VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of avoiding talking about sex and gender, Vietnamese parents are increasingly providing knowledge on these issues to their children.

 In the first quarter of the year, real estate developers launched massive new condo projects with tempting promotions. But will the market be in a position to absorb such an enormous supply?

 Northern central provinces of Vietnam, including Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh have advantages to develop port services as they are located in a strategic position to transport goods from Laos – a neighbuoring country to the world.

Vietnam imports 523 cars from Thailand in a week, while the price of imported Honda cars is also increasing.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh will oversee an urgent investigation into bribes to speed up customs clearance procedures at ports in the northern city of Hai Phong.

 Health officials in Hai Phong City have seized a large batch of fake cancer drugs made from bamboo ash.

 Hundreds of traders in Hanoi gathered on Monday to protest against the proposal to turn the Dong Xuan Market into a shopping centre.

 The grant of geographical indication (GI) certificate to Binh Phuoc Province’s speciality cashew by the National Office of Intellectual Property has been a strong boost to efforts to create a national brand for the product.

 The Ministry of Transport plans to label energy certificates for new motorcycles which are manufactured, assembled and imported to Viet Nam.

 Technology is seen as one way to help domestic logistic enterprises cut costs to gain an edge amidst higher demand in global transport.

 The country’s shrimp export business could be in for a tough year, due to sharp rise in global supply and a drop in market price.

 Viet Nam exported 74,580 tonnes of cashew worth US$758 million in the first quarter, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

 Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the long-term local-currency bank deposit ratings and local- and foreign-currency issuer ratings of three banks in Viet Nam from B2 to B1.

 The Thanh Cong Textile Garment Investment Trading Joint Stock Company saw both revenue and profit down 1.3 per cent in 2018, due to poor business performance and foreseeable difficulties and challenges ahead.

  Vietnam’s space industry has gained significant development in the 10 years since the launch of its first satellite Vinasat-1 (April 18, 2008).

Prolonged heatwave in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan over the past three months has led to drought, forcing many localities to suspend plant and animal farming.

 At least 29 Vietnamese businesses have joined global supply chains, according to the HCM City Centre of Supporting Industry Development.

 Viet Nam spent US$58 million to import pesticides and raw materials in March, lifting total imports of the commodities in the first three months of this year to $194 million.

 With his outstanding performance, Vietnamese midfielder Luong Xuan Truong has managed to enter Football-tribe.com’s Best XI list for March.

 Vietnam has proactively participated in trade and investment cooperation activities in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which comprises Cambodia, China’s Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, over the past 25 years.