Growth in Vietnam’s life insurance market looks impressive at first glance but is coming off a low base while a host of issues linger for insurers.

While the case of the Vietnamese-American passenger dragged off a United Airlines flight last month resonated around the world, another incident of physical violence at a VN airport highlighted complex relationships between air passengers and crew.

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Traditional artists from the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre won gold and silver medals at the Traditional Musical Instrumentalist and Ensemble Festival 2017 which was held from April 15 -23 in the central province of Thanh Hoa. 

After three years of renovation, the Children’s House of HCM City reopened last weekend to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the country’s Reunification Day on April 30.

VietNamNet Bridge - The tariff cut to zero percent will pave the way for imports from ASEAN to flood Vietnam, but analysts do not think low-cost cars will be available by 2018. 

 Japanese manufacturers eye Vietnam as export base, Nikkei reports.

 Non-life insurers have set cautious business targets for this year due to the challenges in the market.

 The latest trade report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows that the trade deficit increased yet again in April, by $800 million, bringing the four-month total to $2.74 billion.

 Ahead of its long-awaited initial public offering, state-run Vietnam National Shipping Lines, which is the country’s largest shipping company, last week held a workshop in Singapore to seek foreign strategic investors to serve its future development.

 A sharp decrease in the mineral sector and lower growth in many industrial sectors were the major contributors to a four-year-low in industrial production growth in the year’s first four months.

 All foreign employees in Vietnam with work permits, practice certificates, or practice licences issued by local authorised agencies will be subject to compulsory social insurance payments if a new draft decree is approved.

 Despite guard booths by forest rangers set up at all roads leading to the forest, many big trees have been stolen from the Cuc Phuong National Park in Thanh Hoa Province.

 Vo Tuong An, who won scholarships from more than 10 prestigious international universities and is co-founder of International Catalysts Empowerment organisation, has implemented a new education project to help pupils on Ly Son Island.

 Policies that limit or regulate interactions between doctors and pharmaceutical company representatives may affect what drugs are prescribed to patients, 

 Singer Janet Jackson has announced she is going back on tour later this year, returning to the stage in the United States and Canada after taking time off to give birth to her first child.

Microsoft Corp's announcement of a suite of new education products on Tuesday shows the company's determination to reverse a major shift that has taken place in U.S. classrooms in recent years

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 Covered warrants, a new investment tool, will be allowed to start trading on the HCM Stock Exchange this September. The launch of this product is considered the first step to introducing more option products in the future.

 The country’s total retail sales and services revenue reached VND1,267.9 trillion (US$56.7 billion) in the first four months of this year, a year on year increase of 6.7 per cent.