The latest quarterly survey from the Financial Times Confidential Research showed that Vietnamese consumer sentiment towards the economy is at a three-year high.

 A show in the upcoming Hue Festival, which starts on April 28, will feature performances on Vietnam’s island sovereignty.

 Ha Noi plans to pilot the operation of automated convenience stores and organise a network of vending machines at public places in the city.

 The Government raised more than VND1.39 trillion (US$61.5 million) by divesting its stake in State-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the first quarter of this year, according to the Ministry of Finance.

 Facebook's chief executive has revealed that his data was among that harvested in a privacy scandal.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has required the State Bank of Vietnam (SVB), financial institutions, and other organisations providing payment brokerage services to intensify inspections and promptly report suspicious cryptocurrency transactions.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The police chief’s position in Hanoi’s communes will be assigned to professional police officers instead of semi-professional ones, 

 Many banks were estimated to meet 25-30 percent of their annual profit targets by the end of March, although the first quarter is usually the most sluggish for banks.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in France and French postal service firm La Poste issued a set of stamps to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties on April 12.

An international trade fair opened in Hanoi on April 11, drawing the participation of 450 businesses from 24 countries and territories. 

The Hanoi Stock Exchange and the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation within the framework of the 22nd Capital Market Development Forum in Moscow on April 10. 

 Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has been awarded the Solidarity Order of the Cuban State Council in recognition of her contributions to the fraternal friendship and special solidarity between the two countries.

 Vietnam Airlines has been selected as one of the global TripAdvisor community's favourite airlines along with  other 4- and 5-star airlines of Asia such as Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and EVA Air.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to support Vietnam in implementing the national startup programme, especially in projects owned by young people.

The border guard forces of Vietnam and China on April 11 conducted for the first time a joint patrol at provincial level along the shared border line in the Lao Cai-Hekou International Border Gate area.

HCM City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment is working with other agencies to identify polluting facilities that should be shut down or relocated to new areas in the city’s outskirt.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lawmakers yesterday weighed in on the draft amendment to the corruption law, debating whether to apply a 45 per cent tax on extra personal income that public servants fail to declare.

 A baby has been born in China to a surrogate mother four years after his parents died in a car crash, Chinese media reported.

 The US says "all options are on the table" in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, as Western leaders continue to weigh up military action.

 Arriving in Da Lat city between the Lunar New Year and April is the best time to admire the beauty of the vivid violet flamboyant flowers for any tourist.