The domestic cement industry is striving to reduce at least a tenth of the country’s energy drain in ­accordance with the country’s national programme on economical and efficient use of energy for the 2019-2030 period.

 Foreign financial institutions were eyeing up poorly-performing Vietnamese banks after being given the green light to acquire stakes in local institutions in a move to speed up the restructuring of the country’s banking industry.

 Vietnam remains in the FTSE Russell’s watch list for a possible future upwards reclassification, according to the annual country classification review published by the UK-based data service provider. 

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will attend the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-140) and related meetings in Doha, Qatar.

 Vietnam is welcoming a strong wave of investment in the property market from Japanese businesses, TMS Homes General Director Nguyen Xuan Huong said on April 4.

VietNamNet Bridge - Who will teach students in the digital era, teachers or high-tech robots?

 Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) was the runner-up in the performance evaluation of Asia's container ports in 2018. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – For one 15-year-old pupil at a school in Hung Yen Province, March 22 will be a day forever etched into her memory.

The Mekong Delta and the south-eastern region plan to grow other crops on more than 126,300ha of low-yield rice fields this year as a means of adapting to climate change and improving farmers’ incomes.

Nguyen Phuong Thao, 19, one of 10 Vietnamese outstanding young faces of 2018, is a student at the advanced training program in the Biotechnology Faculty at the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – In recent weeks, HCM City residents have been spending time flying kites in the late afternoon to evening after they finish work.

 The Vietnamese government is looking for investment capital in the energy industry, especially in renewables, in a move to meet the country’s rapidly rising power demands, officials said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese chess masters drew in the second round of the Dubai Open chess tournament on Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Classical Music Group will hold “The Colours of Mozart” concert, a combination of classical music and visual arts, at Salon Saigon on April 7.

Tra fish breeds producers in the Mekong Delta have been urged to closely work with research institutes, universities and scientists to apply advanced farming techniques to produce high quality breeds.

 The first edition of the Vietnam industrial real estate forum will be held in Hanoi on April 23 by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), the Vietnam Real Estate Association (VNREA), and Thuong Gia (Merchant) Magazine.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Trong Kien, CEO of Thien Minh Group, believes the aviation market is still large enough for new air carriers. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is accelerating the building of a master plan for the Mekong Delta’s sustainable development in adaption to climate change to 2030 with a vision to 2050. 

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Industry and Trade has reported to the municipal administration that it is appraising tenders from contractors to develop logistics facilities and turn the city into a logistics hub for Southern Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Management over solid waste treatment is being undertaken by many state agencies.