Hi-tech enterprises from the US and Vietnam gathered at a workshop to seek ways to develop clean energy for smart city in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20.

 Son used to be a correspondent covering Vietnam’s former State President Truong Tan Sang’s activities during his five-year term 2011-2016.

 The Indian Embassy in Vietnam inaugurated an Indian cultural centre in Hanoi on the evening of April 20, as part of activities marking the two countries’ 45-year diplomatic ties (January 7, 1972-2017) and 10-year strategic partnership (2007-2017).

 Vietnam’s exports of wood and wooden products in the first quarter of this year hit 1.78 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 17.1 percent, the General Department of Vietnam Customs reported.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pledged to assist Laos to develop transport infrastructure at his reception for Lao Minister of Public Works and Transport Bounchanh Singthavong in Hanoi on April 20.

 The Thu Thiem New Urban Area in HCM City will feature a light show and cultural performances to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of the country’s Reunification Day (April 30) and the International Labour Day (May 1).

 Vietnam calls on involved parties to resume negotiations to seek a peaceful solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict on the basis of United Nations resolutions.

 Countries in and outside the East Sea should act responsibly and in conformity with international law, including the UNCLOS 1982 for peace and stability in the sea, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has maintained contacts with Japanese relevant agencies and kept close watch on the murder of Vietnamese girl Le Thi Nhat Linh in Chiba prefecture to bring the culprit to trial soon.

Vietnamese and Malaysian lawyers are actively collecting evidence to defend Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese suspect in the death of a citizen of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, in the next court hearing. 

Vietnamese and Iranian leaders have committed all possible support to their businesses to navigate the respective markets towards a trade value of $2 billion, President Tran Dai Quang said.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Hanoi on April 20 Nakamura Norimichi, Governor of Nagasaki prefecture, who is visiting Vietnam with a business delegation.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay official visits to Cambodia and Laos from April 24 to 27.

 US President Donald Trump will attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Vietnam in November together with the US-ASEAN and East Asia meetings in the Philippines as well. 

 Captain Nguyen Quoc Khanh from the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre has been assigned to join the UN mission in the Central African Republic.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung had a working session with authorities from the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands on April 19 to study the European country’s experience in planning, building and operating seaports.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu suggested the International Cooperative Alliance continue supporting Vietnam in improving its cooperatives’ capacity. 

 People who cycle to work have a substantially lower risk of developing cancer or heart disease or dying prematurely, and governments should do all they can to encourage more active commuting, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – We were in the mood for good southern food last week when we stumbled on to Mon Ngon Sai Thanh (Saigon Cuisine), a newly-opened restaurant in Ha Noi.

The power provided to the entire lighting system of an industrial zone (IZ) is derived from a waste-to-energy plant, while processed and packaged straw residue is sold for VND60,000 per kilo.