VietNamNet Bridge - Scientists have warned that the serious drought is just the ‘overture’ for a succession of blows that natural calamities and human activities will have on the Mekong Delta.

VietNamNet Bridge - Relending ODA (official development assistance) capital instead of allocating capital is one of the methods Vietnam could use the capital source more effectively as ODA for Vietnam will be cut in the near future.

 Enterprises appreciated the Ministry of Transport's work to build a decree to regulate charges of marine transport and port services, said an official from an export association.

The old city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam and Naha city, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture, have come to an agreement on the third phase of the Eco-city Achievement Support Project.

  The Asian Football Federation (AFC) has announced the seeds for the 2016 AFC U19 Championship final round draw to be held in Bahrain on April 30.

 Vietnam pocketed two Olympic slots in fencing during Asia-Pacific zonal qualification matches in China yesterday.

A contemporary arts exhibition is being held at the launch of a new contemporary arts centre, The Factory, in HCM City.

 Four hundred objects collected from French Indochina will be auctioned in Paris in May.  

HCM City authorities’ efforts to relocate people living in slums along the city’s polluted canals as part of its urban upgrade program faces a major hurdle: most of the slum dwellers do not want to move since their livelihoods are dislocated.   

 HCM City’s Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department has asked the city authority to purchase a firefighting helicopter worth VND1 trillion (US$44.8 million) to tackle high-rise fires in the city.

The action month on food safety will start on the 15th of this month in HCM City, the Food Safety and Hygiene Department said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Binh held talks with Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Almendras in Hanoi on April 11.

 The National Assembly convened a plenary session in Hanoi on April 11 to remove some posts of vice chairmen and members of the National Election Council (NEC) and the Council on National Defence and Security.

 The Party, State and people of Vietnam will do their utmost, together with Laos, to preserve and deepen the special solidarity between the two countries, Dinh The Huynh, permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, affirmed.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 11 for visiting Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Almendras.

  Many foreign insurers operating in Vietnam may no longer be able to transfer all reinsurance premiums overseas, following a decree to restrict these transfers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Tac, literally translated as “Pirate” archipelago, 30 km from Ha Tien township, is a new tourist attraction in Kien Giang Province. The pristine natural landscapes of this place are amazingly beautiful.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More rich people in Vietnam want to purchase houses in the US in order to get an official green card from the U.S. Government. A green card allows lawful permanent residence.

By July 2017, the Government will have changed the way it allocates official development assistance loans. Instead of receiving an ODA allotment, local-level administrations will have to borrow the loans from the government

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has announced that it will pump an estimated VND11.61 trillion (US$505 million) into 84 projects in an attempt to reduce floods over the next five years.