Foreign remittances are estimated to amount to US$13.8 billion for 2017, the highest growth rate of the past five years and a year-on-year increase of 16%, according to the latest statistics provided by the World Bank.

The Republic of Korea's conglomerate CJ's CJ CGV Vietnam, the leading film distributor and movie theatre operator in Vietnam, reported VND2.8 trillion ($122.7 million) in revenue in 2017.

 Motorbikes from the 2000s generate 416% more hydrocarbons, 3,220% more nitrogen oxides, and 8,065% more carbon monoxide than motor cars made in the same decade, research reveals.

 Grab will have to be responsible for paying Uber’s tax arrears according to a Vietnamese tax official.

 The Lien Chieu District People's Committee has proposed to the authorities of Da Nang City to recover 6,300 square metres of land which has illegally used by a resort project.

Vietnamese photographers Nguyen Huu Thong and Tran Tuan Viet have emerged triumphant at the 15th annual Smithsonian Photo Contest.

 Farmers in Ninh Thuan are facing difficulties feeding and watering their sheep even though the dry season has just started.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on Monday issued the Circular No.04/2018/TT-BCT on not applying import tariffs on salt and poultry egg products originating from ASEAN countries.

 The domestic tra fish industry has overcome several obstacles to achieve its export target this year, and so, needs the State’s support to establish a healthy business environment.

 The e-commerce market has taken off in Viet Nam thanks to booming internet usage and smartphone ownership, along with massive investments from key retail players, local media reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate experts believe that selling condotels can bring huge profits to investors and savings in fees that apartment developers usually pay. 

 Following recent criticism of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has reduced the association’s power, with further plans to promote fairness in the rice export field.

 The sixth season of the Football for Friendship (F4F) international children’s social project has opened in Viet Nam, announced Gazprom, an official partner of FIFA and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

 The Hanoi People’s Court on April 5 opened the trial of six defendants accused of “trying to overthrow the people’s administration” under Clause 1, Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code.

 Singaporean-based Asian Scientist Magazine has named two Vietnamese – Professor Phan Thanh Son Nam and Associate Professor Nguyen Sum – in its recently published list of 100 leading scientists in Asia.

 The northern province of Ninh Binh will host various events this year to mark the 1,050th anniversary of the establishment of Dai Co Viet, the first feudal state of Vietnam.

 Two out of 13 Vietnamese victims of the apartment fire in Ratchathewi district, Bangkok, Thailand, had been discharged from hospital as of April 4 morning. 

 The Asian Carom Billiards Championship 2018 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on April 4, gathering leading cueists from Japan, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the Prime Ministerial Retreat at the third Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on April 5.

 As of April 4, only 179 out of 718 multi-storey apartment buildings in Hanoi had fire insurance, according to the Hanoi Fire Prevention and Control Police Department.