Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing has submitted its request for market entry to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

 Average hotel occupancy rate in Ho Chi Minh City reached 74 percent in the first quarter, increasing by 6 percentage points from the same period last year.

  Viet Nam Television (VTV) has not bought the television copyright of World Cup 2018 as the Cup is coming in Russia in June.

VietNamNet Bridge - The prediction about the saturation of the sausage market two years ago was a false alarm as the industry has had stable annual growth rate of 15-20 percent. 

 A trade and culture exchange programme among ASEAN member states will take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s September 23 Park from April 18-24.

 Vietnam were defeated 0-8 by Australia on April 10 in the team’s second match in the final round of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup held in Amman, Jordan.

 Vietnam posted an impressive growth rate of 7.38 percent in the first quarter of 2018, but there remain many problems behind this 10-year high expansion, many experts said at the April 10 launch of a report on the country’s macro-economy in Q1. 

 The People’s Court of HCM City yesterday handed a 12-year jail sentence to customs officer Nguyen Truong Duy for receiving bribes amounting to nearly VNĐ550 million (US$23,900).

There is enough stock of rabies vaccines to meet demand in the country, the Drug Administration of Viet Nam has said. 

 Beginning on July 1, the Health Ministry and Viet Nam Social Security will adjust the unreasonable prices of some healthcare services to better manage health insurance funds, said Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.

 The 23rd session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee commenced in Hanoi on April 10 to mull over important issues in preparation for the upcoming fifth meeting of the legislature in May.

 The People’s Court of northern Thai Binh province sentenced Nguyen Van Tuc to 13 years in jail for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration” under Clause 1, Article 79 of the 1999 Penal Code at the first-instance trial on April 10.

 Vietnamese carriers including Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco ran 74,165 flights in the first quarter this year, 64,161 of which were on schedule, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). 

 Japan attaches much importance to its relations with Vietnam and wants to bolster the extensive strategic partnership between the two countries, said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

 The benchmark VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange (HOSE) decreased 6.21 points to close at 1,198.11 points on April 10. 

 Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his Japanese counterpart Onodera Itsunori reiterated the importance of building a stable, free and open order in line with law in the Indo-Pacific region during their talks in Tokyo on April 10. 

 Vietnam and France see new opportunities to further strengthen their relationship, which witnessed strong development over the last 45 years, heard a conference held by the Asia Centre in Paris on April 9. 

 Ninh Van Quynh, former chief accountant and former head of the department of finance, accounting and auditing of PetroVietnam, who involved in the Oceanbank wrongdoings, has asked the Hanoi People’s Court for reductions in his sentences.

 The 10th political consultation and 7th strategic dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level between Vietnam and India took place in New Delhi on April 9-10.

Despite their reservations about the quality of made-in-China products, Vietnamese are still spending money on Chinese smartphones which have low selling prices and strong features.