The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with relevant ministries and agencies are verifying landslide in Mekong Delta provinces of Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, An Giang and Dong Thap from May 9- 12.

 Many visitors have complained about the environmental fees which may be charged at a cave on Ly Son Island off the central province of Quang Ngai.

 The upgrade and re-construction of many dilapidated apartment buildings in Hanoi has been delayed by differences between residents, authorities and investors.

 Vietnam will pilot auctioning tobacco seized while being smuggled into the country according to a new instruction by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expressed deep concern over the protracted inefficiency of the State corporate sector, saying this is a source of public frustration.

 VND21,234 billion (about US$935 million) will be needed to extend Metro Line No.1 in HCMC to the neighboring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai, according to a research team of the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged full support for Viet Nam to host the APEC economic leaders’ meeting in Da Nang this November during his reception for Vietnamese Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh in Tokyo on Monday.

 Moody’s Investors Service has said that Vietnamese banks will face capital shortfalls over the next 12-18 months and that such a situation continues to represent a key credit burden for the industry.

Carlsberg CEO Cees’t Hart said on May 4 that negotiations with the Ministry of Industry and Trade over an additional stake in Habeco has been “hot, complicated, and cumbersome.”

 Vietnam’s games industry is expected to see revenue of $1 billion by 2027, Mr. Le Hong Minh, CEO of VNG, told the Vietnam Games Summit on May 5, citing the burgeoning interest in games among young 

VietNamNet Bridge - Everyone complains that airports are getting overloaded, but economists and businesspeople say this is a good sign that the national economy is robust.

 After leaving its project in South Cam Ranh Industrial Zone in the central province of Khanh Hoa abandoned for eight years, Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (SBIC) may soon lose its licence to develop the project.

 The detailed adjusted master planning of the project to upgrade and expand Tan Son Nhat International Airport is attracting attention from various large investors.

 From May 5, acts of delivering advertisement brochures, if causing negative impacts on social and traffic order and safety, shall be fined from VND 200,000 to VND 500,000.

 Vietnam is attracting a large amount of FDI, but the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) called attention to the quality of the capital and the speed at which it is disbursed, instead of the registered amount.

 Cambodian Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith received Nguyen Van Hieu, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Authority of Press, on May 8.

 Vietsovpetro, a joint Vietnamese-Russian oil and gas enterprise on May 7 began operating the Tho Trang 03 oil rig (White Rabbit) at well 37P offshore of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 13 days ahead of schedule.

 They are 40-year-old Zhu Hai Rong, 41-year-old Qiu Shui Bing and 37-year-old Zhong Jian Hua from China’s Jiangxi province.

 Police in HCM City’s District 12 last week inaugurated a control centre for surveillance cameras they have installed to tackle street crimes and traffic violations and regulate public order and security.

 The military-run mobile carrier Viettel is planning to expand its investments to Indonesia and Nigeria, two countries with large populations, group leaders told the annual general meeting of Viettel Global, a subsidiary of the Viettel Group.