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Vietnam’s largest casino to open gates next year

 Macau’s biggest junket operator Suncity Group Holdings Ltd. is undaunted in its ambition to start operating Vietnam’s largest casino in the central province of Quang Nam. The project is expected to be launched next year.    

BusinessFDI focuses on real estate

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) in real estate increased in the first four months of this year, putting the sector behind just processing and manufacturing industry.

Vietnam international tennis tourney opens

 The Vietnam F1, F2, F3 Futures – Vietravel Cup 2018 kicked off in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 30.

Vietnamese fashion products displayed at Hong Kong Fair

 More than 30 leading Vietnamese manufacturers of garments, textiles and fashion accessories as well as garment-related industries have displayed their products at Hong Kong’s largest one-stop sourcing fashion show.

Hue Festival 2018 features diverse art, culture

 Nearly 1,300 domestic and foreign artists are brought together at the Hue Festival 2018, which is taking place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 27 to May 2.

Traffic accidents kill 52 in reunification holiday

 A total of 76 traffic accidents occurred across the country from April 28 – 30, killing 52 people and injured 46 others, according to a report from the Ministry of Public Security. 

Khanh Hoa feels pressure from rising number of Chinese travelers

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of Chinese travelers to Vietnam in the first three months of 2018 increased by 40 percent in comparison with the same period last year. Da Nang and Khanh Hoa province saw the sharpest increase in the number of visitors.

Young E-de ethnic people eager to preserve local culture

 Young E-de ethnic people in Dak Lak province have taught themselves brocade weaving, gong playing, and folk singing, as part of efforts to preserve and promote their ethnic culture.

Vietnam targets US, EU investors in new-generation FDI strategy

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, which is drafting a strategy on foreign direct investments (FDI) to 2030, has been advised to lure more investors from the US and the EU to diversify FDI capital sources.

Conical hat village faces survival challenge

 Chuong Village, well-known for its quality conical hats in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi, is being threatened with extinction as young people do not want to learn the craft because of poor salaries.

Exhibition shows wartime letters and diaries

 In a letter sent from the battlefield to her mother in 1968, war martyr Vo Thi Tan wrote, “Bombs can shake mountains, but they can’t stir our will and hearts, my dear mother.”

Wildlife transport discovered in Binh Duong

 Police of the southern province of Binh Duong detected a wildlife transport case on April 28.

Prime Minister’s visit to Singapore a comprehensive success

 The recent official visit to Singapore by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse along with a high-ranking delegation from Vietnam was successful in various spheres, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung.

Vietnam makes active contributions to 32nd ASEAN Summit: Deputy FM

 A Vietnamese high-ranking delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc actively participated in the discussions and gave opinions to the drafting of the documents at the 32nd ASEAN Summit, which was held in Singapore on April 27-28.

HCM City seizes 3.8 tonnes of pangolin scales

 The customs office at Saigon Port under the HCMC Customs Department discovered and seized nearly 3.8 tonnes of pangolin scales which were hidden in two containers imported to Vietnam from Congo through Cat Lai port.

Vietnam’s import-export revenue rises 14.4 percent in four months

 Total import-export revenue in the first four months of 2018 is estimated at 144.13 billion USD, up 14.4 percent year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Phu Yen: Hon Yen landscape cluster recognised as national relic site

 The landscape cluster of Hon Yen in the central coastal province of Phu Yen has been recognised as a national relic site given its geological, cultural and historical values as well as floral diversity.

Vietnamese, US ambassadors talk bilateral ties

 The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) recently held a dialogue on Vietnam – US relations with Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh and US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink in Washington D.C. 

No Vietnamese victims found in Taiwan’s factory fire

 No Vietnamese workers have been found injured or dead in a massive fire that broke out at a factory’s dormitory in Pingzhen District, Taoyuan city, Taiwan (China) around 9:00 pm on April 29.