Vietnam have secured the only ticket to the final round of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after defeating Myanmar 2 – 0 on April 11.

 Up to 477,808 businesses had been operating nationwide throughout 2016, a year-on-year rise of 8 percent.

 The VN-Index closed at 731.3 points on April 11, up 0.2 percent over the previous session’s level and a record high since February 20, 2008.

 Working with the American Cable News Network (CNN) to promote the images of Hanoi to international friends and help them learn about Vietnam is a right step, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal loggers continue to cut down trees, while more forest land is being cleared for tourism development or hydropower plants.

VietNamNet Bridge - The race of candidates for ‘hot seats’ at commercial banks is heating up as the shareholders’ meeting season has begun.

China has removed an important clause in the draft MOU on the cooperation of the two countries’ regulatory bodies and the nuclear power industry, according to the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS).

 The Hanoi Foreign Trade University (FTU) announced that it has met the required education accreditation standards set for national education institutions for the 2017-22 period.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has recently launched a national avian influenza monitoring programme. 

 Vietnam, Hungary foster cooperation

  The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) in March granted a total of 228 securities trading codes to foreign investors, of which 188 were individuals and 40 were institutional investors.

 Vietstar Airlines will have to wait until the construction of an additional passenger terminal and aprons at Tan Son Nhat International Airport are completed before receiving a business license.

 Recruitment demand for mid- and senior-level managers in the first quarter increased 73 per cent year-on-year, according to a Navigos Search report released on April 10.

 A look at the state of AirAsia’s ventures in other markets outside of its home country Malaysia and comparison with its current situation in Vietnam may provide a basis to evaluate the prospects of AirAsia’s prospective joint venture.

 The Ministry of Transport has approved Uber Viet Nam’s pilot project of applying technology in managing and connecting under-contract passenger transportation.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the Ministry of Public Security to investigate the illegal sand extraction at Cua Dai Beach in the central province of Quang Nam.

 Last month, United Overseas Bank became the first Singaporean bank to receive an approval to open a wholly-owned subsidiary in Vietnam. 

 Following the trend of many international groups that are leaving China, a number of Italian firms are shifting investments from China to Vietnam to benefit from cheap labour costs and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

 Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market has blossomed in recent years. But while providers are making great profits, patients are suffering due to the increasingly high prices of medicine.

 Many universities in the US have announced their award of scholarships to Vietnamese top swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien.