The Philippines and China violated severely Vietnam`s sovereignty and territorial integrity over the Spratly archipelago as well as international law.

 Vietnam continued to witness a number of sizable FDI transactions and projects in the first quarter (Q1) this year, with the biggest coming from Hong Kong. 

 Domestic and foreign investors have shown interest in investing in Vietnam's National Innovation Center (NIC), according to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

 Eighty eight percent of Vietnam’s credit institutions expected higher profitability in 2019 compared to the previous year, of which 20 – 29% predicted “much improvement”.

 A recent project from the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City on nanomaterials has made fuel cells more durable, and proven to be highly effective when applied on batteries for mobile devices and electric vehicles.

 Governments in districts in Hanoi, the northern provinces of Hung Yen and Hai Duong have declared themselves free from Africa Swine Fever as no more outbreaks of the disease within 30 days.

HCMC is going to call for social participation in providing public services such as photocopying and verifying documents because offices of the public administrator are facing work overload.

 The Overseas Labor Management Department under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said that nearly 14,000 Vietnamese workers including 5,000 female employees were sent to work abroad in March, 2019.

 Policymakers should have good knowledge of market mechanism and its problems to work out appropriate policies; otherwise, they may make things worse. 

 Power consumption currently makes up only 3.5% of the basket for consumer price index (CPI) calculation. The average power price hike of 8.36% is therefore estimated to increase the overall CPI by just 0.3%.

 The 115-kilometer expressway connecting Dong Dang in Lang Son Province and Tra Linh in Cao Bang Province is planned for execution in two phases, with a total investment of nearly VND21 trillion, or roughly US$905 million. 

The Department of Food Safety has yet to receive any official statement from Japanese authorities on the recent recall of 18,000 Chinsu chili sauce bottles containing a banned additive, the local media reported.

 The HCMC Public Passenger Transport Management and Operation Center on April 7 proposed the HCMC Department of Transport seek the municipal government’s approval for a bus fare increase by VND1,000 from May 1.

The fact that 80 percent of students got scores below average in English at the high school finals clearly shows the inefficiency of the program on teaching English at general schools.

 Le Quang Liem has dropped out of the list of international super grandmasters after suffering a poor run of form during the ongoing Dubai Open in the UAE.

 Two suspects have been arrested for trafficking a nine-year-old girl to China by police in Ky Son district, Nghe An province.

 HCM City’s Military High Command will be in charge of organising a 15-minute fireworks display at three locations across the city including at the nation’s tallest building Landmark 81, Thu Thiem tunnel, and Dam Sen cultural park.

 Vietnam is studying and will be capable of producing vaccine against the African swine fever, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at a recent meeting in Hanoi.

 A woman has been accused of being part of an international drug ring that took part in smuggling large quantities of heroin into China from Vietnam’s northwestern provinces.

 Standard &Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings has announced that it has raised Vietnam’s sovereign rating to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-‘, with a stable outlook.