Although their business operations have shown brighter prospects and many banks are planning to earn trillions in profit this year, the risk provision pressure remains a significant burden.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Craft villages around the country will gather in the former imperial city of Hue for five festive days as part of the Hue Craft Village Festival.

The working group from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment complemented by a body of other scientists have concluded that Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co., Ltd. meets the requirements for the first blast furnace to start operation.

The two urban railway projects Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien and Ben Thanh-Tham Luong are confronted with a shortage of capital.

 Alleviation of war-bomb consequences in Vietnam

 Miss Global Beauty Queen 2016 Ngoc Duyen has been designated as ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics set to take place on January 9-24 at Gangwon, the Republic of Korea (ROK).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Phong-based Mai Van Phan has become the second poet from Viet Nam to be honoured with the prestigious Cikada Prize.

 Ngoc Tinh has left Vietnam and is in Dahab, Egypt having joined a diverse group of notable celebrities on the panel of judges at the ‘eco-friendly’ Miss Eco International 2017.

A number of fish breeders in Long Son Commune, Vung Tau City, are concerned because their fish have been dying in the past 10 days and the situation does not appear to be easing.

 Retail store FPT Shop officially began sales of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus RED Special Edition in Viet Nam on Sunday.

 Musicians from Viet Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) and artists from WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and Japan will perform a concert to celebrate VNSO’s 100th show on April 14.

Bui Thi An, Associate Professor and a former deputy to the 13th National Assembly, speaks to Kinh te & Do thi newspaper about the draft proposal on the re-organisation of city/provincial departments across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Van Manh, a 32-year-old driver from Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, was sleepy although his eyes remained open.

A concert, titled Toi Di Tim Toi (I Seek Myself), to commemorate the 16th death anniversary of Vietnamese legendary musician Trinh Cong Son will be held at Soul Convention Complex on April 14-15.

The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that it will coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security to inspect and strictly punish 

 Vietnam’s economy will grow at 6.5 percent in 2017 and expand to 6.7 percent in 2018, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s “Asian Development Outlook 2017” report.

 4G is going to be officially launched and this will open up a new race among Vietnamese network providers.

Director-General of the WHO Margaret Chan suggested that Vietnam should pay more attention to working together with WHO in preventive medicine to prevent diseases and accidents at her meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Nationwide coffee exports for 2017 are expected to fall 30% in volume with revenue climbing to US$3.35 billion, said Do Ha Nam, vice chair of Vietnam Coffee and Cacao Association recently.

 The internet throughout Vietnam should now be ‘fully recovered’ and ‘operating normally’, says government owned telecommunications company VNPT.