Public Administration Performance Index report from UNDP indicates that corruption fight in public sector is losing steam.

 Among other new policies, EVN permitted to raise capital from domestic and foreign organizations and individuals.

 Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia, plans to partner up with a domestic firm to start an airline in Vietnam.

 Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University’s Vietnam-German Faculty of Medicine on Tuesday signed a contract of co-operation with Germany’s Klinikum Braunschweig Hospital on clinical training for medical students.

 The Vietnam National Coffee Corporation (VINACAFE) will begin equitisation in the third quarter of this year, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan.

 Locals at Hoa Tien 2 Village in Da Nang City are accusing a local hot-dip galvanising factory of discharging untreated wastewater and killing the rice fields and livestock.

 About 281 staff at Vietnam Fatherland Front agencies in Hau Giang Province have submitted resignation letters because of low salaries.

 As many as 54% people said that they had to pay bribes in order to get a job at state-owned enterprises, according to a newly-released PAPI 2016 Report on April 4.

 Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler and supplier Robert Bosch [ROBG.UL] are teaming up to develop self-driving cars in an alliance aimed at accelerating the production of "robo-taxis".

 Vietnam posts trade deficit of $1.9 billion in Q1

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will visit the European countries of Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic from April 6-14, aiming to foster ties with the partners, especially in legislation.

 Apple Inc's decision to stop licensing graphics chips from Imagination Technologies Group Plc is the clearest example yet of the iPhone maker's determination to take greater control of the core technologies in its products

 Over 500 athletes will race in the 15th Le Fruit Triathlon in Ho Tram beach on the southern coast on June 10, event organisers Pulse Active company told Viet Nam News yesterday.

 News broke on Tuesday that a party committee had voted, asking to sack Vo Kim Cu for his responsibility in the Formosa environmental disaster last year.

Quang Ninh is fleshing out measures to reorganise travel business in the locality in order to protect visitors’ interests and improve the image of local tourism.

 Quang Ninh Coal hope to beat Singapore’s Home United in the third Group H match set for April 5 at the AFC Cup 2017 at the My Dinh National Stadium.

 A press conference for a 2056km bicycle race from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi that gets underway later this week was held on April 4 by the main sponsor of the event, Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV).

 Many travel agencies, such as Hanoi Redtour and Saigontourist, have unveiled their promotion programmes designed for the upcoming Vietnam International Travel Mart 2017 (VITM 2017), which is scheduled to take place in Hanoi between April 6 and 9.

 Designer Ha Duy has been invited to participate in an international fashion showcase sponsored by the British Embassy in cooperation with the Queen Mary University of London.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the suspension of imports of beef from the Brazilian meat-packers involved in the recent scandal will continue indefinitely.