VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is a large cosmetics market with turnover of $1.1 billion last year, but there is now little room for Vietnamese manufacturers.

Ancient nghien trees (Excentrodendron tonkinense) in Ha Giang province, in the middle of old forests and on high cliffs, have been lost due to illegal logging and clearing to make room for hydropower plants and mineral exploitation. 

The draft regulations on standards and procedures for appointment and dismissal of professors shows MOET's determination to upgrade the quality of professors and associate professors.

Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia was awarded the 2016 Prince Claus Award by the Embassy of the Netherlands to honour his contributions to Viet Nam’s urban planning with a focus on sustainable architecture.

Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, has established a separate bioscience unit to expand its role in supplying pig parts for medical uses, with the ultimate goal of selling pig organs for transplantation into humans.

 Ha Tinh Province has decided to give land and partially fund the construction of a house for the three orphaned sisters who donated their mother’s organs after she died suddenly.

 The Royal New Zealand Navy ship, HMNZS TE KAHA carrying 27 officers and 150 sailors on board docked in central Da Nang city’s port on April 12, starting its five-day friendship visit to Vietnam. 

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 The Culture and Sports Center of Hoi An city announced that the city will expand the area for walking streets at Hoi An Ancient Town from April 12.

 Top Vietnamese swimmer, Hoang Quy Phuoc, won a gold medal in the 100m freestyle swimming event at the Stockholm Swimming Open 2017, in Sweden, on April 11 (local time).

Vietnamese now tend to prefer outbound tours instead of domestic ones as it has become less costly to travel abroad and foreign agencies are more professional in promoting tours. 

 The National Archery Cup will be organised in Vinh Long Province on April 17-23 with the participation of 180 athletes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For the last two days, an unusual phrase has become a buzzword in the capital city: “Filling Thanh Cong Lake.”

 United Airlines and its chief executive faced mounting pressure on Tuesday from a worldwide backlash over its treatment of a passenger who was dragged from his seat on a plane on Sunday

Toyota Motor Corp said it will commercialize rehabilitation robots later this year when it makes its robotic walk assist system available for rent, joining Honda Motor Co in marketing mobility devices for Japan's ageing population.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Hoa Phong tower is located on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem district in front of the Central Post Office, on the shore of Hoan Kiem Lake. 

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 With first quarter growth in 2017 the lowest in the last three years at 5.1 per cent, the targeted GDP growth of 6.7 per cent this year will be a tough task, a new report says.

A new surgical technique developed by renowned obstetric surgeon Nguyen Viet Tien, also Deputy Health Minister, could replace the IVF (in-vitro fertilization) method for thousands of infertile women.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of methanol poisoning cases has surged over the past three months compared with previous years, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Army team won the National Shooting Cup yesterday in Ha Noi, having secured 18 gold medals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young female writer Duong Thuy’s book collection for children debuted in HCM City on Sunday before 100 young readers and their parents.   

 To meet the high demand of readers, the HCMC Department of Information and Communications is planning to open more book streets, with each able to cater to citizens of two or three districts.

Vietnam will have to reduce its budget deficit in an “ambitious” way to stabilize the economy, says the Asia Development Outlook report released in Hanoi on April 10 by the Asian Development Bank.

The Saigon Philharmonic Orchestra will stage a concert on April 13 at the HCMC Conservatory of Music in HCMC’s District 1.