Vietnam–Sri Lanka traditional relations

 The State Bank of Viet Nam has licensed for BIDV-SuMi TRUST Leasing Company, the first finance leasing joint venture between a local bank and a foreign financial institution in the country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Average occupancy of five-star hotels was up four percentage points quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 10 percentage points year-on-year (YoY) to 74 per cent.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has decided to crack down on shops that sell souvenirs at astronomical rates and tourist companies that offer substandard tours.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On April 21, Hanoi’s hottest stand-up comedians will take the stage to show you what they’ve got at Standing Bar, 170 Tran Vu Street, Hanoi. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is the second largest coffee bean exporter in the world with 1.78 million tons exported in 2016, worth $3.34 billion. However, Vietnam's earnings from coffee exports  are not high because mostly raw materials are exported.

As part of the Spring Cinema program, the movie “Fortune Favors the Brave” will be screened at the Hanoi Goethe Institut in Hanoi and the Salon Van hoa Ca Phe Thu Bay in HCM City on April 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Korean Kim Jee Hee’s concert“Kim Jee Hee Piano Recital” will be held on April 22 at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, HCM City.

An hour-long war of words over the roles of two business support organisations raged yesterday at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities are struggling to reach the target of having wastewater treatment systems at all export processing zones, industrial parks and industrial complexes by 2020.

 The picture of Vietnam’s life insurance industry is quite bright but each enterprise has its dark patches, according to the Vietnam Insurance Association (IAV)’s report on the industry’s business results for 2016.

 The growth of tourism is creating opportunities for the hospitality market, especially the mid-end and high-end segments, according to Savills’ latest review.

 The second season of the Vietnamese version of modeling competition series will be aired on VTV3 channel starting on June 11.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue yesterday stressed the determination of curbing inflation rate below 4 percent as per the target set by the National Assembly and fully exploiting factors to lower service and goods prices.

 The southern central province of Binh Dinh is investigating a scam in which many local fishermen are accused of taking advantages of the government’s financial support for fishing activities to earn money.

 The United Nations (UN) vows to make long-term cooperation with the Vietnamese Government to cope with climate change, UN Resident Coordinator to Vietnam Kamal Malhotra has said.

Hot weather drives Saigon people into hospitals, HCM City to open 62 petrol stations on waterways, National book festival to feature various activities, Ha Long – Quang Ninh tourism week to be held, Construction licensing time to fall to 42 days

Scrap steel imports to Viet Nam in the first three months of this year increased sharply compared with last year, up more than 45 per cent in volume and 120 per cent in turnover, which poses serious environmental threat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city’s Song Han Incubator has launched the first ever tourism start-up programme.