IUCN held a workshop on technology and management solutions for wastewater treatment from tour boats and tourism activities in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago on April 5 in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

The domestic sugar industry should restructure all stages of its production process towards diversifying products to improve competitiveness, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 Vietnam aims to become the first country in Southeast Asia to put 5G into commercial operation in 2020, according to Japanese daily Nikkei.

Farmers in many localities in the Mekong Delta region are turning their paddy fields or other orchards into Thai jackfruit farms due to high profits in recent years.

The second Asia Pacific Youth Co:Lab Summit opened in Hanoi on April 4, attracting the participation of more than 500 delegates, including hundreds of young people, partners and government officials from 20 countries.

 The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will hold a festival to mark the 10th anniversary of Lang Co Bay being recognised as one of the world’s most beautiful bays in May.

The first human milk bank has been opened at Tu Du Maternity Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on April 4.

Hanoi has decided to upgrade pavements of 300 streets, using natural stone and other materials.

 There are about 3,000 taxis from other provinces are working illegally in Hanoi, according to Hanoi Taxi Association.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province’s Con Dao Island has been included on a list of the nine best paradise islands in the world to escape to this year by Vogue magazine.

Vera Quartet from world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music will perform in Vietnam for the first time the Curtis On Tour: Vera Quartet concert in the cozy space of the HCMC Conservatory of Music’s Concert Hall on Saturday, April 20.

The People’s Committee of Thua Thien- Hue province yesterday said that the central province granted a cemetery land for late musician Trinh Cong Son according to his family wishes.

More than 50 film production establishments across the country have registered a total of 144 movies for the Kite Awards 2018.

Over 1,000 stone objects and 600 pieces of meteorite dating back 800,000 years have been unearthed at archaeological sites in An Khe, the central highlands province of Gia Lai.

Artworks by children with autism have gone on display at an exhibition to mark the World Autism Awareness Day (April 2).

More than 200 photos on nature scenery of sea and islands are on display at Hoa Lu Culture History Site in northern province of Ninh Binh.

Artists from Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will perform the “Cinderella” ballet with Japanese partners at the HCM City Opera House on April 13-14.

A number of Vietnamese child models put in a range of impressive performances during Shanghai Fashion Week in China which took place on April 3.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has advised passengers to buy air tickets on the official websites of airlines or at ticket offices and authorized outlets to avoid purchasing fake ones that appear during peak travel seasons, 

The HCM City Traffic Police Office will set up more traffic-police teams at traffic-jam hotspots and take random drug and alcohol tests of drivers in various areas in the city.