Economic growth based on natural resource exploitation and a cheap labor force has reached the critical point. Economists say Vietnam has no choice but to follow a sustainable development strategy.

 Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang has been named as one of the top 10 most beautiful Asian islands to visit this summer by the tourism site www.topinspired.com.

 A temporary market has recently been set up on the railway in front of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi.

 The Australian Embassy and Consul-General in Vietnam are hosting the second annual Taste of Australia promotion during the month of April 2017. 

 Changeable weather and careless farming in Tra Vinh Province has caused pollution and killed a large number of shrimp in the area.

Luu Cong Huyen has been growing his fingernails for over three and a half decades, and takes great care to avoid any activity that might cause him to accidentally break on of his keratinous treasures, even bathing.

 As rubber prices have risen, rubber plantations in the Central Highlands have faced labour shortages after many were fired as the sector suffered in the past.

 Foodies will have chance to satisfy their taste with over 1,000 dishes at the Food Fest 2017, an international gastronomy and cultural event scheduled to take place in Hanoi from April 6 to 8.

  A constant supervision system installed at all airports and flight control centres and on airlines would help ensure security for Viet Nam’s aviation industry, experts have said.

 Vivu Technology Development Joint Stock Company said at its launch ceremony on Sunday it has acquired Vietnamese car hailing service application FaceCar for an undisclosed amount.

 Residents of Block B of the Tan My apartment building in HCM City have been upset since Sunday when they were informed that the last elevator would be out of service for 14 days.

 Those fluent in Vietnamese had the opportunity to laugh at dozens of huge posters along Ham Nghi Street and Nguyen Hoang Street in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District yesterday morning.

Market observers see a positive outlook in the long term for Vietnamese confectionery exports. 

 The Dung Quat Oil Refinery earned nearly VND1.8 trillion (US$80.4 million) in after-tax profit in the first quarter of the year, achieving 30 per cent of its annual target.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Diep Phuong Tram was declared the best athlete in the National Short-course Swimming Championships, which closed yesterday in Hue.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tapioca starch production plant in central Thanh Hoa Province has been fined VND310 million (US$13,710) for polluting the environment.

 Anyone found to be hanging advertising boards on trees, electric poles or traffic lights will be fined up to VNĐ10 million (US$439), five times higher than the previous regulation.

 Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan and Indian Minister of Information and Broadcasting Venkaiah Naidu agreed on the need to intensify the two countries’ cooperation in press and broadcasting.

 Traffic accidents have killed 2,100 people and injured 3,800 others in the first three months of 2017, which is a decrease compared to the same period last year.

 Vietnam photographer Tran Minh Dung has been named winner in the National Awards category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2017 with his photo of Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields.