Many experts have raised concerns about the import of thousands of containers of plastic, and proposed raising fees for importing plastic waste to Viet Nam and then using it as materials.

 Ten victims of pin prick attacks in District 5, HCM City, have come to Hospital of Tropical Diseases to receive post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV, Tuổi trẻ (Youth) newspaper reports.

 Vietnam is Kazakhstan’s important partner in Southeast Asia, affirmed Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Ardeshir Larijani on April 8 on the sidelines of the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Doha, Qatar.

 Upturn was seen in the majority of shares on April 8, as motivated by the growth of oil and gas firms as well as banking shares.

 Vietnam will continue to consider the participation in IPU activities an important task to promote and protect its legitimate interests, thus helping increase its position in the international area, according to NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Gabriela Cuevas Barron in Doha, Qatar on April 8 on the sidelines of the ongoing 140th Assembly of the IPU.

 Despite being renowned for high quality flowers, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong still faces problems such as poor storage and lack of new, high quality seeds that hinder its ability to satisfy domestic demand.

 Nguyen Thi Le, deputy secretary of the HCMC Party Committee and head of the committee’s Organisation Commission, was voted on April 8 as the new head of the municipal 9th People’s Council.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with Speaker of the Advisory (Shura) Council of the State of Qatar Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud on April 8.

 Investment inflows into the real estate sector are expected to shift from big cities like Ha Noi and HCM City to other localities in the second quarter of the year, attendees heard at a conference held in Thanh Hoa Province on Saturday.

 Authorities in the northern province of Yen Bai are planning to expand the paragliding activities.

 Visitors have complained about the chaos at the on-going Vietnamese Traditional Culture Festival and International Cultural Exchange in Hanoi.

 A bright future lies ahead for the nationwide expansion of public-private partnership model following the initial results of implementing many infrastructure projects and investment flows on the upward path.

 The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City is seeking approval from the Ministry of Planning and Investment to expand the Can Gio coastal tourist site from 600 to 2,870 hectares.

 Vietnam will need an additional 400,000 information technology (IT) personnel by 2020, heard a forum on information and communications technology (ICT) human resources held in Hanoi on Saturday.

 The Vietnamobile Telecom Joint Stock Company and Hong Kong’s Television Broadcast have launched the TVB Anywhere app to play dramas.

 Viet Nam’s benchmark VN-Index grew beyond expectations in the first quarter of 2019, but a number of investment funds were unable to outperform the benchmark in the same period.

 The First Khmer Music and Dance Festival 2019 has opened in the Mekong River Delta province of Soc Trang.

 The tourism property sector has great potential for growth thanks to the rapid growth in the tourism industry, a forum heard in HCM City last Saturday.