The wet season arrived late and ended early in the Mekong Delta this year, with total rainfall being well short of the average in recent times.

  Thai company Central Group is completing the last steps to buy up Rocket internet-backed fashion retail site Zalora in Thailand and Vietnam, according to news site TechCrunch.

 Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia was frank in exposing the continuing problem of corruption by saying that the officials were distracted by cash-stuffed envelopes while working.

 Many old houses and villas in HCM City have been demolished or have been left to deteriorate while the city authorities lacks comprehensive management regulations or support policies for the owners.

M&A in Vietnam posted strong growth over the past year and is expected to increase in the years to come, according to Mergermarket and Kroll.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has recently green-lighted a $1.35-billion residential township that will transform Ba Son port along the Saigon River’s banks into a modern megacity.

  Thai conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) is planning to acquire in whole or in part another cement plant in Vietnam. Thai conglomerate Siam Cement Group (SCG) is planning to acquire in whole or in part another cement plant in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Approximately 80 tons of fish died without a clear cause along the central coast of Vietnam, from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien Hue province.

 France's Casino Group officially sold its Big C supermarket in Viet Nam to the Thai Central Group for 1 billion EUR (US$ 1.14 billion), the French group said in a statement.

 The President’s Office announced seven laws, one resolution and an ordinance, which were adopted at the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly at a news conference held in Hanoi on April 29.

 President Tran Dai Quang has ordered Da Nang city to actively coordinate with relevant ministries, sectors and localities to fully gear up for the Asia – Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next year.

 High scallop density is one of the reasons behind the recent mass deaths of the creature in this northern province’s Hai Ha District, an official said yesterday.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested relevant ministries, agencies and localities to take comprehensive measures to deal with mass fish deaths along the central coast.

Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh delivered a speech themed “Vietnam and the US in the 21st century: A new beginning” while attending the Vietnam War Summit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, on April 28.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications held a press conference  announcing the ASEAN Information and Communication Technology Awards 2016 (AICTA).

HCM City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday admitted that the case of Xin chao coffee shop has largely affected local business and investment environment which the city has strived to improve to attract more investors.

 GotIt!, an app allowing users, primarily students, to pick the brains of experts for ten minutes and founded by Vietnamese Tran Viet Hung, has raised over $9 million in Series A and Seed funding, it announced on April 29.

Lazada Vietnam has refunded a customer that unknowingly bought a refurbished iPhone 5 from a seller on its platform. Lazada Vietnam also terminated all activities of the seller, The Gioi Online 360.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has started his first meeting in Ho Chi Minh City with the business community this morning.

VietNamNet Bridge - If the US sets up a cotton bonded warehouse in Vietnam, this would benefit the Vietnamese textile industry as it would help cut transport and protection costs.