The Vietnamese government sets to promote the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) firms, considering it an important driver to deal with the country’s economic slowdown.

 Martial artist Dao Hong Son bagged one gold medal for Vietnam at the 2019 Ju-Jitsu Thailand Championship, which took place on March 30 and 31 at Rangsit University in Bangkok.

 About 492,000kWh of electricity, equivalent to 917 million VND (over 39,500 USD), was saved in Vietnam during the Earth Hour, when lights were turned off for one hour from 8:30pm on March 30.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem beat his Indian rival Raunak Sadhwani after 58 moves in the final round of the 2019 Sharjah Masters International Chess Championship in the UAE.

 Indian Coast Guard Ship, ICGS “VIJIT” commanded by Commandant T Ashish, will pay a four-day goodwill visit to the Vietnamese port of Da Nang from April 1 to 4. 

 A latest Savills research showed that Vietnam’s prime residential segment is of great attention in comparison with regional markets like Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, and Bangkok.  

Nearly 30,000 visitors purchased tours during four days of the 2019 VITM, which took place from March 27 to 30, said Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh.

 Vietnam may face challenges to achieve GDP growth of 7% this year due to the African swine fever, higher power and petroleum prices.

Authorities in the southern central coastal province of Khanh Hoa are complaining about challenges in dealing with booming low-cost tours in Nha Trang City. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed the use of mobile subscription accounts to pay small bills of goods and services on a trial basis.

Many enterprises have set lower profit targets for 2019, which indicates that the period of peak profits is over. This is expected to have an adverse impact on the stock market and prices of listed companies’ shares.

 The family of artisan Pham Khac Ha of Van Phuc village in Hanoi, has been involved in silk weaving for 5 generations. Ha himself has been instrumented in reviving a silk craft which was once thought to be dying out.

 Tran Duy Tung, 34, chairman of Binh Ha Breeding JSC headquartered in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, has been arrested on the charge of abusing trust to appropriate assets.

The scorching heat in HCM City over the recent days has sickened many local people, particularly children and elderly people.

 The North-South high-speed railway project should prioritise the construction of sections which have high demand first, according to vice chairman of the Vietnam Bridge and Road Association, Tong Tran Tung.

 The Vietnam Global Leaders Forum - VGLF 2019 was officially launched in Paris, France on March 30.

 It has been two years since the young doctor, Nguyen Van Hieu, began his volunteer work in Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province.

 A series of localities nationwide on March 30 responded to the 2019 Earth Hour with a range of practical activities, aiming to call for joint efforts in saving electricity and protecting the earth. 

 Some 20,000 cherry blossom branches and 100 cherry trees of Japan, along with hundreds of local flowers are showing off their beauty in Hanoi during a festival that kicked off on March 29 night. 

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Orly Airport in Paris at 17:25 on March 30, beginning an official visit to France at the invitation of President of the French NA Richard Ferrand.