Vietnam Forest Corporate to launch IPO in April, Vietnam, Laos step up investment ties, Vietnam’s chocolate sector looks to go premium, Central city to invest $133 million for Lien Chieu port, Major expansion underway at Vinamilk

 As many as 8,293 Vietnamese students are studying in the Republic of Korea (RoK), accounting for 7.8 percent of the total number of international students in the country, according to the RoK Justice Ministry.

 Traffic congestion costs Ho Chi Minh City more than 18.3 trillion VND (820.4 million USD) every year and is hampering local economic growth.

 Users of Apple iPhones and iPads can now subscribe to the 4G LTE service of military-run telecom firm Viettel in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

 Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh will lead a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 2016 Nuclear Industry Summit (NIS 2016) in Washington, D.C. from March 31- April 1.

 Experts have opposed to a proposal from District 1 People Committee in HCM City to spend USD45.5m on paving the pavements with granite stones.

In a discussion at the NA on the amended draft Law on Medicine last week, a deputy from HCM City, Pham Khanh Phong Lan, said it was good to see the time for renewing medicine registration shortened to three months, from the previous six.

 Ho Chi Minh City should become a special economic zone similar to China's Shanghai through the use of special mechanisms, said a National Assembly deputy.

 The Global Education Fair (GEF) Vietnam will again take place on April 5 in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City and is expected to attract 8,000 students in total.

 The south central, central highlands and southern region of Vietnam will continue to be impacted by the drought and saltwater influx in April.

 French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle travelled to 32 countries but then settled in Vietnam because, he says, this place has brought him endless inspiration.

Viet Nam's State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and Russian VTB Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will allow both companies to expand investment between the two countries.

  Bio-Ethanol Dung Quat, a bio-fuel factory owned by the Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), has halted operations due to continuing losses.

Relatives of composer Trinh Cong Son are hosting a one-week festival which kicked off on Monday at Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in downtown HCM City, honouring a collection of ao dai designs inspired by songs of the composer.

 Hanoi authorities plan to reduce the number of small non-mechanised slaughterhouses to 30 per cent of the total number of slaughterhouses during the 2016-20 period.

 Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the southern province of Long An to resolve a dispute about maintenance fees between an industrial park developer and companies operating in the park.

 Deer, wild boar, otters, mongooses, monocle cobras and painted storks are among rare and valuable animals recently found in the U Minh Ha National Park, in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, according to the park’s management board.

VietNamNet Bridge - The government plans to borrow VND116 trillion this year to cover ispending, as a report to the National Assembly shows a budget deficit.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Health’s (MOH) decision to stop recruiting health workers with intermediate schools (2-year training) from 2021 has upset the calculations of all students, schools and hospitals as well.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese have expressed their disappointment about the newly marketed iPhone SE. Distributors think iPhone SE won’t cause a buying ‘fever’. 

 The People’s Committee of District 1 in Ho Chi Minh City will start to pilot food vending in several streets from the middle of April 2016.

 Defence Minister Gen. Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan performed the rituals of saluting territorial sovereignty marker 1223 and witnessed a joint patrol of the two countries’ border soldiers yesterday.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet British singer Elton John when he visits Russia in May if room can be found in the two men's schedules,

  The number of new enterprises established during the first quarter of this year increased by more than 10,000 compared to the same period of 2015, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – When Son Doong Cave in the central province of Quang Binh made global headlines, as a son of the province, I naturally wanted to challenge myself and take the tour.