HCM City’s office market is expected to have over 180,000 sq m of new supply in the pipeline, of which more than half will be concentrated in the central business district (CBD).

 Bien Ban Chien Tranh 1-2-3-4.75’ (A War Account January-April, 1975), a historical novel by Vietnamese writer-journalist, Tran Mai Hanh, was recently released in English by the National Political Publishing House-The Truth.

 Weak English skills are a major problem for university students, with many of them unable to graduate despite good results in their majors.

 The Finance Ministry also explained at Monday’s meeting its proposal to increase the environmental protection tax on petroleum consumption from the current VNĐ1,000-4,000 to VNĐ3,000-8,000 per litre.

 The festival of culture, sports and tourism has returned to southern An Giang province, bringing together thousands of Khmer performers and athletes in celebration of Chol Chnam Thmay.

Nearly 2,000 students in HCM City on Sunday joined the Safe Steps Initiative which was intended to raise people's awareness about road traffic safety in Vietnam.  

 Although their business operations have shown brighter prospects and many banks are planning to earn trillions in profit this year, the risk provision pressure remains a significant burden.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested further visits, especially high-level ones, during a reception in Hanoi on April 10 for Qatari Ambassador to Vietnam Mohamed Ismail Al Emadi.

The start-up frenzy started in Viet Nam around two years ago with the Government calling for more investment in the community and demonstrating political will with several pragmatic actions.

Modern markets were built in Ha Noi to make shopping more hygenic, pleasurable and convenient, putting many traders and merchants in a large, well-lit, air-conditioned space under one roof.

 Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Economic Affairs Nguyen Van Binh applauded the World Bank’s building of a Country Partnership Framework for Vietnam for 2017-2022.

 Vietnam will present 30 reports – out of 125 total from 25 countries and territories – on information technology to the 7th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICTST) in Da Nang on April 16-18.

VietNamNet Bridge - Co Loa Citadel was built during the end of the Hong Bang Dynasty (about 257 BCE). The site was the source of various relics of the Dong Son culture of the Bronze Age.

Can Tho will fund up to 200 million VND (nearly 9,000 USD) to each initiative selected for the Green-Clean-Beautiful City Programme, said Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thi Hong Anh. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received newly-accredited Myanmar Ambassador to Vietnam Kyaw Soe Win on April 10, voicing his hope for the diplomat’s substantial contributions to the already sound relationship of the countries.

 Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary Kover Laszlo held talks in Budapest on April 10.

 The language and skills exams for Vietnamese workers wishing to work in the Republic of Korea will be held this year between June and September, the Department of Overseas Labour Management announced last week.

 Nguyen Thi That of Vietnam missed the yellow jersey in the last few minutes of the Tour of Thailand cycling tournament on Sunday.

 Vietnam’s women weightlifters earned a slot in the 2018 Youth Olympics thanks to their performance in the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships, which concluded in Thailand yesterday.

 Minh Loc, a former photojournalist with Vietnam News Agency, is celebrating the 42nd anniversary of Liberation Day with a showcase of his photos of soldiers and citizens who took part in the resistance war against the US.