Vietnam recorded nearly 6,900 cases of dengue fever infections in April, compared to the average figure of 4,000 in the first three months of the year.

 The Vietnam Motorcycle Show 2017 opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 4 with big names in the industry from home and abroad attending.

 Eight inspection teams have been set up to inspect and supervise the investigation, prosecution and trial of serious corruption and economic cases related to the standing boards of 20 provincial party committees.

 Cool weather is likely to hit northern Vietnam thrice in the first half of May, only able to cause heavy rain, according to National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.

 The US Department of Commerce on May 2 launched anti-dumping duty and countervail duty investigations against tool chests and cabinets imported from Vietnam and China.

 Many commercial banks posted positive business performance for the first quarter of the year with high profits.

 Smart parking using the iParking application, which allows drivers to find parking lots and pay fares with their smart phones, will be piloted in Hanoi for three months from May 1.

 Vietnam and Thailand have become Indonesia’s competitors in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Southeast Asian region, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla said on May 2.

 Negotiators from 11 member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement gathered for a meeting in Toronto, Canada on May 2 to explore the possibility of putting the trade pact into force without the US. 

 Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Oshima Tadamori began a three-day official visit to Vietnam on May 4.

VietNamNet Bridge - About 50,000 people use unlicensed OTT apps on Android box a month, according to some estimates. Collecting fees through scratch cards, the unlicensed apps may earn billions of dong of illicit profits.

Phung Thi Hung, chair of the Hanoi-based Cat Tuong Technology and Import/Export Company, has announced that her company has successfully made safe herbicides from natural herbs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is well known for its tropical fruits, but it has to meet many strict requirements by importing countries in order to export its fruit. 

 The Provincial Competitiveness Index guides localities on what to do and what not to do in improving their business and investment environment.

Professor Truong Nguyen Thanh, vice rector of the Hoa Sen University in HCMC, has given lectures in a t-shirt and shorts in an aim to teach about creative thought. But his efforts have stirred controversy.

 Growth in Vietnam’s life insurance market looks impressive at first glance but is coming off a low base while a host of issues linger for insurers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The tariff cut to zero percent will pave the way for imports from ASEAN to flood Vietnam, but analysts do not think low-cost cars will be available by 2018. 

 Japanese manufacturers eye Vietnam as export base, Nikkei reports.

 Non-life insurers have set cautious business targets for this year due to the challenges in the market.

 The latest trade report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) shows that the trade deficit increased yet again in April, by $800 million, bringing the four-month total to $2.74 billion.