Vietnam’s 50 most influential women were named by the US’s Forbes magazine on April 12 in the framework of the Women’s Summit 2017, being held in Vietnam for the first time.

 One year ago, the sea environmental incident caused by Formosa affected the production of local people in four central coastal provinces of Vietnam. The sea has now become safe and fishermen have started going out to sea.

 A Mastercard survey indicates that Vietnam is among the top ten markets for proportion of women business owners.

 A number of listed companies--especially those whose capital structures have run out of space for foreign investment--will discuss raising foreign ownership at their coming annual shareholder meetings.

The HCM City Department of Transport plans to build a road parallel with Cong Hoa Street in Tan Binh District in an aim to reduce traffic congestion around Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

Up to 78 per cent of Vietnamese people in a survey from Viet Nam Programme for Internet and Society (VPIS) said that they had been victims of or knew of cases of hate speech on social networks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Justice authorities of HCM City’s Binh Chanh District on Tuesday delivered a public apology to three men wrongly arrested and jailed for robbery.

Experts have called on the Ministry of Finance to be considerate and transparent with their plan to spend the environmental protection tax applied on gasoline, which they have just proposed to double.

Oversized billboards featuring popular brands have been common in Ha Noi for a long time now. However, removing these illegal billboards is trickier than erecting them, needing committed enforcement

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the role of keeping and displaying antiques or historic documents and items, museums’ locations are always in the main and beautiful streets in city.

Sitting on the corner of Turtle Lake and chatting with friends, eating snacks, taking a stroll in 30/4 park, and looking at the old church under the sunshine will add interest to your weekend in Saigon. 

VietNamNet Bridge - China's 10-year development strategy could be a good policy for its industry, but it has raised concerns in other countries, including Vietnam.

  The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will put up for sale their stake in two subsidiaries in May.

 Apple Inc’s legal representative in Viet Nam, VOTRA Co Ltd, recently sent documents to Vietnamese phone stores on their illegal use of the brand’s trademark on shop banners and advertisements without Apple’s permission.

 The General Consulate of Italy in HCM City and Soul Live Project will present a performance of young Italian pianist and composer Alessandro Martire at Soul Convention Complex on April 20.

 The Saigon Players, an English-language theatre group, will stage the play Miss Julie by Swedish playwright August Strindberg on April 21-22.

 Beluxcham Vietnam will hold its fourth Belgian Beer Festival in HCM City on April 21 and 22.

 The Investigation Policy Agency of central Ha Tinh province on April 12 decided to prosecute a criminal case of “public order disruption” and “unlawful seizure” that took place on April 3 in Loc Ha district’s Thach Bang commune.

 Vietnam ranks 67th among 136 economies in the recently released Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2017, going up eight places compared to the same period in 2015.

 Chairwoman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka agreed that the two countries should enhance cooperation during their meeting in Prague on April 12.