The family of the Vietnamese nine-year-old girl who was recently found dead in Japan said that they are facing language and legal difficulties with Japanese agencies.

 Many foreign tourists visiting Hanoi complain about being harassed by local street vendors.

 There is great potential for organic food production in Viet Nam, but the industry faces a number of challenges, experts said.

Mergers and acquisitions activities in the banking sector in the past two years seem to have cooled down, and without the right policies that would solve major bottlenecks in the process of buying banks, it is unlikely to pick up soon.

 The proposal on the application of Euro 4 emission standards as of March 31, 2017 made by the Ministry of Transport may become a barrier to domestic automakers, while promoting imported products.

 The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will list its shares coded PLX on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) some time between April 18 and 21.

 The Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon High-tech Park on March 29 handed over an investment licence to the Tay San Gon (Western Sai Gon) Vocational College to construct a 25-million-USD technology transfer centre in the city. 

 Consumer price index (CPI) in the first quarter of 2017 increased by 4.96 percent year on year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Hundreds of photos and items on Hung King worshipping rituals and over 500 antiquities from the era of the Hung Kings to the 19th century are on display at Hung Vuong Museum in Viet Tri city, the northern province of Phu Tho.

 Five Vietnamese athletes will take part in the SK Telecom Fencing Grand Prix men’s and women’s sabre in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from March 31-April 1.

 The number of Vietnamese workers holding college and university degrees or higher accounted for 21.39 percent of the labour force in the last quarter of 2016, up 0.41 percentage point from a quarter earlier and 1.19 percentage points year on year.

 The Ho Chi Minh City has received the first-class Development Order of the Lao State for its contributions to Vientiane capital’s construction and development cause. 

 The Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) on March 29 held a ceremony marking the opening of the headquarters of the RCA’s Armour-Tank Command, which was built with funding by Vietnam’s Ministry of Defence.

 Vietnam is willing to coordinate with Japan in ensuring information security, Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan told Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Sanae Takaichi. 

 Representatives of the Vietnam Embassy in Malaysia made a consular visit of Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the death of Democratic People’s Republic of Korean citizen Kim Chol, at the Kajang prison on March 29.

 Govt mobilises $184 million through G-bond auctions, Vingroup sees rise in earnings for 2016, BIDV named best retail bank in Vietnam for third straight year, Sun Life Vietnam signs up with GOFS

 President Tran Dai Quang told President of the Swiss Council of States Ivo Bischofberger that Vietnam always attaches great importance to reinforcing and promoting the sound relationship with Switzerland during their meeting in Hanoi on March 29.

VietNamNet Bridge - Savy Helmet’s Assistant, a smart helmet which allows users to make and receive calls and read messages hands-free, can alert relatives in case of emergency.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese universities in the past have not been listed in prestigious international rankings, and this year is no exception. 

Cross-border e-commerce (CBE) is deleting traditional trade boundaries, and creating equal opportunities for distributors and retailers.

VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal logging continues even after the Prime Minister declared the closing of natural forests in June 2016.

The slow growth of the agricultural sector starting in 2015, shortcomings of small-scale production, poor quality and productivity amid fiercer global competition are threatening the sustainability of farming in Viet Nam

 Fire engulfs wood workshop, causing vast loss, HCM City helps Laos with library, museum activities, Vietnam, Morocco to exchange scientific information, Hanoi to apply national vaccination management system

 Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong and Vientiane Governor Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune have agreed to actively realise the jointly-signed cooperation agreements between the two cities.

  The HCM City People’s Committee has asked city departments and all 24 districts to prepare for natural disasters this year by completing maps about flooding hotspots and raising public awareness about disaster risks.