Mr. Atsusuke Kawada, Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in Hanoi, tells VET’s Quynh Nguyen about Vietnam’s business climate in 2016 and his expectations for the years ahead.

 At least seven workers were injured after scaffolding at a construction site suddenly collapsed on Wednesday morning on southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province’s February-03 Street.

 World-renowned DJ Hardwell will take the stage in the capital on May 20.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Lao Cai province inspection team has begun an investigation into the death of dozens of hectares of pineapples during the past week.

 Action plan drafted to develop shrimp sector, Low cost airline proposes to build passenger terminal in Hai Phong, VFA’s monopolistic power kills rice export competition, Saigon Co.op plans 500 new convenience stores this year

 Data problems hinder IT application in health insurance, Dialysis treatment extends patients’ lives, Ambassadors in Czech learn about Vietnamese culture, Pulmonary embolism allegedly causes pregnant woman death

The shops are full of Chinese visitors, but do not receive Vietnamese. Each group of tourists can bring hundreds of millions of dong to the shops, but customs agencies have not been able to track down the money.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam on Tuesday night decided to inspect operations at the air traffic control station in Hai Phong City’s Cat Bi International Airport.

 The 2017 Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Summit themed “Advancing Financial Inclusion in a Digital Age” opened in Hanoi on March 21.

A scheduled listing on stock exchange is causing the price of the stock of Petrolimex’s stock to soar, however, there are many factors that may make the stock not as attractive as investors speculate.

 The Mekong Delta is sinking 2.5cm every year because of ground water extraction and unreasonable planning and constructions on the surface.

 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private equity arm of World Bank group, has sanctioned an additional US$80 million credit package to Viet Nam Prosperity Bank (VPBank).

Supermodel coach of The Face US Coco Rocha enjoyed street beverages in HCM City on March 21 during her working visit to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government should tighten its grip on overfishing as the seafood capacity in the Vietnamese sea is nearing exhaustion, a top military official said on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi plans to build 100 safe food chains this year to ensure supplies of safe vegetables and meat for the capital and reach annual targets on food hygiene.

 Chinese film "I Am Not Madame Bovary" took home three awards at the 11th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong on Tuesday, winning best film, best cinematographer and best actress.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will play Chinese Taipei in today’s friendly match that will see many youngsters as both sides look to rejuvenate their line-ups.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel agents will offer discounts of 10-50 per cent on domestic and foreign tours at HCM City Tourism Fair 2017 to be held from March 23-26 at Le Van Tam Park in District 1.

 Thousands of items featuring daily life and tradition of the Churu ethnic minority people are displayed at a museum in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

 The forest ranger department in the central coastal province of Thua Thien – Hue is set to expand mangrove forests along the Tam Giang lagoon aligning with eco-tourism development.