum, known as Easter lilies are in full bloom blanketing every corner of Hanoi’s streets in white colours. Here’s some beautiful photos of Easter lilies.

Capital contracts signed for southern petrochemical complex

PetroVietnam and the Long Son Petrochemical Complex on March 29 signed  a joint venture contract and a capital transfer contract between LSP’s foreign partners – Qatar’s Petroleum International Vietnam and Siam Cement Group of Thailand.

EU supports Vietnam to build sustainable pangasius supply chain

 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) coordinated with its partners to review a project establishing a sustainable Tra fish (pangasius) supply chain in Vietnam (SUPA) in Ho Chi Minh City on March 29.

Vietnamese peacekeepers receive training

 A training course was held in Hanoi on March 29 to equipped officers who are going to join UN peacekeeping missions in 2017 with skills to handle bombs, mines and explosive materials.

Vietnam protests Taiwan’s live-fire drill in Vietnam’s waters

 Vietnam resolutely protests against Taiwan (China)’s live-fire drill in waters around Ba Binh in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and demands that Taiwan not to repeat such activity.

Thailand imposes anti-dumping duties on Vietnam steel sheet

Thailand has announced its final decision for anti-dumping investigations into certain hot dip plated or coated with aluminum zinc alloy of cold rolled steel and painted hot dip galvanized of cold rolled steel imported from Vietnam.

Vietnam's TV series trailer attracts record 7.3 million views

 The trailer of the upcoming television series Living with Mother-in-law, which was released on March 21, has attracted a record-breaking 7.3 million views on its Facebook fan page.

FPT completes Bangladesh VAT management system

 FPT Information System (FPT IS) last week put into operation the Integrated VAT Administration System (IVAS) worth US$33.6 million developed for the Tax Department of Bangladesh after 12 months of implementation.

Environmental incident at Khanh Hoa Sugar causes great damage

 Some 1,000 tons of harvested sugarcane in Ninh Hoa Town in Khanh Hoa Province remains unused on the field after an environmental incident at Khanh Hoa sugar refinery two weeks ago, Nguoi Lao Dong reports.

Concerns emerge over farmland limit rise

 Many agricultural experts believe an increase in the farmland limit and land accumulation should be done in a careful manner, or else farmers would become impoverished, heard the 2017 Spring Agriculture Forum in Hanoi this week.

Price ceilings or not, market regulation is a must

 VietNamNet Bridge – If nothing changes, ceiling prices on dairy products for children under six will be removed on April, 1.