Today the Government of Vietnam, the United Nations and partners are appealing to the international community to support a US$48.5 million emergency response plan to address the worsening El Niño drought.

The growth of MICE in Vietnam has been one of the nation’s tourism success stories in recent years.  According to the Hoa Binh Group - a leading MICE agency in Vietnam, the MICE market in 2015 saw year on year growth over 20 percent. 

 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has warned of more mass fish deaths in the central coastal area of Vietnam due to the impending hot weather.

For $7.18, travel aficionados can now enjoy a one-day train tour to Thuy Chau tourist site in Di An town, the neibouring province of Binh Duong, from Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirts via Sai Gon Railways JSC’s new routes.

 Vuong Thi Huyen won a silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special mountain market by ethnic groups in the northern province of Dien Bien will be set up on the outskirts of Ha Noi.

 China has banned drug wholesalers from selling vaccines, state media said on Monday, after a scandal in which about $90 million worth of improperly stored vaccines was suspected of being sold illegally in dozens of provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge - With Idemitsu and its partner KPI planning to distribute petroleum products from Nghi Son Oil Refinery, a way out for Nghi Son has been found. 

 Many people in HCM City are bizarrely ignoring health risks and going fishing directly from the city’s sewage system.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Wall Street Journal, Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group, one of the largest drink firms in Vietnam, is seeking foreign investors, through selling a minority stake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Nguyen Quoc Dan’s 11 artworks with the themes “Non Cubism - Portrait 2016” will be displayed at the exhibition of the same name at 12 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, HCM City from April 27-May 5.

 Deaths from malaria in Angola this year look set to outstrip 2015 as a health crisis that includes one of the country's worst yellow fever outbreaks in decades spreads,

 Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though demand has increased as foreigners are now allowed to own houses in Vietnam, real estate developers dare not raise selling prices.

Thanh An island village in Can Gio district is seen as a right place for summer holidays where you can enjoy mild weather and beautiful landscapes while staying away from bustling cities.

Toyota recalls more than 700 Innova cars, Ministry launches SME development fund, Keppel Land buys 500 bln VND of bonds, April consumer price index expands 0.33%, Construction begins on US$4 billion five-star resort project

For the first time Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will meet and hold talks with 3,000 workers in Dong Nai province and in southeastern localities on April 30.

  PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 25 in Hanoi presided over the first meeting with ministerial and sectorial leaders seeking to remove obstacles arising in the enforcement of the Laws on Enterprises and Investment.

Authorities in Ha Long are facing troubles as a fleet of nine tugs and three barges built by the troubled state-owned Vinashin have been left unused for years and now pose an environmental threat to Ha Long Bay.

 According to the decision, the law does not require separate license for the business registered by Mr. Tan as per Article 159 of the Penal Code and food hygiene and safety certificate is optional in this sector.