The export value of agro-forestry-aquatic products reached $10.8 billion in the first four months of 2017, a year-on-year surge of 9.1 percent, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 Facebook has been asked to increase cooperation with Vietnam to block and remove bad content and fake news in this social network.

 Police of Vietnam and Laos held a conference on April 26 to review a plan on fighting drug crimes along the border section between Vietnam’s Son La province and Laos’s Houaphan province.

Some 17 black spots where traffic accidents are common have been reported in Ho Chi Minh City. Of them, many are located on roads to sea ports and dry ports, causing serious traffic congestion and hindering the city’s development.

The monthly basic salary for civil servants, public employees and those working in the armed forces will be raised to 1.3 million VND (57.16 USD) from July 1, following the newly issued Decree 47/2017/ND-CP of the Government.

 A bronze statue named “Vietnam Pieta” was unveiled at the St. Francis Peace Centre on Jeju Island, the Republic of Korea, on April 26 as a sincere apology to Vietnamese people for what Korean soldiers did during wartime.

 A seminar, themed “East Sea: the Philippines, ASEAN and international partners”, took place in Manila, the capital city of the Philippines on April 25. 

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent a letter to his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen, expressing thanks to the Prime Minister, leaders and people of Cambodia for their warm welcome during his successful visit to Cambodia from April 24-26. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have agreed to give the top priority to nurturing the bilateral traditional friendship and special solidarity.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has paid an official visit to the UK from April 24-26, during which he discussed a wide range of issues on bilateral cooperation with UK officials and business leaders. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Most network operators provide high-speed internet service with the speed of 20 Mpbs or more, but they still cannot satisfy demand for associated services such as IPTV, VOD, Video Conference and IP Camera. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Rapid population increase and urbanization have put pressure on waterways in the country. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The expansion of the ‘clearing pavement campaign’ in Hanoi and HCMC means fewer vending stalls in the cities. 

While MOLISA is concerned  about the surplus of bachelor’s degree graduates, MOET is confident about the ministry's efficiency of measures to streamline student enrollment.

 Foreign investors have poured $10.95 billion into new and operational FDI projects and to buy stakes in local companies in the first four months of 2017, up 40.5 percent from the same period last year.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse arrived in Vientiane on April 26 for an official visit to Laos at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Thoonglun Sisoulith.

VietNamNet Bridge - Aware of the great potential of dental tourism, HCMC has decided that the field will be a key development sector in the city. 

 Chaos occurred yesterday at a public meeting of apology held by the People’s Court of Hanoi to Mr. Han Duc Long who had been imprisoned for 11 years and four times sentenced to death. 

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Van Thang on Tuesday led a ministry delegation to survey landslide in Cho Moi district, An Giang, where 16 houses were swept into the Hau river on Sunday.

Hanoi’s  inspection over land use in Dong Tam commune, where residents captured police officers as hostages for asking city leaders to solve land dispute, will be publicized to the media and residents within 45 days.