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An Giang: Life in border land

 The Mekong Delta province of An Giang, which shares a 104km borderline with Cambodia, is a land of bustling border trade and tourism, diverse culture and charming people.

HCM City prepares for natural disaster prevention

 The HCM City People’s Committee has asked city departments and all 24 districts to prepare for natural disasters this year by completing maps about flooding hotspots and raising public awareness about disaster risks.

IBM helps Binh Duong in smart city building

 The global information technology giant IBM, on April 3, kicked off its project to support the southern province of Binh Duong in accelerating the implementation of its vision to become a smarter city between now and 2020. 

Multisport competitions to rock Da Nang in May

 Multisport competitions for both adults and children, including the popular Ironman race, are schedule to hit the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 7.

Shares remain close to 10-year high

 Shares closed almost flat on the two local exchanges on april 3 as strong investor selling hit large-cap stocks after the market reached a 10-year high last week.

Twenty-eight fishermen rescued in NinhThuan

 As many as 28 fishermen were brought ashore safely by three fishing boats on April 3 after a whirlwind sank their vessel in waters off Da Lat island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

HCM City starts safe supply chains

 As part of a programme to create an agricultural supply chain by 2020, HCM City will build a safe supply chain each for vegetables, pork and seafood, open shops selling safe agricultural produce and develop brands for safe food markets.

Business environment effectively supports firms: PM

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assessed that the business and investment environment of Vietnam has been effectively supporting the development of enterprises, pointing a high number of startups and profitable firms. 

System launched to promote administrative reform

 The Government Office has launched a system to receive and give feedback to citizens’ petitions and recommendations related to policies and administrative procedure processing at http://nguoidan.chinhphu.vn.

Personnel for National Committee on APEC 2017 completed

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the National Committee on APEC 2017,signed a decision on April 3 on the completion of the committee’s personnel.

Vietnam, New Zealand boost army cooperation

 Deputy Minister of Defence Phan Van Giang received Chief of Army of New Zealand Peter Kelly in Hanoi on April 3.

Government gives priority to stabilising macro-economy

 The Government gives top priority to ensuring macro-economic stability and sustainable growth, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung. 

Vietnam, Mongolia look to strengthen bilateral ties

Vietnam and Mongolia should exert more efforts to increase political trust, expand economic cooperation and closely coordinate at multilateral forums, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh during a meeting with his Mongolian counterpart.

Colombia starts to bury 273 landslide victims, search continues

 Scores of decomposing cadavers were being released for burial on Monday as rescuers continued to search for victims of weekend flooding and landslides that devastated a city in southern Colombia, killing at least 273 people.

Nobel saga all over now as Dylan finally gets prize

 Bob Dylan got the Nobel Literature prize-giving he wished for on Saturday, a Swedish broadcaster reported, finally receiving his diploma and medal in a private ceremony in Stockholm a world away from the media storm the award has generated.

Eleven killed in suspected suicide bombing on Russian metro train

 A blast in a St Petersburg train carriage on Monday that killed 11 people and injured 45 was carried out by a suspected suicide bomber with ties to radical Islamists, 

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 4/4

 $23,711 invested in high-tech Park, CJ Group looks to step up presence in Vietnam, Investment in startups rises 46%, Shipping route between Can Tho and Singapore to be launched soon

Developing tourism in line with “green” manufacturing

 A few years ago, visitors to Bat Trang pottery village in Hanoi’s Gia Lam district would be greeted by a thick layer of smoke emitted from the kilns.

Two dollar billionaires: does Vietnam need more?

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts hope that Vietnam's dollar billionaires will spur the development of several business fields and open new value chains.

Mid-end smartphone segment cramped with many players

VietNamNet Bridge - In 2016, Samsung launched 31 mobile phone models into the market, while Lenovo launched 26, ZTE 24 and Huawei 22.