Poverty remains the issue of top concern for Vietnamese citizens in 2016 but more and more are worrying about environmental problems than in previous years, according to a report, known as PAPI, released on April 4.

The late winning shot by Van Thanh ensured Vietnam’s Hanoi FC a 2-1 win over Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in the 2017 AFC Cup on April 4, thus securing a top spot in Group G with eight points after four matches.

 The seventh Hue Traditional Craft Festival will take place from  April 28 to May 2 in the ancient imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, heard a press conference in Hanoi on April 5. 

The number of unemployed in the first quarter of 2017 stands at about 1.14 million, in which more than a half are young people aged from 15 to 24, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will soon complete policies, mechanisms and a national standard system to develop organic farming in the future, 

Doctors of Ha Noi-based Viet Nam-Germany Hospital successfully conducted a liver transplant on a patient in very critical condition, the most serious case in the hospital’s history.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to establish a team to inspect the use of forest land for other purposes in Phu Yen Province.

Khoang Lang Vuong (The Square Moment of Silence), an art exhibit commemorating late Vietnamese painter and photographer Nguyen Lai opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City’s Department of Transport has proposed opening eight pedestrian streets in the downtown area.

 On April 1, Bloomberg reported that Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia planned to partner up with two domestic firms to start an airline in Vietnam. However, available information draws questions over the plan’s legitimacy and feasibility.

 In the first quarter of 2017 industrial production including construction grew by 4.1 per cent, considerably lower than the rate previous years.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has decided to inspect national parks nationwide following violations discovered at a national park in Hanoi.

 Thousands of litres of rice wine have been seized in just over two weeks since local authorities nation-wide carried out a raid on fake and poor quality spirits beginning on March 1.

VietNamNet Bridge - Statistics show that Vietnam is among Asia’s biggest spenders on infrastructure. 

The fourth Vietnam International Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2017 (VIFW) is scheduled to take place on April 25-28 in GEM Centre, Nguyen Binh Kiem St., Dist 1, HCM City.

 Malaysia has detained 28 crewmembers aboard two Vietnam vessels on charges of fishing illegally in in waters off Miri, Sarawak.

 The fast-growing convenience store segment in Vietnam has been forecast to grow at 34.7% per year over the next several years, according to a study compiled by grocery research agency, IGD.

 Vietnam ranked first among 18 developing countries in Asia and Africa on the Health Governance Capacity Index, according to a study conducted by the Brookings Institute of the US.

Laos and Vietnam should step up their relations and cement their special solidarity in the context of unexpected and complicated global situation.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will issue regulations on directing and guiding commercial banks to implement a VND100 trillion (US$4.4 billion) credit package with preferential interest rates for high-tech agriculture projects.