Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Ministry of Public Security to investigate the illegal sand extraction at Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Last month, United Overseas Bank became the first Singaporean bank to receive an approval to open a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam. 

Nguyen Thi Thanh became the second runner-up at Miss Eco Dress Competition held on April 10 in Egypt.

 Following the trend of many international groups that are leaving China, a number of Italian firms are shifting investments from China to Vietnam to benefit from cheap labour costs and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Extracts from popular Russian stage productions will be performed by final-year students of the Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Ha Noi and Vung Tau from April 11 to 14.

Located offshore Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Con Dao Islands offer visitors a rare experience not found anywhere else in the country with clear beaches, white sand and imposing mountains.

 Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market has blossomed in recent years. But while providers are making great profits, patients are suffering due to the increasingly high prices of medicine.

 Supermodel Ha Anh will become Casting Director for the Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 contest, set for June 5 to July 2 in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen.

 Many universities in the US have announced their award of scholarships to Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien.

 The southern province of Dong Nai has proposed measures to conserve and prevent consanguineous mating in the herd of wild elephants there.

 As of March, investors from the European Union had injected more than US$21.56 billion into 1,959 projects in Viet Nam, accounting for 7.2 per cent of total foreign direct investment and 8.5 per cent of projects registered in the country.

 Ship Fuyuzuki of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force docked at Cam Ranh International Port in the south central province of Khanh Hoa on April 11, starting a five-day visit to Vietnam.

Authorities in central Thua Thien-Hue Province discovered the first cases of H5N6 avian flu outbreak at two family-run farms in Phu Loc District. 

 Nine primary students in central Ha Tinh Province needed emergency hospitalisation after eating seeds they picked from the school’s yard.

 Eight teams will participate in this year’s edition of the VTV9-Binh Dien International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, to be held from April 22 to 30 in Tay Ninh Province.

 Over 22,500 overseas workers were sent abroad in Q1, marking a year-on-year surge of 8.7%, the Overseas Labor Management has reported.

Professor Carl Thayer (Australian Defense Force Academy), Dr. Huynh The Du (Harvard University, U.S) and Dr. Dang Hoang Giang shared with Zing.vn on the first year of the new Government.

 The visit of Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan to the Czech Republic is significant to enhancing the two countries’ ties, said Vice President of the board of the Czech Chamber of Commerce Borivoj Minar.

The implementation of the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union will open opportunities to raise bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2020, Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung told Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov.

 Tourism has been identified as a spearhead industry that will have a spillover effect on many other sectors, so it needs a special mechanism for development.