Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh left Hanoi on April 22 evening for Australia to attend the 28th Global Summit of Women Summit (GSW) in Sydney, New South Wales state and conduct several bilateral activities from April 23-28. 

 Vietnam’s swift breeding industry has potential to compete with regional producers if it meets quality standards, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry Vu Van Tam said at a conference held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Acrobatic brothers Giang Quoc Nghiep and Giang Quoc Co left British television audiences speechless on April 21 night after performing their death-defying head balancing act on a UK TV talent show.

Experts have voiced concern about the huge amount of capital, VND1,570 trillion, needed to develop three special economic zones (SEZs), saying this will put a heavy burden on the economy.

The northern province of Son La People’s Committee has proposed the Government approve the Hoa Binh-Moc Chau Expressway project to better connect two northern provinces of Hoa Binh and Son La 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six members of a transnational drug smuggling ring received the death sentence on Thursday in northern Quang Ninh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will ban all vehicles between 6pm and 10pm on Nguyen Hue Street on Reunification Day, April 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam won four gold medals at the International Club Open Taekwondo Championship on Saturday in Sakai City, Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A heat wave with temperatures reaching 38 degrees Celsius is forecast to hit localities from Nghe An Province to Quang Ngai Province today.

A Vietnamese student team from the Wellspring School in Hanoi has won the Innovative Poster Award of the First Lego League Jr. World Festival Expo, part of the three-day 2018 First Lego League event held in Houston, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Market Management Department of the central province of Quang Nam yesterday seized two tonnes of rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis) without clear origin from a truck.

A group of domestic users believe that Coc Coc, a Vietnamese browser, has been quietly storing http cookies recording users’ history of logging in on Facebook and sending the information to another website. 

Transport ministry suggests solutions to Cai Lay Tollgate impasse, Garment exports to US surge in first quarter of 2018, Nawaplastic acquires majority interest in Binh Minh Plastics, Investing M&A Outbound Investment 30 years of FDI

VietNamNet Bridge - The proposed asset tax on properties worth VND700 million and more is expected to increase house prices, experts say.

Quang Nam, Laos’ Sekong province to deal with illegal migration, Quang Tri: Memorial service held for remains of soldiers, Bac Ninh holds job fair for workers returning from RoK, France-Vietnam job festival to be held in Hanoi, HCM City

When universities in Vietnam obtain the right to grant professor and associate professor titles as in other developed countries, the State Professorship Council will have no reason to continue to exist, analysts say.

Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker to visit Vietnam, Vietnam, Mexico share experience in external information service, South Africa’s Freedom Day celebrated in HCM City, Vietnam, China look for stronger trade ties

 Located at the heart of the Central Highlands, Dak Lak province holds much potential for tourism development with numerous tourist attractions.

 Vietnam in top three economies with fastest growth in Asia

 Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho recently signed a decision to renew the business licence to Globaltrans Air to operate as a general aviation service provider in domestic and international markets.

 Vietnam’s national U23 team go into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championships in the top seeded group.

 The Masan Consumer Holdings (MCH) has become the main sponsor of the 2018 Vietnam National Football Cup, which features 24 teams in the 2018 V.League 1 and 2, announced the Vietnam Professional Football company (VPF).

 An international seminar discussing the vision of the modern and sustainable Mekong Delta’s tourism adaptive to climate change took place in Can Tho city on April 20. 

 Vietnam’s fishery sector will gain advantages and export opportunities once the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) take effect.

 The Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) presented the Sao Khue Awards to 73 information and technology (IT) solutions and services, and software products in a ceremony in Hanoi on April 21.