Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s ongoing visit to Laos from April 26-27 is expected to create a new driving force for the enhancement of traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director Luong Dinh Dung’s movie Cha Cong Con (Father and Son) has received international awards, including Best Cinematography at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival, 

More than 200 meticulously shaped bonsai trees and 300 different species of roses are on display at an exhibition at Thang Long Rose Park in Ha Noi’s Thanh Tri District.

Recently, near HCM City’s Traumato Orthopaedics Hospital, a 46-year-old man with a bandaged foot, holding a basket of old clothes and health check-up notebook, was seen approaching patients.

 After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis.

Patients sent complaints about waiting for tests, motorbike parking and toilets to leaders of HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 via a new system installed there by the city’s Department of Health.

“When seeing us to the entrance gate, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said: 'Truc, please try to control the internet network wellor we will not be able to explain to the world if we open the internet and then have to close it,"Truc recalled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic airlines have been asked to minimise delayed or cancelled flights during the upcoming holidays to mark Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Ha Terracotta Park in Hoi An will introduce a statue garden to create more art space on April 30th.

 The 2017 Hue Festival, themed “The Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts”, will take place from April 28 to May 2 in the former imperial capital of Hue, to restore and develop traditional trade villages for tourism.

 Foreigners working in Vietnam may be required to pay social insurance under a recent draft decree from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

 Smartphone adoption in Vietnam is now at 72 percent and the same as in the US, but a far higher proportion of Vietnamese travelers use smartphones to research hotels and travel than people in the US do.

 The Petrolimex Joint Stock Insurance Company (PJICO) has begun selling shares to foreign strategic investors, the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) on April 25 heard.

 Australia’s Gloria Jean’s Coffee Vietnam has closed its last coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City, in the Phu My Hung urban area of District 7, after ten years in Vietnam.

 Export turnover for vegetables has reached $857 million this year up to April 15, an increase of 30 per cent year-on-year and bringing in $8.2 million to Vietnam each day.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Transport on adjusting plans to expand Tan Son Nhat Airport, increasing capacity to 43-45 million passengers a year and creating 80-85 aircraft parking slots.

 This year’s Vietnam Mobile Day event in Ho Chi Minh City on May 20, in Hanoi on May 27, and in Da Nang on June 3 will cover more than 100 topics in mobile business trends such as mobile e-commerce, mobile business, and mobile technology.

 The information technology (IT) sector is entering a hot growth period. However, Vietnam’s IT human resources are alarmingly lacking both in quantity and quality, as commented by deputy prime minister Vu Duc Dam.

 Most banks of small and medium size are mulling over scaling up capital sources to boost their financial strength.

 In recent years, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals increased tremendously both in number and value. While many enterprises have made great progress after M&A, some unfortunate transactions have left a bitter aftertaste for both sellers and buyers.