Mon Asian Food Festival - MAFF 2018 will be held for the first time in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay to mark the National Tourism Year 2018 with theme Ha Long - Heritage, Wonder, Friendly Destination.

The achievements of Vietnamese archaeologists in the past 60 years are on display at the special exhibition titled “Treasures of Vietnam’s archaeology,” held until July this year at the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Museum of History.

 The Government has decided to convene a conference to seek ways to accelerate National Single Window, ASEAN Single Window and trade facilitation in Ha Noi in May 2018.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed decisions to appoint Vice Ministers of Justice, Science and Technology, and Natural Resources and Environment.

 The Ministry of Health and Vietnam Social Security last month met several times over healthcare fee hikes and decided fees for some services would inch up, according to the ministry.

 More Asian brands, particularly those from Southeast Asia, have been franchised to the Vietnamese market, with seven foreign franchises licensed in Vietnam this year.

 Mobile carriers have promised to keep subscriber data safe amid concerns that personal information including ID numbers and photos might be leaked.

 French photographer Réhahn has added a bunch of brocade products made by H’Mong and Dao Do ethnic minority people living in the mountainous northwestern region to his Precious Heritage Museum in the ancient town of Hoi An.

 The Departments of Education and Training in provinces across the country have developed plans to prepare for the 2018 national high school exam, with registration for the exam concluding on April 20.

 Before the scandal of VN Pharma’s fake anticancer products in 2017 could not cool down, Vinaca Co., Ltd.’s similar drug made from bamboo charcoal powder caused a huge stir.

 Foreign investors are gearing up to enter the Vietnamese stock market, which promises strong growth amid a stable macro-economic backdrop.

 The Ministry of Transport last week confirmed they will remove 10 ports along the Saigon River to areas further on the outskirts, a move which will likely create good opportunities for residential developers.

 JX Nippon Oil & Energy from Japan may face a fall in the dividends from Vietnam's biggest petrol distributor Petrolimex this year compared to last year’s massive harvest due to downward revisions in the firm’s audited financial statement.

 Starbucks opened its first store in Vietnam in 2013, and so far it has had a total of 35 stores in Hanoi, Haiphong, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City, according to its website.

 Vietnam is building documents to seek UNESCO's recognition to honour Chu Van An, the Confucian teacher famous for his intelligence and ethics.

 A rubbish dump in Phu Quoc Island’s An Thoi Town is severely over capacity and polluting the surrounding neighbourhood.

 The family of a woman who suddenly died from a stroke in Japan is still in shock at the news and lack money to bring her body home.   

 Vietnam will send 30 officers and 30 tonnes of equipment to UN Peacekeeping Forces in South Sudan, according to the Ministry of Defence.

 An international beauty expert has forecasted that Miss Vietnam Universe 2017 H'Hen Nie can make top 5 of Miss Universe 2018.

 Of Nghe An’s 124 sand exploitation locations, 101 are unlicensed.