The People’s Procuracy of Central Highlands Dak Nong Province has arrested the former director of a forestry company as part of an investigation into the destruction of 2,000 hectares of forest.

 Nguyen Quoc Ky was voted president of the Viet Nam Tennis Federation (VTF) following a two-day meeting which ended on March 31.

 Police in the northern mountain province of Son La’s Moc Chau District have arrested a woman for trafficking her ​daughter, a nephew and other local women to China.

 A fire broke out on Thursday after a fuel tanker carrying a huge quantity of gasoline overturned in Central Highlands Kon Tum Province, killing one person and leaving another seriously injured.

 The  Hanoi Police, in co-operation with Traffic Police Department and the Mobile Police High Command, have discovered and seized 13 illegal sand exploitation vessels in the Red River’s border area between Hanoi and Phu Tho Province. 

 The Australia and Viet Nam governments on Friday held their High-Level Consultations on Development Co-operation to discuss results of their long-term development co-operation and the importance of its transformation into an economic partnership.

 Q1's CPI highest in recent 3 years

 President of Council of States of Switzerland Ivo Bischofberger left Hanoi on March 31, concluding his four-day official visit to Vietnam  at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

 As many as 26,478 firms have been established in the first quarter of 2017, up 11.4% over the same period last year, showed data of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Vietnamese doctors of the National Blood Transfusion and Hematology Institute travelled 500 km to give rare blood for saving a foreign tourist.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA) on March 30 co-ordinated with relevant agencies to officially put a new method of navigation called RNAV1 into operation at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

 Lim Ming Yan, president and group CEO of CapitaLand, and Duong Do, founder and CEO of Toong Coworking Space, have discussed the potential of the co-working space model in Viet Nam.

 Kido Frozen Foods JSC (KDF) has attracted many foreign investors before its official initial public offering, said Tran Le Nguyen, deputy chairman of mother company KDC, at a conference introducing investment opportunities in KDF on March 27.

 Vietnam spent up to $194 million on fruit and vegetable imports between January and March 15 this year, equal to around an average $2.9 million per day.

 Only 12% of the alcohol manufacturing facilities in Vietnam meet business requirements and given permits by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Trees in Hanoi were uprooted following strong winds and rain, including one tree that crushed a car on March 31. 

 New diesel vehicles are required to follow Euro 4 emission standards before December 31 this year, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

 Bitexco Financial Tower is among the Top 10 most attractive places in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ho Chi Minh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 The US and Vietnam met on March 27-28 under their Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) to discuss deepening trade ties between the two nations as well as address outstanding bilateral trade issues. 

 It is expected to replace the Decree 86 on the businesses of car and bus transportation issued in 2014.