Households in the northern province of Hung Yen are busy harvesting honey.

A recent proposal by the Ministry of Finance to clear over $1.16 billion of tax arrears, accounting for more than a third of all tax arrears and irrecoverable fines, has raised public concern about the fairness and transparency of handling tax debts.

 The Viet Nam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index dropped to 51.6 in March from February’s 10-month high of 53.5, Nikkei’s IHS Markit reported on Monday.

 A UK-led experiment to tackle space junk has been sent into orbit. It takes the form of a small satellite that will practise techniques for tracking debris and capturing it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A silk painting by a popular female painter Le Thi Luu (1911-1988) was sold for US$207,821 at an auction sale by Sotherby’s in Hong Kong on Sunday.

VietNamNet would like to introduce an article by Jake Brunner and Brian Eyler about the need to foster cooperation among Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in protecting the Mekong River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in this Central Highland province are urgently seeking a group of vandals suspected of throwing rocks into a car on National Highway 27. 

 Gay dating app Grindr has defended itself after outcry over how it shared data with two external companies.

 Vietnam’s club Saigon Heat lost to San Miguel Alab Pilipinas of the Philippines 100-110 in the playoff’s first match of the ASEAN Basketball League on Sunday.

 Spanish conductor David Gomez Ramirez will conduct Vietnam National Opera and Ballet to perform opera extracts and contemporary dance at Hanoi Opera House on April 11-12.

 The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will restage the classical ballet Cinderella by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev at the city’s Opera House on April 7 and 8.

 The 14th International Travel Expo HCM City, the largest event of its kind in the Mekong sub-region, will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from September 6-8.

 The Vietnam Youth Theatre will perform a series of plays in Hanoi between April 5 - 10 to mark the 40th anniversary of its establishment. The opening performance of the five day extravaganza will be the play Who is the Culprit.  

 After a four year hiatus, the Vietnam Caricature Contest is open for applications again.

VietNamNet Bridge - Uber, Grab and Easy Taxi spent big money to fight for market share in Vietnam. But after five years, two of them have left the playing field.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Head coach Hoang Anh Tuan has selected 24 players for the Vietnam U19 team to compete in the Suwon JS Cup 2018 in South Korea.

Vietnam’s total revenue from retail trade and services rose 10 per cent year-on-year to exceed VND1 quadrillion (US$46.57 billion) in the first quarter of this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Wall Street shares plunged to their lowest level in weeks on Monday in a wide sell-off led by technology firms.

 The capital city of Hanoi will focus on wastewater treatment systems in all industrial parks by 2020 as part of its efforts to enhance environmental protection.

Fishing in turbid waters or enjoying breakfast in the floating markets are just a couple of the wonderful experiences awaiting foreign visitors to Vietnam’s western region.