Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has said that his ministry is planning to abolish 1,151 of the total 1,680 business conditions, equivalent to 68.51%, and reduce 168 of the 338 administrative procedures, accounting for 49.7%.

 Take time to smell the roses, the saying goes, and, according to scientists, the fragrant flowers could smell even sweeter in the future.

 A programme entitled ‘European Village’ will take place from May 4 to 6 at the Ly Thai To Statue Square at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi for the first time.

 Import-export businesses in Vietnam are worrying about a possible increase in terminal handling charges by shipping lines, which would decrease their competitiveness.

 Jazz duo Saskia Laroo and Warren Byrd will join a concert hosted by the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Embassy of the Netherlands to Vietnam today.

 Authorities of the central city of Danang are considering re-planning of a controversial coastal tourism project which has faced local opposition for blocking access to the beach.

 The police have raided a major forest destruction site in Yok Don National Forest in Dak Lak Province.

 Facebook's chief has said that 2018 has been an "intense year" for his firm. But Mark Zuckerberg also took the opportunity to unveil a dating service among other new products at his firm's annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, California.

 It may be less than a hundred kilometres away from the capital city, but Ninh Binh seems a million miles from Hanoi.

 Vietnam has set a goal to increase the blood donation rate in the country to cover at least two per cent of the population by 2022 through voluntary donors.

 Traffic accidents nationwide killed 2,788 people and wounded 4,636 others in the past four months, according to the Office of the Public Security Ministry and the Vietnam Maritime Administration.

 South Korea's government has said US troops will remain in the country, even if a deal is reached to formally end the Korean War.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 83 paintings and sketches by soldier, journalist and painter Colonel Pham Thanh Tam is on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum.

Ly Hoang Nam and Nguyen Van Phuong got through to the second round of the Men’s Futures Viet Nam F1 tennis tournament, held in Hue yesterday. Nam beat Matthew Romios of Australia 6-4, 6-1 in the first round.

Translator Nguyen Tung received the Phan Chau Trinh Awards 2018. Launched 10 years ago by Phan Chau Trinh Culture Foundation, it honours individuals and groups for their contributions to culture, translation, research and studies.

 Foreign investors can now acquire more than 49 percent of shares, the previous limit on foreign ownership, in PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), the operator of Phu My fertilizer plant.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators agree that Vietnam’s universities need to be accredited, but they have not reached a consensus on how it should be done. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1 side Thanh Hoa have a new coach. Nguyen Duc Thang yesterday signed a one-year contract and replaces Romanian Marian Mihail.

People’s Artist Bach Tuyet will offer online training in cai luong, a genre of southern traditional theatre, for young people next month as part of the city’s Theatre Artists Association’s celebration of 100 years of the art form. 

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