Many Vietnamese artists have actively responded to the global Challenge for Change movement for environmental protection. 

 The Krossing Over Arts Festival (KOAF) 2019 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from April 5-11 and Hanoi from April 13-21.

 About 200 Asian openbills, an endangered species listed in Vietnam’s Red Book, have resided in Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, since the beginning of 2019.

 Many women have breast implants with no serious complications, but there have been cases where women suffer pain and fatigue, among other health problems.

 Viet Nam posted a trade deficit of US$5.2 billion with China in the first two months of this year, according to the General Department of Customs.

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The State budget deficit, which regularly remains at a high level, and rising public debt are among the biggest macro-economic risks facing Viet Nam, making it more difficult for the Government to help the economy head towards growth.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co Ltd (BSR) contributed more than VND11 trillion to the State budget in 2018, becoming one of the units under PetroVietnam with the largest contribution to the State budget.

 Cashew prices are low at present, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The forest protection sub-department in the central province of Quang Binh has confirmed a serious case of deforestation which occurred in Quang Ninh District recently.

 Like other localities in the Central Highlands, Dak Lak province is currently in the middle of the peak dry season.

Pearl breeding on Phu Quoc island has proved a success as its brand name has been ranked over the globe.

 The opening of a pedestrian street along the To Lich River in Hanoi over the past week has been welcomed by local residents as a new space for them to exercise and relax.

 Photography is a real skill. Those at the top of their game produce pictures that don’t just tell a thousand words, but instead an entire novel.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lao Cai’s People’s Committee has sent a proposal to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asking for an airport to be built to serve Sa Pa Town.

 Travel from Viet Nam to Indonesia will get a whole lot easier.

The VN Buddhist Sangha has received a report from its managing committee in Quang Ninh regarding the case of Ba Vang Pagoda.

 Forty-four students who took the national high school examination last year in Son La had their scores fraudulently modified upwards, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on Saturday.

 Although Vietnam and the US have seen encouraging outcomes of cooperation in dealing with war aftermath, there are much for them to do in the field, said Timothy Lieser, senior advisor at the US Senate Appropriations Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has some 13,000ha of forests facing a major threat of fires in An Minh, Hon Dat, Giang Thanh, and Phu Quoc districts.