Around 15-20% of children aged between 3 and 5 in the world suffer from eye diseases, including three million facing amblyopia in Vietnam.

A Vietnamese woman named Pham Thi Tuyet Mai was arrested in Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris, France last month, according to the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.

 Three tourists died after falling from Ta Gu Waterfall in Khanh Hoa Province on January 22.

 After five years of executing the Government’s Resolution 19 on the improvement of the national business environment, Vietnam’s business climate index has risen by 13 spots, but its index on cross-border trade has fallen by seven places.

Residents in the central region have been familiar with floods for many generations. Floods last year still attacked Da Nang City, Quang Nam and other central provinces in the 11th month and caused severe damage.

 Many homebuyers have voiced concerns over a possible rise in interest rates for home loans due to the banks’ tightening of property loans since the beginning of 2019, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

 The Vietnamese attacking midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has been voted by football fans worldwide as the best player of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Group Stage.

 The exchange rate (FX) rate and short-term rates stop to go up while net buying foreign investment flow was reported in the last two months.

 Personnel is one of the important issues in preparation for the 2021-2026 term.

 Besides South Korea, Japan and the US are also promoting their new investment strategies into Vietnam.

 Vietnam supports Palestinian’s righteous fight for their inviolable rights, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN.

A group of young engineers is seeking solutions to optimize software to decode human gene sequences. If they succeed, it would help doctors and scientists treat serious genetic diseases.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned that many teachers could be overloaded with work, while others could become redundant under the new general education program.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Hanoi to promptly build a pilot management project in the model of urban administration and submit to the Politburo for consideration. 

The number of Vietnamese public administrative services that have been made available online is still low, even after five years of implementing Resolution No.19 on the improvement of the business climate.

 Authorities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are speeding up plans to limit motorbikes entering inner-city areas and eventually phase motorbikes out in downtown areas to ease traffic jams.

 The first casino in Vietnam that allows locals to gamble has opened in Phu Quoc Island, the southern province of Kien Giang.

Vietnam regards the Universal Periodic Review as an obligation of a responsible member of the UN as well as an opportunity to introduce the country’s consistent policies, efforts and achievements in protecting human rights.

 Of China's US$36 billion in financing for coal-fired plants in 23 countries, Vietnam has second most proposed coal-fired capacity after Bangladesh, totaling 13,380MW, with the fourth most funding, totaling US$3.6 billion.

Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, yesterday proposed the Government Inspectorate quickly publicize its conclusions on the responsibilities of HCMC officials involved in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area development project.