A temporary ban on the exploitation of mollusks and bivalves, including scallops and clams, in the sea waters has been issued by the central province of Binh Thuan as an effort to protect and regenerate these marine resources.

Ensuring and promoting human rights is the consistent policy of the Vietnamese State, which has been implemented in line with Vietnam’s Constitution and law, said the Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. 

 The Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang updated information about Vietnamese victims in a recent fire in Thailand during a regular press conference in Hanoi on April 5. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested the Mekong River Commission (MRC) give priority to fully and effectively implementing the 1995 Mekong Agreement.

The participation in the third Mekong River Commission Summit by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is the affirmation of Vietnam’s care for and strong commitment to the cooperation within the MRC.

Vietnam is among top 10 countries in which information of Facebook users may have been improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica, according to Facebook chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer.

 Poverty in Vietnam continues to fall, particularly amongst ethnic minorities, who saw their rate of poverty decline significantly by 13 percentage points, the largest decline in the past decade, says a new World Bank (WB) report.

The benchmark VN-Index rose for the second day, gaining 1.63 points to stay at 1,193.17 points on April 5. 

 Garment-textile export turnover reached nearly 8 billion USD in the first quarter of 2018, a year-on-year rise of 13.3 percent. 

Investors are reluctant to pour money into infrastructure projects under the PPP (private public partnership) mode because of fear of new policies which could lead to losses or bankruptcy.

 Coffee export volumes jump, value falls in Q1, Banks prohibited from disbursing loans in cash, Eximbank: Back to the fingerprint business, Q1 2018: Export of key farm produce surges           

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more travelers have lodged complaints about the quality of low-cost tours and the irresponsibility of travel firms. 

VietNamNet Bridge - High schools have been criticized for many years for their poor career counseling. 

Vietnam is making hectic preparations to submit an application for UNESCO recognition of Ha Long Bay – Cat Ba Archipelago as an expanded World Heritage Site. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Hackers are creating phishing pages and websites with interfaces similar to Facebook’s, to steal users’ names and passwords. 

 Bui Nguyen Hung, director general of the Copyright Office, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, speaks to the newspaper New Hanoi about how Decree 22 will interpret changes made to the 2009 Law on Intellectual Property Rights

 Spring is the season of festivals across Vietnam. For ethnic groups in mountain regions, spring festivals are opportunities to relax and pray for a good new year.

 Positive market sentiments in the condominium industry in 2017 continued into the first quarter of 2018, according to CBRE Viet Nam’s Ha Noi property market report for the first quarter (Q1) of this year, released in Ha Noi on Tuesday.

 After Uber merges with Grab, Grab will be obligated to pay the VND53.3 billion ($2.33 million) tax arrears that Uber has delayed paying to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Taxation.

 Tourists will be spoiled for choice with a wide selection of cultural and tourism events in the country’s popular destinations this April. Following are a couple of festivals worth being included in summer travel plans.