The Ministry of Transport plans to label energy certificates for new motorcycles which are manufactured, assembled and imported to Viet Nam.

 Technology is seen as one way to help domestic logistic enterprises cut costs to gain an edge amidst higher demand in global transport.

 The country’s shrimp export business could be in for a tough year, due to sharp rise in global supply and a drop in market price.

 Viet Nam exported 74,580 tonnes of cashew worth US$758 million in the first quarter, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

 Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the long-term local-currency bank deposit ratings and local- and foreign-currency issuer ratings of three banks in Viet Nam from B2 to B1.

 The Thanh Cong Textile Garment Investment Trading Joint Stock Company saw both revenue and profit down 1.3 per cent in 2018, due to poor business performance and foreseeable difficulties and challenges ahead.

  Vietnam’s space industry has gained significant development in the 10 years since the launch of its first satellite Vinasat-1 (April 18, 2008).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won three gold medals at the ongoing Asian Youth Chess Championship in Thailand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The triennial National Drama Festival will take place at the HCM City Army Theatre from April 11-25.

Railway and airline companies in Vietnam plan to increase the number of trips and vehicles at the end of April as travel demand is expected to rise during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays.

Prolonged heatwave in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan over the past three months has led to drought, forcing many localities to suspend plant and animal farming.

Expressways constructed at a cost of several trillions of dong have become staging grounds for serious safety violations, mainly due to drivers’ and local people’s ignorance of the roads’ design and signage, 

 At least 29 Vietnamese businesses have joined global supply chains, according to the HCM City Centre of Supporting Industry Development.

 Viet Nam spent US$58 million to import pesticides and raw materials in March, lifting total imports of the commodities in the first three months of this year to $194 million.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Mai Duc Chung asked his players to forget their loss to Japan and focus on the upcoming match against Australia at the Asian Women’s Cup tomorrow.

 Mark Zuckerberg has been preparing for his biggest test yet as Facebook chief executive - facing not one, but two congressional hearings.

 Prime Minister’s recent approval of Tuyen Quang’s master plan for development of Tan Trao national tourism site through 2030 offers the northern mountainous province a golden opportunity to develop tourism and lift the local people’s living standard. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese spend an average of $4 a year per capita on beauty products and services, while women spend VND140,000 (nearly $6) a month. 

 With his outstanding performance, Vietnamese midfielder Luong Xuan Truong has managed to enter Football-tribe.com’s Best XI list for March.

 Vietnam has proactively participated in trade and investment cooperation activities in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which comprises Cambodia, China’s Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, over the past 25 years.