The Mekong Delta may lose half of its land to erosion because of rampant sand exploitation.

 After launching a trial waste classification scheme in districts 1, 3, 5, 6, 12 and Binh Thanh, the HCMC government has announced a plan for further expansion of waste classification at source from 2017 onwards.

After 28 years of formation and development, private schools greatly contributed to meeting learning demand of the society. 

Vietnam has become China’s largest trade partner in ASEAN in 2016, and two-way trade would likely reach US$100 billion this year.

 There are more people using mobile phones to shop online than those using desktops or tablets, reported Bizweb at a recent mobile e-commerce event.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s ongoing visit to Laos from April 26-27 is expected to create a new driving force for the enhancement of traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director Luong Dinh Dung’s movie Cha Cong Con (Father and Son) has received international awards, including Best Cinematography at the Barcelona Planet Film Festival, 

More than 200 meticulously shaped bonsai trees and 300 different species of roses are on display at an exhibition at Thang Long Rose Park in Ha Noi’s Thanh Tri District.

Recently, near HCM City’s Traumato Orthopaedics Hospital, a 46-year-old man with a bandaged foot, holding a basket of old clothes and health check-up notebook, was seen approaching patients.

Patients sent complaints about waiting for tests, motorbike parking and toilets to leaders of HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 via a new system installed there by the city’s Department of Health.

“When seeing us to the entrance gate, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai said: 'Truc, please try to control the internet network wellor we will not be able to explain to the world if we open the internet and then have to close it,"Truc recalled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Domestic airlines have been asked to minimise delayed or cancelled flights during the upcoming holidays to mark Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thanh Ha Terracotta Park in Hoi An will introduce a statue garden to create more art space on April 30th.

 The 2017 Hue Festival, themed “The Quintessence of Vietnamese Crafts”, will take place from April 28 to May 2 in the former imperial capital of Hue, to restore and develop traditional trade villages for tourism.

 Foreigners working in Vietnam may be required to pay social insurance under a recent draft decree from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

 Smartphone adoption in Vietnam is now at 72 percent and the same as in the US, but a far higher proportion of Vietnamese travelers use smartphones to research hotels and travel than people in the US do.

 The Petrolimex Joint Stock Insurance Company (PJICO) has begun selling shares to foreign strategic investors, the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) on April 25 heard.

 Australia’s Gloria Jean’s Coffee Vietnam has closed its last coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City, in the Phu My Hung urban area of District 7, after ten years in Vietnam.

 Export turnover for vegetables has reached $857 million this year up to April 15, an increase of 30 per cent year-on-year and bringing in $8.2 million to Vietnam each day.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has sent a proposal to the Ministry of Transport on adjusting plans to expand Tan Son Nhat Airport, increasing capacity to 43-45 million passengers a year and creating 80-85 aircraft parking slots.