National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on March 31 met organisers of the Vietnam Global Leaders Forum as part of her ongoing visit to France.

 The Vietnamese government sets to promote the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) firms, considering it an important driver to deal with the country’s economic slowdown.

 Martial artist Dao Hong Son bagged one gold medal for Vietnam at the 2019 Ju-Jitsu Thailand Championship, which took place on March 30 and 31 at Rangsit University in Bangkok.

 About 492,000kWh of electricity, equivalent to 917 million VND (over 39,500 USD), was saved in Vietnam during the Earth Hour, when lights were turned off for one hour from 8:30pm on March 30.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem beat his Indian rival Raunak Sadhwani after 58 moves in the final round of the 2019 Sharjah Masters International Chess Championship in the UAE.

 Indian Coast Guard Ship, ICGS “VIJIT” commanded by Commandant T Ashish, will pay a four-day goodwill visit to the Vietnamese port of Da Nang from April 1 to 4. 

 A latest Savills research showed that Vietnam’s prime residential segment is of great attention in comparison with regional markets like Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, and Bangkok.  

 Vietnamese firms have weathered the recent slowdown in global trade and were able to continue to secure greater new order volumes and expand production.

Nearly 30,000 visitors purchased tours during four days of the 2019 VITM, which took place from March 27 to 30, said Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh.

 Events in Hanoi and HCM City on April 1-7 

 Vietnam may face challenges to achieve GDP growth of 7% this year due to the African swine fever, higher power and petroleum prices.

Authorities in the southern central coastal province of Khanh Hoa are complaining about challenges in dealing with booming low-cost tours in Nha Trang City. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed the use of mobile subscription accounts to pay small bills of goods and services on a trial basis.

Viet Nam’s biggest dairy farm opens in Tay Ninh, Germany supports VN in operating water plants, Paper industry needs plans to sprout, HCM City seeks to raise efficiency of PPP model

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam Communist Party saw the risk of lagging behind 30 years ago. In the Resolution of the 7th Communist Party Congress and the resolutions of the next congresses, lagging behind was mentioned as a ‘risk’.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA arrived at Orly Airport in Paris at 17:25 on March 30 (local time), beginning an official visit to France

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of Vietnam ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung led a Vietnamese delegation to the 32nd ASEAN-US Dialogue held in Washington DC from March 27-28.

The Vietnamese Government pledges to actively participate in UN peacekeeping activities, said Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh.

Many enterprises have set lower profit targets for 2019, which indicates that the period of peak profits is over. This is expected to have an adverse impact on the stock market and prices of listed companies’ shares.

It has been two years since the young doctor, Nguyen Van Hieu, began his volunteer work in Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province.