VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s level of academic research is not only modest in quantity but also in quality. 

 Competent forces on April 18 searched the houses of Tran Van Minh and Van Huu Chien, former leaders of the central city of Da Nang, who allegedly involved in the case of Phan Van Anh Vu.

While financial resources are constrained from the state side, channelling investment into green projects through the issuance of green bonds may be what it takes for the economic development of the ASEAN bloc in general and Vietnam in particular.

 The High-Level People’s Court in Hanoi began to hear the appeals of Ha Van Tham, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank), and his accomplices for their wrongdoings at the bank. 

Labor costs in Vietnam are expected to be higher after commitments in the CPTPP (the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) trade agreement are implemented, experts say.

 Land registration offices at some outlying districts in HCM City have been extremely busy due to recent rising land prices in the area.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has attempted to explain why the country has imported coal despite a large inventory.

 HCM City’s Department of Planning and Architecture is holding an exhibition to show off its proposed new administrative centre.

 Police in the central highlands province of Dak Nong have raided a large coffee making facility for using battery powder to make fake coffee.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been trying to develop support industries for 30 years, but is still finding it difficult to squeeze into the global supply chain.

 Lam Dong Province has approved a programme to build a Da Lat potato brand to prevent farmers from selling cheap Chinese potatoes disguised as potatoes from Da Lat, which are more expensive.

 Hanoi People’s Court on Monday handed sentences to five Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnamese who conned Vietnamese labourers into working in RoK.

 The Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department, in cooperation with the National Traffic Safety Committee, has launched three campaigns to punish traffic violators, targeting drunk drivers nationwide.

The adoption of a zero percent tariff from January 2018 among member countries of ASEAN will create opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to seek markets in the region, but competition in the domestic market will also become fiercer.  

 The Vietnam Cafe Show 2018 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from May 3-5, the Exporum Inc announced during a press conference on April 17. 

 The stock market experienced vibrant transactions with total value of over 6.16 trillion VND (271 million USD) on both bourses on April 17.

 With the bright outlook of both global and domestic economies, the textile-garment sector’s exports target of 34 – 34.5 billion USD for 2018 is achievable, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) Truong Van Cam said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Matsudi co-chaired the third meeting of the Vietnam – Indonesia Bilateral Cooperation Commitee in Hanoi on April 17. 

 The investigation police agency of the Ministry of Public Security has put seven persons into temporary detention for their alleged involvement in the case of Phan Van Anh Vu.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with the proposal of the French consultant company ADP-I to build a new passenger terminal south of Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City as part of the airport expansion plan.