Vietnam pocketed two Olympic slots in fencing during Asia-Pacific zonal qualification matches in China yesterday.

A contemporary arts exhibition is being held at the launch of a new contemporary arts centre, The Factory, in HCM City.

 Four hundred objects collected from French Indochina will be auctioned in Paris in May.  

 Roche Holding AG said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review for atezolizumab for treating people with a specific type of lung cancer.

HCM City authorities’ efforts to relocate people living in slums along the city’s polluted canals as part of its urban upgrade program faces a major hurdle: most of the slum dwellers do not want to move since their livelihoods are dislocated.   

 HCM City’s Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department has asked the city authority to purchase a firefighting helicopter worth VND1 trillion (US$44.8 million) to tackle high-rise fires in the city.

The action month on food safety will start on the 15th of this month in HCM City, the Food Safety and Hygiene Department said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Binh held talks with Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Almendras in Hanoi on April 11.

 The National Assembly convened a plenary session in Hanoi on April 11 to remove some posts of vice chairmen and members of the National Election Council (NEC) and the Council on National Defence and Security.

 The Party, State and people of Vietnam will do their utmost, together with Laos, to preserve and deepen the special solidarity between the two countries, Dinh The Huynh, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, affirmed.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 11 for visiting Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Almendras.

  Many foreign insurers operating in Vietnam may no longer be able to transfer all reinsurance premiums overseas, following a decree to restrict these transfers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Tac, literally translated as “Pirate” archipelago, 30 km from Ha Tien township, is a new tourist attraction in Kien Giang Province. The pristine natural landscapes of this place are amazingly beautiful.

 Police arrest hit-and-run truck driver, Chinese ships chased from VN waters, Ola.vn fined for promoting depravity, Hanoi hosts Global Volunteering Day 2016, Mekong Delta seeks effective waste water treatment

 VietNamNet Bridge – More rich people in Vietnam want to purchase houses in the US in order to get an official green card from the U.S. Government. A green card allows lawful permanent residence.

By July 2017, the Government will have changed the way it allocates official development assistance loans. Instead of receiving an ODA allotment, local-level administrations will have to borrow the loans from the government

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has announced that it will pump an estimated VND11.61 trillion (US$505 million) into 84 projects in an attempt to reduce floods over the next five years.

  Many foreign enterprises are keen on investing in the Vietnamese mining market due to the country’s huge mineral resources awaiting exploitation.

 On April 11, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received visiting Philippines Foreign Minister Jose Almendras in Hanoi.

On April 11, the National Assembly approved a list of members of the National Electional Council and the Council on National Defence and Security presented earlier by President Tran Dai Quang and NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

After drastic restructuring in the Vietnamese banking system, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) still need to be made by an additional 34 commercial banks, said Sandeep Mahajan, World Bank (WB)’s Lead Economist for East Asia-Pacific.

 Hai Phong carried on with their stunning winning streak in the 2016 V-League, defeating Hoang Anh Gia Lai 4-2 in the fifth round of play at Lach Tray Stadium on April 10. 

 Top Vietnamese shuttler Nguyen Tien Minh was not able to claim the top title in the men's singles at the Finnish Open 2016 after suffering a bitter 0-2 loss to Kanta Tsuneyama from Japan in their final clash on April 10.

 This year's Yamaha Motor Show 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City on April 7, attended by thousands, saw some downright thrilling performances by two Japanese professional stunt riders.

 President Barack Obama is looking forward to his visit to Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in reply recently to the media.