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Phu Quoc suffers rampant illegal property construction

 Many illegal construction works still exist on Phu Quoc Island despite the government’s instruction to deal with the problem.

Hanoi’s longest pedestrian street officially opens

Four kilometers in length, the pedestrian street along To Lich River in the southwest of Hanoi is the longest of its kind in the capital.

Vietnam, China to promote parliamentary ties

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Vice Chairwoman of the China National People’s Congress Standing Committee Shen Yueyue pledged to promote bilateral parliamentary ties at their meeting in Doha yesterday.

SMEs’ online trading activities to see strong development

 Online import and export activities of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to develop further due to the low number of them currently embracing e-commerce, according to experts.

HCM City continues to speed up anti-flood works

 Ho Chi Minh City plans to carry out 218 anti-flooding works this year at a cost of nearly 8 trillion VND (345 million USD).

Vietnamese NA Chairwoman meets Sri Lankan counterpart

 Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Karu Jayasuriya on April 7 on the sidelines of the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-140) in Doha, Qatar.

Vietnam to promote active lifestyles for better health

 Everyone knows exercise is good for you. If you want to feel better, have more energy, or even add more years to your life? Just exercise!

Vietnam wants to send more Vietnamese workers to Qatar: NA leader

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said she had asked leaders of Qatar to receive more Vietnamese workers as the Western Asian country is preparing for the 2022 World Cup finals.

Vietnam's Tra fish sector aims high in 2019

 Tra fish exports were worth a record high of 2.2 billion USD in 2018, 26.4 percent higher than in 2017 and representing a breakthrough for Vietnam’s trafish industry. 

Vietnam's aquaculture sector faces challenges

 The aquaculture sector makes up nearly 10 bln USD in exports each year but the sector is facing several challenges, including the threat of completely losing markets for Vietnamese tra fish products.

Vietnamese women step a little closer to Tokyo Olympics

 The Vietnamese women’s national football team have taken one step closer to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as they beat Hong Kong 2-1 in their Group B qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on April 6.

Vietnam builds policy in response to aging population

 Vietnam’s population is in the process of rapid aging, with people aged 65 and above estimated to account for 13 percent of the total number by 2020, according to a report.


NA Chairwoman: Vietnam wants stronger ties with Georgia

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has stated that Vietnam wants to promote substantial development of cooperation with Georgia for the benefit of both sides. 

Vietnam, Micronesia wish to reinforce parliamentary ties

 Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia Wesley W. Simina in Doha, Qatar, on April 7.

Vietnam steps up fight against fake goods online

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is seeking solutions to stop fake goods appearing on e-commerce websites, said an official at a conference held in Hanoi recently.

Vietnamese chess player grabs blitz silver at Dubai Open

 Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem secured a silver medal at the Dubai Open chess tournament’s blitz event on April 6 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Exporting healthcare services: when and how?

VietNamNet Bridge - Exporting healthcare services has been mentioned by high-ranking officials in recent years, but implementation has yet to occur.

Vietnam makes vaccine from chicken egg embryos

Hundreds of Vietnamese and foreign scientists gathered in Nha Trang City in Khanh Hoa province in Vietnam in late September 2018 to announce Vietnam had successfully produced vaccines against seasonal flu and H5N1 influenza. 

Southern region plans to grow other crops on low-yield rice fields

 The Mekong Delta and the south-eastern region plan to grow other crops on more than 126,300ha of low-yield rice fields this year as a means of adapting to climate change and improving farmers’ incomes.

Hanoi Stock Exchange eyes profit of $13.2 million in 2019

 The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) eyes 308 billion VND (13.2 million USD) in pre-tax profit in 2019, up 0.3 percent year on year, and 594.3 billion VND in total revenue, up 5.66 percent year on year.