The new Government Decree 41, issued this year to replace the 2013 Decree 103, has hiked administrative fines for violations in the aquatic products sector.

VietNamNet Bridge - The strong recovery of the real estate market has brought golden opportunities to Thai investors.  

 Xuan-Thu Nguyen, a Dutch-Vietnamese designer and owner of design house Xuan in French capital Paris, will open the Vietnam International Fashion Week Spring Summer 2017 in HCMC from April 25 to 28.

 Domestic businesses are seeking to develop the rural retail market, given fierce competition from foreign rivals. 

 Spanish retailer Zara has posted employee recruitment emails seeking many positions in Hanoi, prompting fashion lovers to speculate that the brand is going to open stores in the capital.

Doctors of a hospital in the central province of Vietnam saved a baby with intestines outside of the body, through a hole beside the belly button.

 The 7th International Conference on Information Science and Technology (ICTST) will be held in central Da Nang city from April 16 to 18.

 Three Vietnamese teachers have won prizes in the Microsoft Education Exchange 2017 in Toronto, Canada.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two concerts at the HCM City Music Conservatory will feature Vietnamese and Korean artists this weekend.

A 21-year-old killer of two in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province was sentenced to death on Wednesday following a trial held by the provincial People’s Court in Chau Duc District. 

 Environmental experts have pointed out problems with the idea of raising fish by the waste water discharge lake at Lee & Man Paper Plant in Hau Giang Province.

 Fish farmers in Hau Giang Province have decided to stop their work for fear of possible wastewater discharges from the Lee & Man Paper Manufacturers.

 Vietnamese enterprises saw a sharp decrease of profits in the 2010-2015 period compared to the previous five years, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 Two Japanese nationals have just been sentenced a total of 18 years in jail for allegedly smuggling seven golden statues through Noi Bai International Airport last August.

 As it is getting considerably hotter these days, many people in HCM City have to shield themselves from the sun and scorching heat.

 State-owned tour developer Saigon Tourist will auction its entire holding of almost 363,800 shares of Jetstar Pacific Airlines Joint Stock Aviation Company this month, an amount equivalent to 1.14% of the budget airline’s capital.

  The US was the largest export market of Vietnam in the in the January-March period, accounting for nearly 20% of the country’s total export revenue.

 Vietnam’s 50 most influential women were named by the US’s Forbes magazine on April 12 in the framework of the Women’s Summit 2017, being held in Vietnam for the first time.

 One year ago, the sea environmental incident caused by Formosa affected the production of local people in four central coastal provinces of Vietnam. The sea has now become safe and fishermen have started going out to sea.

 A Mastercard survey indicates that Vietnam is among the top ten markets for proportion of women business owners.