Despite being renowned for high quality flowers, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong still faces problems such as poor storage and lack of new, high quality seeds that hinder its ability to satisfy domestic demand.

 Nguyen Thi Le, deputy secretary of the HCMC Party Committee and head of the committee’s Organisation Commission, was voted on April 8 as the new head of the municipal 9th People’s Council.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Speaker of the Advisory (Shura) Council of the State of Qatar Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud on April 8.

 Investment inflows into the real estate sector are expected to shift from big cities like Ha Noi and HCM City to other localities in the second quarter of the year, attendees heard at a conference held in Thanh Hoa Province on Saturday.

 A bright future lies ahead for the nationwide expansion of public-private partnership model following the initial results of implementing many infrastructure projects and investment flows on the upward path.

 Vietnam will need an additional 400,000 information technology (IT) personnel by 2020, heard a forum on information and communications technology (ICT) human resources held in Hanoi on Saturday.

 The Vietnamobile Telecom Joint Stock Company and Hong Kong’s Television Broadcast have launched the TVB Anywhere app to play dramas.

 Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index grew beyond expectations in the first quarter of 2019, but a number of investment funds were unable to outperform the benchmark in the same period.

 The tourism property sector has great potential for growth thanks to the rapid growth in the tourism industry, a forum heard in HCM City last Saturday.

 The property sector will continue to be a fertile ground for foreign investors, largely due to the country’s rising demands for housing as well as deeper global integration with a line-up of bilateral and multi-lateral new-generation trade pacts.

An exhibition was opened in the northern city of Hai Phong on April 8, giving visitors an insight into historical and legal evidence proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

 Guided missile corvette BNS Prottoy (F112) of the Bangladesh Navy anchored at Sai Gon port on April 8, beginning its four-day friendship visit to Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnam spent more than 570 million USD on importing pharmaceuticals in the first quarter of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 16.7 percent.

 Vietnamese labourers will have opportunities to receive free vocational training in Germany under a programme to look for skilled workers in the country launched by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for South Thüringen.

The rapid population growth is putting a lot of pressure on housing in Vietnam’s urban areas.

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc is expected to meet with top-level technicians in May in HCMC on the occasion of the 2019 Workers Month.

The Philippines and China violated severely Vietnam`s sovereignty and territorial integrity over the Spratly archipelago as well as international law.

 Domestic and foreign investors have shown interest in investing in Vietnam's National Innovation Center (NIC), according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

 A recent project from the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City on nanomaterials has made fuel cells more durable, and proven to be highly effective when applied on batteries for mobile devices and electric vehicles.

 Governments in districts in Hanoi, the northern provinces of Hung Yen and Hai Duong have declared themselves free from Africa Swine Fever as no more outbreaks of the disease within 30 days.