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Vietnam’s tra (pangasius) fish sector is seeing a strong recovery after three years of gloom.

Fertiliser companies reported profit up by 5-10 times in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2021, mainly thanks to the strong increase in average selling prices.

Singapore’s Changi Airport was crowned the world’s best aerodrome for 15 years straight before COVID-19 due to its superior traveller offerings and hi-tech customer services. Now it is ready to welcome back visitors en masse, hoping improvements made during the pandemic will cement its status as Asia’s premier aviation hub.

Malaysia’s tourism industry aims to earn 47-77 billion ringgit (11.7 – 19.2 billion USD) from international visitors by 2025, according to Malaysian Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Nancy Shukri.

A consortium from the Republic of Korea (RoK) led by LG has signed an initial agreement with Indonesia's state-run companies to push for a project worth around 9 billion USD to establish an electric vehicle battery supply chain in the Southeast Asian country, a LG unit said on April 18.

Residential real estate is one of the segments considered by Vietnam Report Joint Stock Company (Vietnam Report) as having strong growth potential in the property market. Accordingly, the new supply and the expectation of a high floor price will increase profit margins for real estate businesses.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on April 18 debated a draft law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Radio Frequencies as part of its 10th session.

The central coast city of Da Nang plans a variety of new tourism activities and events to boost travel demand and revive the smoke-free industry which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam’s economic growth in the first quarter of 2022 was consolidated thanks to the solid performance of export-oriented manufacturing and recovering service sector, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report recently released by World Bank.

The domestic aviation industry is expected to rebound this year, pushing the recovery of other sectors, including tourism.

The index of industrial production in the first quarter continued to flourish with a year-on-year increase of 7.07 percent, the General Statistics Office said.

Various art performances of a contest for Vietnamese youths in Russia have been staged at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University).

The Association of Vietnamese Intellectuals in Japan (AVIJ) will work to promote scientific-technological, cultural and educational cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in 2021-2023.

The second Vietnam Card Day was launched in Hanoi on April 16 with the theme of “Leading the way”.

A wide range of activities are taking place at the pedestrian zone around Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of Hanoi and its adjacent areas from April 15-17 to promote the culture of the northern mountainous (Viet Bac) region, once the revolutionary base.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 17 pointed out that the south-central province of Ninh Thuan holds great potential to grow further, especially in agriculture, forestry, aquatic products and renewable energy.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has made fact-finding trips to some socio-economic and national defence establishments in Ninh Thuan after attending a ceremony marking the 30th re-establishment anniversary of the south-central province.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) have been beaten by Yokohama F. Marinos in their opening game of the Asia Champions League.

Judoka Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy made use of every minute to sharpen her skills and get to peak fitness in a recent training course in Mongolia.

The Vietnamese government has set out a roadmap to achieve the country’s climate targets, including net zero emissions by 2050 as committed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the UK.