A ceremony was held in Ngu Loc commune, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, on April 6 to kick off the Whale worshipping festival and receive a certificate recognising it a national intangible cultural heritage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – High-tech treatments have become an efficient coworker for doctors in diagnosis and treatment in Vietnam, Tran Vinh Hung, the director of Binh Dan Hospital, 

The Fansipan Mountaint in Sa Pa district of the northern province of Lao Cai is covered with ice on Aprile 7 after a cold wave is affecting the northern and central provinces from April 6.

 World experts and regional specialists will get together at the 23rd meeting of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) Wireless Group (AWG-23) in the central city of Da Nang from April 9-13. 

 Remittance to Ho Chi Minh City in the first quarter of 2018 increased by 4.5 percent against the same period last year to reach 1.12 billion USD, a central bank official said.

 Low cost carrier Vietjet Air said it plans to increase flights to serve the expected rise in demand from passengers during the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1). 

 Ho Chi Minh City's authorities are set to step up oversight of inland waterway transport to ensure safety and smoother movement of goods and passengers.

 The visa exemption policy for citizens of five European countries will expire in the next three months. Whether and when it might be renewed are still open questions, creating a headache for tourists and Vietnamese businesses that serve them. 

 No Vietnamese citizen was confirmed among the victims in the car crash in Münster city in the German west state of Nordrhein-Westfalen as of 22:00 on April 7 (local time), according to the Embassy of Vietnam in Germany.

The revenue of Vietnamese network operators has suffered an uncharacteristic low in the first quarter of this year due to new legislation reducing top-up promotions for pre-paid subscribers from 50 percent to 20 percent. 

 Grab’s acquisition of Uber opens the door for Vietnamese businesses to enter the ride-sharing market, said Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Safety Traffic Committee.

 Many farmers in the Mekong Delta have suffered losses in the 2017-2018 sugarcane crop because of low prices.

 The government will have breakthroughs in the reform of legal regulations and business investment conditions for the domestic real estate market this year, according to experts.

Vietnam is home to 5,407 operating craft villages nationwide, according to the Vietnam Craft Village Association. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam have been promoted to Davis Cup, Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic LED (light-emitting diodes) market has been developing rapidly but chaotically in recent years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Competing with traditional taxis and avoiding tax, Uber gained ill fame during its operation in Vietnam. However, it helped energized the taxi market and create an ‘e-hailing’ culture.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Nguyen Hung won the 10th stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Saigon Heat lost to San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 85-96 in the play-off round of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at the CIS Arena in HCM City on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national women’s football team lost to reigning champions Japan 0-4 in the opening match of Group B of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 on Saturday.