Approximately 12 million Vietnamese adults, or about one of every 5 people, suffer from high blood pressure, said Deputy Director of the General Department of Preventive Medicine Truong Dinh Bac on April 25.

 The recent economic growth rates in Vietnam and the rising young middle income class have garnered much interest among entrepreneurs looking for potential e-commerce opportunities.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s NA Chung Sye-kyun discussed multiple issues regarding bilateral relations during talks in Hanoi on April 25.

 President Tran Dai Quang called on New Zealand to join the economic development in Vietnam via increasing trade and investment during his reception for New Zealand Foreign Minister Muray McCully in Hanoi on April 25.

 The first official visit to Laos by Nguyen Xuan Phuc in his capacity as Vietnamese Prime Minister from April 26-27 is set to solidify the countries’ cooperation, which has been growing over the last 55 years.

VietNamNet Bridge - While some economists say that Vietnam has too many hotels and resorts, others believe that Vietnam’s tourism infrastructure is still inadequate compared with the rest of the world.

 After years of proposals, foreign investors are still quite concerned about regulations on educational investment, despite the country’s efforts to improve the business climate in the field.

To facilitate the development of private startups, the Law on Supporting Small-and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) will offer plenty of incentives ad foster the establishment of private investment funds to provide them with loans.

The Ministry of Finance has agreed to pay out VND10 billion ($440,000) from the state budget to the Binh Thuan Province People's Court to compensate Huynh Van Nen who was wrongly imprisoned for 17 years.

 Banks are hesitant to go public over the persistent challenging business environment.

 Vietnam and Thailand convened their 11th bilateral conference on drug prevention and control cooperation in the central coastal city of Da Nang on April 24.

 At a workshop in HCM City last week, she introduced her company’s herbicide to many scientists, agriculturists and plant protection specialists.

The fourth industrial revolution will present a challenge for Vietnam’s textiles and garment sector within the next five years, according to Mr. Le Tien Truong, CEO of the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group.

The first industrial waste power generation plant in Vietnam was officially put into operation at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Hanoi’s outlying district of Soc Son on April 24.

 The total investment for the urban railway project Hanoi Metro line 2 Nam Thang Long-Tran Hung Dao has been increased by VND16 trillion ($704 million), although the project has yet to be implemented.

 Former US women’s national team footballer Linda Hamilton, who won the World Cup in 1991, and coach Lisa Berg had a training session with Vietnamese female footballers as part of the Sports Envoy programme in Da Nang on April 25.

 Ngo Tri Long, former head of the Institute for Market and Price Research under the Ministry of Finance blamed both Chinese contractors and Vietnamese investors for 12 failing major projects.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been witnessing a new wave of investments in hospitals since 2015 after the government called for different sources of funding in the healthcare sector.

 The Secretariat of the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region has announced that Vietnam could be blacklisted due to low-quality of its vessels and a high number of detained vessels overseas.

 At least four people were killed and two injured when a north-south train crashed into a vehicle on Monday afternoon in the southern province of Binh Dinh in Tuy Phuoc District.