Vietnam, Myanmar foster defence cooperation, Regional security discussed at ASEAN workshop in Indonesia, HCM City boosts cooperation with Japanese localities, President encourages Thai businesses to expand investment

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Dak Lak officials have been reprimanded for hiring too many public school teachers.

 A ceremony to announce a tourism product called “Xoan singing in ancient village” and daily tour linking Hanoi and the northern midland province of Phu Tho took place in the latter locality on April 4. 

 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.

 Vietnam has earned over 2.8 billion USD from exporting shoes since the beginning of 2018, thus maintaining the second position in the world in terms of shoes export.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met bilaterally with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts on April 4 on the sidelines of the third Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Siem Reap, Cambodia. 

 The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose 3.25 points to close at 1,191.54 points on April 4.

 Vietnam won the second match at the Davis Cup Asia-Pacific Zone, Group III, in Hanoi on April 4.

 Vietnamese Minister of Defence General Ngo Xuan Lich and his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu signed a roadmap for bilateral military cooperation during 2018-2020 on April 4.

More Vietnamese in urban areas plan to buy cars this year after the tax rate of complete built-up units imported from ASEAN countries fell to zero percent from January 1.

The latest revision of the draft law for special administrative and economic zones absorbed feedback and made changes to several items including planning and organisation of the special zone’s government, 

 Recently, fans have been showing up at gigs sporting tattoos dedicated to The Aces, the band she formed with her sister when she was 10.

 A dozen black holes may lie at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way, researchers have said.

 Being an integral part of the Trang An landscape, Hang Mua is a must-visit destination in Ninh Binh thanks to its unique panoramic view of Tam Coc.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fight against corruption was a rare highlight of the Government’s efforts to improve public administration, as citizens in more than half of the country believed corruption was better controlled in 2017,

 The Philippine island of Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months following concerns of damage to its once pristine shores.

 Ancient houses of Hoa ethnic people in B​ang V​an and Th​uong An communes, Ng​an Son district, Bac Kan province have stood for half a century and became a destination in the northeastern mountainous province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City People’s Committee has set a new price for management services for apartment buildings.

Domestic automobile joint ventures are focusing on importing cars for local sale rather than manufacturing, raising concern about the loss of revenue to local budgets.

 After more than eight hours, the fire at furniture company RK Resources Co., Ltd. in Bau Bang Industrial Zone has been brought under control by 9 AM today, but the entire 2,000sq.m factory area has been destroyed.