Vietnamese consumers are the most socially-conscious in Asia-Pacific according to the Corporate Sustainability Report from Nielsen released on April 26.

 Vestiges of Oc Eo culture in Ba The mountain in An Giang and Nen Chua in Kien Giang in the country’s southern region were proposed to seek UNESCO’s recognition as a world cultural heritage, heard a workshop in Hanoi on April 25.

 Vietnam-Laos special solidarity and friendship

The Daily Telegraph has revealed the list of the 10 greatest cities for street food, including Hanoi of Vietnam.

 The Mekong Delta may lose half of its land to erosion because of rampant sand exploitation.

 Visitors who wear unsuitable clothes will be refused entrance to cultural sites in Hanoi, according to Hanoi Relic Site Management Board.

If you want to spend the National Reunification Day and May Day holidays with your family and close friends at a nice place near the capital city, here are some suggestions.

 After launching a trial waste classification scheme in districts 1, 3, 5, 6, 12 and Binh Thanh, the HCMC government has announced a plan for further expansion of waste classification at source from 2017 onwards.

After 28 years of formation and development, private schools greatly contributed to meeting learning demand of the society. 

Vietnam has become China’s largest trade partner in ASEAN in 2016, and two-way trade would likely reach US$100 billion this year.

 There are more people using mobile phones to shop online than those using desktops or tablets, reported Bizweb at a recent mobile e-commerce event.

Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma said the Internet should be a utility available to the whole world, putting his weight behind a U.N. call for e-commerce to boost developing economies and help fight poverty.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s ongoing visit to Laos from April 26-27 is expected to create a new driving force for the enhancement of traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director Luong Dinh Dung’s movie Cha Cong Con (Father and Son) has received international awards, including Best Cinematography at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival, 

More than 200 meticulously shaped bonsai trees and 300 different species of roses are on display at an exhibition at Thang Long Rose Park in Ha Noi’s Thanh Tri District.

Recently, near HCM City’s Traumato Orthopaedics Hospital, a 46-year-old man with a bandaged foot, holding a basket of old clothes and health check-up notebook, was seen approaching patients.

 After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis.

Patients sent complaints about waiting for tests, motorbike parking and toilets to leaders of HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 via a new system installed there by the city’s Department of Health.

“When seeing us to the entrance gate, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said: 'Truc, please try to control the internet network wellor we will not be able to explain to the world if we open the internet and then have to close it,"Truc recalled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic airlines have been asked to minimise delayed or cancelled flights during the upcoming holidays to mark Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1).