As many as 26,478 firms have been established in the first quarter of 2017, up 11.4% over the same period last year, showed data of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 An increasing number of European tourists have booked tours to Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province in recent months.

Nguyen Da Quyen of Vietnam and Christopher Skouenborg of Denmark on March 30 launched an art exhibition in HCM City which explores different feelings of love.

 The pearl crown which will be awarded to Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 is worth VND3.2 billion (US$140,000), according to the organizing committee of the pageant.

 The tourism sector of HCMC is focusing on developing new products to achieve revenue of VND120 trillion (nearly US$5.3 billion) this year, an increase of 16.5% over 2016 and well above the earlier-set goal of VND116 trillion.

 Hanoi International Queer Film Festival (HIQFF) 2017 will be held at the August Theater in Hanoi from April 3-7.

 Tourist agents, travelers are unhappy for a ban of Kayak tours in Ha Long Bay, which is one of favorite tourist services, lately.

 Vietnamese doctors of the National Blood Transfusion and Hematology Institute travelled 500 km to give rare blood for saving a foreign tourist.

 The ‘Fourth Vietnam Book Day 2017’ programme will take place at Thong Nhat park, Hanoi from April 6 to 10, opening a series of activities in response to Vietnam Book Day (April 21).

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA) on March 30 co-ordinated with relevant agencies to officially put a new method of navigation called RNAV1 into operation at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

 Lim Ming Yan, president and group CEO of CapitaLand, and Duong Do, founder and CEO of Toong Coworking Space, have discussed the potential of the co-working space model in Viet Nam.

 Kido Frozen Foods JSC (KDF) has attracted many foreign investors before its official initial public offering, said Tran Le Nguyen, deputy chairman of mother company KDC, at a conference introducing investment opportunities in KDF on March 27.

 Vietnam spent up to $194 million on fruit and vegetable imports between January and March 15 this year, equal to around an average $2.9 million per day.

 Only 12% of the alcohol manufacturing facilities in Vietnam meet business requirements and given permits by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Trees in Hanoi were uprooted following strong winds and rain, including one tree that crushed a car on March 31. 

 New diesel vehicles are required to follow Euro 4 emission standards before December 31 this year, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The border district of Binh Lieu, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has become a new hotspot for tourists in recent years.

 Bitexco Financial Tower is among the Top 10 most attractive places in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ho Chi Minh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 The US and Vietnam met on March 27-28 under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to discuss deepening trade ties between the two nations as well as address outstanding bilateral trade issues. 

 It is expected to replace the Decree 86 on the businesses of car and bus transportation issued in 2014.