Le Hoai Quoc, president of Sai Gon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP), has granted an investment certificate to BSB Investment & Development Co Ltd for the construction of the first silica and nano silica plant in Viet Nam.

 The government has approved a project to build and develop the Moc Chau national tourism area. This will help enhance local tourism and the economy, as well as improve the lives of local residents.

 Nineteen Zika virus cases have been reported in HCM City since the beginning of the year, according to the city Preventive Health Centre.

 The HCM City University Medical Centre has treated 20 people with May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) by using endovascular procedure.

Korean conglomerate Lotte Group got the go-ahead from the HCM City People’s Committee on Wednesday to develop the Thu Thiem Eco Smart City in District 2.

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 It has been unveiled that French pianist Célimène Daudet will hold a solo music recital May 11 at the Hanoi Opera House located at 1 Trang Tien Street in the Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi.

 The Belarusian Embassy has announced that a vast array of events will be held May 23-29 in Hanoi to celebrate Belarusian Culture financed by sponsors, patrons and cultural institutions of the Eastern European country.

 A calligraphy exhibition is drawing much attention from calligraphy lovers in Hanoi.

Indian and Vietnamese experts have started the excavation and restoration of two tower clusters of My Son Sanctuary, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam. 

 Twenty countries registered to participate in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s symposium for the Asia-Pacific region on response to climate change, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from May 11-13.

 About 200 brands have been franchised in Vietnam over the last decade, but the franchise of Vietnamese brands is just in the initial stage at present, insiders said at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on May 4.

 Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung clarified issues relating to farm produce consumption, especially pork which recently saw its prices slumping during the government’s regular press conference in Hanoi on May 4. 

 Since mid-2016, some travel firms in HCMC have launched a bee honey collecting program in the U Minh Ha Forest as part of a tour to the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, which is the southernmost area of Vietnam. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed that each ministry and locality must devise a detailed plan to fulfill set targets, in which responsibilities of individuals and units must be specified. 

 Customs officers at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on May 4 discovered over 4kg of products from elephant tusks and pangolin scales illegally transported from Africa to Vietnam.

 Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong reviewed bilateral defence ties during their meeting in Hanoi on May 4. 

Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau met the ambassadors and heads of diplomatic representative agencies of IPU member countries in Hanoi yesterday.

 Vietnam will work with the member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement to reach a consensus on future orientations for the deal, Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told a regular press conference in Hanoi on May 4.

 The second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and related meetings as part of the APEC Vietnam 2017 will take place in Hanoi from May 9-18, according to Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.