Q1's CPI highest in recent 3 years

 The police of northern Ha Nam province and the Police Department for Drug-related Crimes Investigation under the Ministry of Public Security have broken up a large-scale drug trafficking ring.

More than 40 influential corporate executives, including billionaires from countries and territories worldwide, attended an event entitled “Vietnam – hidden beauty 2017” at the Temple of Literature on March 30. 

 More than 250 exhibitors will take part in a digital and technology forum to be held in HCM City from April 12 to 14.

Credit rating agency Moody’s has said that the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) is the bank with the best asset quality in Vietnam.

Vingroup, owned by Pham Nhat Vuong, and Vietjet, owned by Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, two dollar billionaires on Forbes’ 2017 list of the world’s billionaires, had good business performances in 2016. 

 The "Establishing a Sustainable Pangasius Supply Chain in Vietnam" project has brought significant improvement to the pangasius supply chain, resolving environmental concerns, improving efficiency and ensuring consistent quality.

 Viet Nam reported a trade deficit of US$1.9 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of Chinese visitors flocked to Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province in March.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam are in Group B of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U20 Futsal Championship according to a draw held on March 30 in Bangkok, Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite homeowners’ efforts, many garden houses in Dong Nai Province need restoration to prevent them from falling into ruin. 

 Da Nang University, in co-operation with University of Nice Sophia Antipolis and the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding in the fields of scientific research, education.

 Recreational abuse of synthetic drugs is becoming increasingly popular among Vietnamese youth who want to get “high”. 

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) FC will welcome star midfielder Tran Minh Vuong back to action this weekend after his absence.

 L’Espace will present a screening of Il eùtait une foreât (Once upon a Forest) on April 7 and 9.

 Vietnamese and US travel companies are set to sign an agreement to boost tourism co-operation.

 K-pop singers from Girls’ Generation (SNSD) band, one of the most popular groups in South Korea, will join the NCT127 boy band onstage at the free Going Together concert at My Dinh National Stadium on April 1.

 Tomorrow, the Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will host a cultural lecture on the theme ”Female Heroes in Viet Nam”.

Located along banks of the Red River, the ancient villages in Long Bien District, Hanoi still maintain their traditional rituals and games.

 The ASEAN Community and social-labour issues were highlighted at a training conference hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on March 30.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade on March 30 officially decided to levy anti-dumping duties on imported coated steel from mainland China (including Hong Kong) and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Following Viettel’s and FPT’s success, several information and communications technology (ICT) enterprises have started “cultivating” foreign markets. 

 There is basic compatibility between provisions of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and Vietnamese laws, but implementation has been inadequate, experts say.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is drafting a law on supporting credit institutions to restructure and resolve bad debt in an effort to quicken the process.

 Standard medical wastewater treatment systems have been set up in only 60 percent of total 13,000 healthcare clinics nationwide, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at a conference held in Hanoi on March 30.