A large bushfire that has threatened homes in Sydney is likely to have been deliberately lit, Australian authorities say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The second Viet Nam Tennis Federation Tour begins today in Tay Ninh Province, with the participation of many national top tennis players.

 The global shipping industry has for the first time agreed to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases.

 Giac Lam Pagoda on Lac Long Quan Street in Tan Binh district is the oldest pagoda in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnam’s securities market may be upgraded to the emerging market status from its current frontier market by 2020, according to the latest SSI Retail Research.

 The island district of Ly Son, 30km off the coast of the central province of Quang Ngai, will open a night market for tourists on the island in May.

 Fireworks will light up the sky of Ho Chi Minh City later this month to celebrate 43 years of the South Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975) and the 132nd May Day (May 1, 1886).

 A court in Moscow has approved a request from the Russian media regulator to block the Telegram messaging app immediately.

 Dak Lak authorities have allowed 18 investors to conduct survey and build solar power projects in the Central Highland province after considering their financial capacity and experience.

 Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar State Counsellor, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of the President’s Office, will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 19-20 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications in collaboration with the BKAV Technology Group will organise WhiteHat Drill 05, a network safety rehearsal, on May 9 to tackle the coin-miner virus.

 The HCM City Tax Department has said it will collect VND53.3 biilion (US$2.35 million) of tax liability from Uber.

VietNamNet Bridge - Visa waivers are used by many countries to attract tourists, but Vietnam has chosen to  pursue a strict visa policy.

Masses of dead fish were found in central Quang Tri Province’s communes of Trieu Van, Trieu An, and Gio Ha, as well as in Cua Viet Township late last month.

 All museums around the country will allow free entrance on May 18 to mark International Museum Day.

 Some 215,000 people in the southern province of An Giang are staring at water shortage this summer because of saltwater intrusion and drought, the province’s agricultural official said.

 Meteorologists will now be able to predict storms five days in advance instead of the current three-day early prediction, said a representative of the Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting Centre. 

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) will spend 30 per cent of its budget and personnel on irregular inspections of suspected environmental violations this year.

 Many investors of apartment buildings in Hanoi have failed to hand over maintenance fees or communal areas to apartment management boards.

 Regulations on the sale of alcohol and home-made liquor management have received substantial attention during discussions of the draft law on alcohol harm prevention, officials said.