Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved partial adjustments to the Hanoi Capital Region Construction Master Plan until 2030 with a vision to 2050.

Three early stage startups from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, and three more mature teams originating from outside the Greater Mekong Subregion have won prizes in the Mekong Agritech Challenge.

 Vietnam are seeded in pot three in the 2019 Asian Football Confederation Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

 Vietnam is concerned about the current situation in Syria and protests the use of force which threatens the normal life of innocent civilians and peace and stability in the region, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese companies have only 20 percent of the online tourism market, with foreign companies taking up the rest.

Analysts still believe that Spotify will have a hard time succeeding in Vietnam, where people usually sign up for free music websites. But others believe they will prosper as their free and paid services offer the same quality of music. 

Recognized as a national landscape and controlled strictly under the Heritage Law, Nha Trang Bay in Khanh Hoa province, a famous tourism area, has been compromised by unsound proposals.

VietNamNet Bridge - Students preparing for high school entrance exams are cramming more than ever amid warnings about the toughness of this year’s exam.

 Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won a bronze medal at the Pro Swim Series Mesa 2018 in Arizona, the US, on Saturday.

FPT Retail, the digital device retailer, The Gioi Di Dong, the biggest smartphone distributor, and Vingroup, the real estate developer and retailer, all have spent big money to set up their drug retail and manufacturing chains.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam is set to compete in the Vietnam Tennis Federation (VTF) Pro Tour 2, being held in Tay Ninh province from April 16-24.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that they are investigating Grab's buying of Uber's stakes in Vietnam and are working with both companies. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Millennials, born from 1980 to 1996, are generally well-educated, skilled and confident workers who are often staying at one job for an average of only two to three years.  

 Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung will chair an investment promotion conference slated for April 16-19 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the State Securities Commission.

 Micro Dragon, a satellite made by Vietnamese engineers, is expected to be launched into space in late 2018, according to the Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.

 The number of people living in poor districts who have taken up offers to work abroad remains very low.

The Consular Department under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Syria or regions in its vicinity until stability is re-established in this Middle East nation.

Vietnam’s national football team continued standing at the top place of the Southeast Asian region, ranking 103rd in the FIFA World Rankings in April, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is compiling the amended Environment Protection Tax Law. From July, every liter of petrol will be charged an additional VND1,000 in environmental tax.

VietNamNet Bridge - Telephone numbers, emails and addresses of millions of Vietnamese Facebookers can be bought easily.