VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese packaging firms, especially small and medium sized, have to compete with foreign firms which have advantages in technology and financial capability, and must rely on imported materials.

VietNamNet Bridge - District 12 alone has 18 canals that need to be improved with needed investment capital of VND817 billion.

 Displaced residents offered money to build new homes, New drama for children to open this summer, Artistic áo dài show entertains Huế residents, Hearing aids presented to 1,000 patients in central region

 Hanoi’s first book street made its debut at December 19 Street in Hoan Kiem District on May 1 with the participation of 16 publishing units and a large number of book lovers.

In 2007, the State Bank began testing intermediary payment services. Nine pioneers in the market received licenses to provide services. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Concerns have been raised about the acquisition of Phuoc Son and Bong Mieu gold mining companies, especially as the two investors taking over the bankrupt businesses are familiar names.

 Tay Ninh Province police on April 30 busted a drug trafficking ring operating between Cambodia and Viet Nam, arresting three traffickers and seizing 21 kilos of heroin.

 Mrs Hue owns a seven hectare plantation of clean vegetables. Each day, her farm supplies from 800 kilos to 1.2 tonnes to the domestic market.

 The domestic garment industry has faced many challenges in exporting to key markets, such as the European Union (EU) and the United States, but it still has a chance of achieving its export target this year.

 Vietnam is the second most attractive investment destination in Southeast Asia, following Myanmar, according to a Grant Thornton Vietnam survey.

 Nguyen Van Nguyen has been surrounded by pottery from an early age. His latest project, a terracotta park on the outskirts of Hoi An, aims to revitalise the ancient craft. 

 Da Nang is one of five cities in Southeast Asia with the fastest emerging startup scenes, according to the latest report from JLL, joining Malaysia’s Penang, Thailand’s Chiang Mai, and Indonesia’s Bandung and Bali.

 The April 30 victory in 1975 was also broadcast by the Voice of Russia. 42 years have gone, but the special broadcast is a vivid memory of correspondent Aleksey Sunnenberg.

 Two Vietnamese films namely “Thau Chin o Xiem” (Ho Chi Minh in Siam) and "Cha va con” (Father and Son) have been screened at the 2017 ASEAN Film Festival in Bangkok, Thailand. 

 Vietnamese top badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh remains at world No. 52 for the second month in a row in the latest rankings, reports the Badminton World Federation.

 Phu Luu, a village in Bac Ninh province, is famous for trading betel and areca, which used to be a specialty of the Vietnamese.

 Vietnam’s has licensed its second billion-dollar foreign direct investment (FDI) project for this year.

 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has suspended striker Hoang Vu Samson of Hanoi FC for four matches and fined him US$1,000.

 Bangkok Glass of Thailand won the International Women’s Volleyball Tournament, VTV9-Bình Điền Cup, held in the southern province of Tây Ninh on April 30.

Nguyễn Thị Luyến of Việt Nam won a gold medal at the Singapore Senior Fencing Championships’ women’s epee individual event on April 30.