Vietnamese enterprises can meet some international standards of transparency, however, large companies still disclose little information about anti-corruption programmes.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) is showcasing Vietnamese seafood products at the Seafood Expo Global, which is being held in Brussels, Belgium, from Tuesday to Thursday.

 The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has asked local authorities to urgently examine and determine the reason for the mass oyster deaths in Tien Yen district.

 An unexploded bomb weighing around 250kg was removed from Con Nhat Ferry in the Hong (Red) River Delta province of Thai Binh, the provincial Military Command has said.

 The Vietnam Paralympic Association had a working session with authorities from the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki in Hanoi on April 26 to discuss the development of sports for people with disabilities in the two countries.

 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.