Dr Nguyen Van Hung, former president of Ha Noi University of Civil Engineering, speaks with Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper about the use of vertical spaces to maintain order on city pavements.

From the beginning of the year, diseases such as whooping cough, measles, rubella, dengue fever and streptococcal infection have witnessed a trend of increased occurrence in the city, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 6,000 books are being offered free to citizens in public spaces in HCM City, Ha Noi and Da Nang, in order to encourage people to read.

Noted late poet Nguyen Thi Xuan Quynh (1942-1988) has been posthumously given the Ho Chi Minh Prize in Literature and Arts, the highest ranking award of its kind in the country.

 Ensuring water security is becoming an urgent matter of Vietnam in the context that climate change is causing bad impact on all aspects of the life from socio-economic affairs to the environment and ecosystem, heard a conference in Hanoi on April 19.

 Vietnam and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation in Hanoi on April 19. 

 Sea and island tourism has contributed greatly to Vietnam’s tourism sector, accounting for about 70 percent of the country’s total flow of visitors. 

 Enterprise development in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Water from the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal has been drawn out to the Sai Gon River to reduce fish deaths, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi at night is the most beautiful time. If you find it hard to sleep, step outside and listen to the night sound and see a Hanoi with a quiet and old look.

On IP Day Vietnam 2017, the Center for Film Talent Development (TPD) will host a free Basic Film-making Workshop on April 21, 2 pm – 5 pm at the Hanoi American Club, 19 – 21 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This month the film night at FVH will be held at a new venue close to the Hoan Kiem Lake - Ca phe Thu bay, 3A Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi.

 Labour inspection campaign in electronic sector launched, Competition on Vietnam-Laos relations history launched, HCM City orders improved emergency treatment, Assistance offered to more than 30 million children

While the State Bank (SBV) has legalized the use of state money to support the restructuring of weak banks, it has not specified where the government will get the money to pump into the banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of a social housing project in Ha Noi are complaining that while the infrastructure is deteriorating, their rent keeps rising and is way beyond what State employees can afford.

 The HCMC Department of Tourism has suggested the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism relax the requirements for issuing accreditation cards for tour guides who can speak foreign languages.

 As exhaust emissions from  billions of vehicles on the road are one of sources of pollutants in big urbans nowadays, HCMC authorities have encouraged city’s bus operators to use environment-friendly vehicles.

 As per the International Labor Organization (ILO)’s school-to-work transition survey, two third of graduates prefer working in public sectors.

 Vietnam has been listed among emerging capital markets that are significantly behind developed markets, with considerable financial, human, and social costs, according to a new research report released by McKinsey.

 Many miners at Bong Mieu Gold Mine in Quang Nam Province have illegally continued digging for gold after the local mine was shutdown.