The southern province of Kien Giang is carrying out a project to develop eco-tourism in U Minh Thuong National Park for 2019-2020 with a vision to 2030, with a total investment of over 150 billion VND (6.46 million USD).

 Four projects of students, which had won prizes in the Vietnam Science and Engineering Fair (ViSEF) in 2019, have been selected to join the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in May this year. 

 The fifth generation (5G) of mobile communications is forecast to be a pillar of the digital economy and Vietnam has been busy making preparations to become one of the first countries to develop its 5G network.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and Chairman of the Korea Communications Commission Lee Hyo-seong signed a government-level cooperation agreement in Hanoi on March 26 on the co-production of television programmes. 

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) registered in Vietnam during the first quarter of 2019 hit the highest level since 2016, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 The Hanoi Inspectorate on March 25 confirmed it would continue investigating violations related to forest land use and management in the city’s Soc Son district after releasing its initial conclusions on the violations last week.

Police have issued a decision to start legal proceedings for a major drug trafficking case involving four defendants, including one Chinese national, for the illegal transporting and smuggling of drugs.

 Vietnam has made an important step in the development of its labour market by ratifying ILO Convention 159 on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment for Disabled Persons.

 Vietnamese police received a fugitive on the most wanted list from their Chinese counterpart at the Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son on March 26.

 The German House was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on March 26 at a ceremony which also marked the 25-year presence of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Vietnam.

Vietnam’s U23 team beat Thailand 4-0 in the last match of Group K within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualifiers at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on March 26, securing a berth in the final rounds in Thailand next year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s airlines have opened new international air routes and are running more sale promotions, especially to key tourism markets.

VietNamNet Bridge - Blockchain, with security and transparency, is considered a solution for electronic health record (EHR) management. 

 Tonnes of rubbish have covered My Khe Beach in the central city of Danang after heavy rains.

 Police in the central province of Nghe An announced on Monday that they had arrested a local man for illegally trading two tiger cubs.

 With an estimated capital sum touching VND1.855 trillion ($80.7 million) for Dien Bien Airport’s new passenger terminal-related infrastructure, Vietjet proposes carrying out the project under the BOT format for 55 years.

 The Vietnamese steel industry, among others, will no longer be governed by planning but by other related laws, kick-starting the necessity to tighten licensing of new steel ventures in order to avoid slipping into past mistakes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts think that Chinese contractors may win the bid to implement the massive North-South Highway project.

Hanoi regularly suffers from gridlock during peak hours as millions of vehicles take to the streets.

 The launch of the fresh Decree No.15/2019/ND-CP outlining the implementation of the Law on Vocational Education is expected to ease procedural difficulties for foreign investors to open vocational training schools in the country.