The 23rd ITTF-Asian Table Tennis Championships will be held in Jiangsu Province’s Wuxi City, China this weekend.

Luu Thi Chuc My of Vietnam on Thursday came third in the women’s 48kg snatch event at the ongoing IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

 The Biscom Golf Tournament 2017 is scheduled for May 6-7 at the FLC Quy Nhon Golf Links in the southern province of Binh Dinh.

 The first decorative mural painting, part of an art project to turn Da Nang Airport into a tropical garden, by artists from Tan Hanoi Art Company was recently completed.

Nguyen Thi Sao Ly, a 24-year-old Vietnamese student from the central city of Da Nang, has received full PhD scholarship offers to study medicine at eight prestigious US universities.

 Nguyen Van Hoa, a 22-year-old resident of Ky Anh District, has been arrested by Ha Tinh police for allegedly abusing his civil rights and infringing upon the State’s interests.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked Hanoi’s People’s Committee to revise its construction plan and build more parks and parking areas to serve people.

 The Government has issued a decree on punishments for administrative violations in the minerals and water resources sectors, imposing fines ranging from VNĐ250 million (US$11,125) to VNĐ2 billion ($89,000).

 The floating platforms on West Lake that have not been shifted out despite orders will be dismantled, the Tay Ho District People’s Committee said on Wednesday.

  A fire killed three people in Da Nang City and one man died in an illegal gold mine tunnel in Quang Nam Province on Wednesday.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to support construction of the North-South Highway with investment of VNĐ55 trillion (US$2.4 billion) sourced from Government bonds during the 2016-2020 period.

 Four power plants in the central provinces of Nghe An, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue have been asked to undertake urgent repairs before the flooding season arrives.

 Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Speaker of the Swedish parliament Urban Ahlin agreed to enhance their countries’ parliamentary relations during talks in Stockholm on April 6.

 The two century old Cao Thon craft village in the northern province of Hung Yen is one of the largest incense-making villages in Vietnam.

 Launched in 2007, the “GoodBooks” project has introduced books to the public. Its goal is to promote a reading habit within the community and foster a collaborative learning environment that will enable Vietnamese to share and gain knowledge.

 Dozens of people went missing today (Apr. 6) as a boat participating in the Nghinh Ong (Whale Worshipping) Festival off the coast of Bac Lieu Province capsized, search and rescue forces have reported.

 HCM City wants to further cooperation with Australian localities across fields in which both sides boast potential, including tourism, education and high-tech agriculture, said a local official.

VietNamNet Bridge - La Xanh JSC has suggested building a system of floating parking lots on rivers and canals in the inner city of Hanoi to solve the shortage of land for car parks.

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of applications for recognition of foreign degrees made to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) increased by 44 times in 2008-2016.

Dealstreet Asia has reported that Air Asia, teaming up with Gumin Co Ltd, Hai Au Aviation JSC (HAA) and businessman Tran Trong Kien, will set up a joint venture airline with capital of $44 million.