Traffic accidents have killed around 2,100 people and injured 3,800 others in Vietnam in the first three months this year, according to a report of the National Committee for Traffic Safety. 

 The National Electronic Authentication Centre (NEAC) under the Ministry of Information and Communications recently signed a cooperation agreement with the Korea Information Certificate Authority Incorporated (KICA).

 Investment and individual consumption will fuel Vietnam’s economic growth in the year, according to Pham Hong Hai, Chief Executive Officer for Vietnam at HSBC Holdings.

Experts in the country have opposed a proposal to set up a stage for Miss Grand International (MGI) inside a cave located in Quang Binh province’s heritage site.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on March 23 awarded “For the cause of Hanoi” title to Fukushima Yosuke, First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy to Vietnam.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine hosted a banquet in Kharkov city on March 22 to mark the 25th anniversary of Vietnam-Ukraine diplomatic relations (January 23, 1992-2017).

 A 15-year-old canoeing athlete died during training at the Hai Duong Province Aquatic Sports and Training Centre on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Russian cars have many loyal fans in Vietnam, but many complain that the cars are unaffordable.

The WB will earmark US$1.8 billion for Viet Nam in the fiscal year of 2017 to support the nation’s poverty reduction, water resource management, agricultural development and urban improvement efforts.

 The Vietnamese version of the book The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew  was officially launched at a ceremony in Hanoi yesterday.

 Vietnam sets out a plan to become one of the region’s most advanced countries in satellite technology by producing LOTUSat-2 by 2022.

 VN Sustainability Index (VNSI) will make debut in July to evaluate the sustainability performance of companies listed in the stock market of Vietnam.

 Such airlines as Vietnam Airlines, Viejet Air, and Jetstar Pacific announced to increase airfare from March 15-22.

 The Management and Operation Center for Public Transport of HCMC will test set up bus-only lanes on Dien Bien Phu and Vo Thi Sau streets in April, said Tran Chi Trung, the center’s director.

Vietnamese residents should have been admitted to local casinos from last Wednesday when a three-year pilot scheme took effect. However, casino operators have denied Vietnamese entry due to a lack of guidance.

 The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is devising a scheme on export of high-skilled workers given the abundant domestic labor force, and thus seeking input from major corporations.

Steph Lysaght, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Hanoi, joined local artists in an activity to paint walls and draw paintings along the streets in Saigon with an aim to send a message of environment and wild animal protection.

 The official FIFA website, fifa.com, has published an article about U-20 Viet Nam team’s striker Tran Thanh, a promising footballer in the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup. 

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust yesterday met with leaders of HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) to extend co-operation between the two schools in the upcoming time.

Not only the issues of human resources, bad debt, profit, dividends, but also the pressure of increasing capital to cater for updated standards in line with Basel II are pushing banks to exhaustion.