Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has risen four places, from No 33 to No 29, in FIDE’s world rankings for April.

 Ly Hoang Nam jumped 36 spots to world No 591 in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings, announced on April 3.

Three men involved in an online soccer gambling ring that engaged in transactions worth some VND900 billion (US$39.6 million) were recently arrested by the police in central Nghe An Province.

Project investors, contractors and sub-contractors of a dredging project in the Cua Dai Estuary are suspected of “serious violations” with a large volume of sand gone “missing.”

 Full-time National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed penalties for juvenile offenders under draft revisions of the 2015 Penal Code at a meeting that began in Hanoi on April 3.

 Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien won two golds and one silver at the Speedo Sectionals 2017 tournament held in Indianapolis, the US from March 30 to April 2.

 The Mekong Delta province of An Giang, which shares a 104km borderline with Cambodia, is a land of bustling border trade and tourism, diverse culture and charming people.

 The HCM City People’s Committee has asked city departments and all 24 districts to prepare for natural disasters this year by completing maps about flooding hotspots and raising public awareness about disaster risks.

 The global information technology giant IBM, on April 3, kicked off its project to support the southern province of Binh Duong in accelerating the implementation of its vision to become a smarter city between now and 2020. 

 Multisport competitions for both adults and children, including the popular Ironman race, are schedule to hit the central coastal city of Da Nang on May 7.

 Shares closed almost flat on the two local exchanges on april 3 as strong investor selling hit large-cap stocks after the market reached a 10-year high last week.

 As many as 28 fishermen were brought ashore safely by three fishing boats on April 3 after a whirlwind sank their vessel in waters off Da Lat island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

 As part of a programme to create an agricultural supply chain by 2020, HCM City will build a safe supply chain each for vegetables, pork and seafood, open shops selling safe agricultural produce and develop brands for safe food markets.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assessed that the business and investment environment of Vietnam has been effectively supporting the development of enterprises, pointing a high number of startups and profitable firms. 

 The Government Office has launched a system to receive and give feedback to citizens’ petitions and recommendations related to policies and administrative procedure processing at http://nguoidan.chinhphu.vn.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the National Committee on APEC 2017,signed a decision on April 3 on the completion of the committee’s personnel.

 Deputy Minister of Defence Phan Van Giang received Chief of Army of New Zealand Peter Kelly in Hanoi on April 3.

 The Government gives top priority to ensuring macro-economic stability and sustainable growth, according to Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung. 

Vietnam and Mongolia should exert more efforts to increase political trust, expand economic cooperation and closely coordinate at multilateral forums, said Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh during a meeting with his Mongolian counterpart.

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