If embezzlement continues, breakthrough reforms initiated by local authorities will not bring the desired effects, Dang Dinh Dao from the Institute for Economics & Development Studies has said.

 Truong Hai Auto Corporation (Thaco) posted a record revenue of 65.8 trillion VND (3 billion USD) in 2016, a growth of 44 percent against the previous year.

 The real estate market in HCM City has continued its positive growth late 2016 with many new projects launched, particularly in the mid-end segment, in the first quarter of this year.

The fourth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange is scheduled to take place in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau and Yunnan province of China in May.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan to implement a national action programme addressing the consequences of bombs and mines left over from war in 2016-2020.

 Tourist arrivals from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam are predicted to hit 2 million this year.

A draft of a new general education programme was introduced by the Ministry of Education and Training at a meeting with the press, with one of the aims of the programme being to instil a love for Viet Nam in students.

The foundation layers of residential houses and buildings in HCM City are being designed and constructed without proper State office management. 

 Three contemporary artists have been invited to participate in the concluding exhibition at Ha Noi Creativity City from April 14 to 28.

Striker Le Van Nam scored a crucial goal in the fourth minute of injured time to help Viet Nam edge out Myanmar 2-1 in the International U19 Football Tournament at Nha Trang City’s Stadium on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The many mineral exploitation projects in the central region of Viet Nam, either those legally licensed or unauthorised ones, have made a tangible impact on farmlands, 

Those who like savoring a cup of coffee in a nostalgic space full of items that date back decades should visit Nha Xuong and Bao Cap cafes in Hanoi or Ut Lanh and Cafe 81 in Saigon. Below is a list of old-style coffee shops in Vietnam.

 Demand for new staff at the country’s enterprises increased in the first quarter, according to job recruitment agencies.

 Police of Japan’s Chiba prefecture on April 14 said the suspect arrested in the morning of the same day in connection with the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl is the girl’s neighbor in Matsudo.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) had plans to sell its entire capital in 137 State-owned enterprises from now until 2020.

The Vietnam Logistics Association n Wednesday launched a ceremony to implement the Government’s first national action plan to improve the country’s competitiveness and its logistics sector by 2025.

 The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) will stop the acquisition of poor-performing commercial banks at zero dong as it did previously.

 Famed Mexican-Spanish guitarist Mauricio Diaz Alvarez will give a concert at Hanoi University on April 19.

 Police in the southern province of Dong Nai’s Vinh Cuu District on Thursday arrested a man suspected to have caused a fire at a lubricant recycling plant in a cajuput forest on Wednesday night.

 A film festival – Contemporary Cinema of Denmark – will be held in Hue at the Dong Ba Cinema on May 26-28 and in Danang at the Le Do Cinema on June 2-4, sponsored by the Danish Embassy in Vietnam.