The French Navy’s amphibious assault ship Mistral and frigate Courbet arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on April 15, starting a week-long friendship visit to Vietnam.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan returned to Hanoi on the morning of April 15, concluding her official visits to Sweden, Hungary and the Czech Republic.

 The Vietnam fresh fruit segment is brimming with untapped potential for production and export, says the Vietnam Vegetable and Fruit Association, but has lost the domestic market over food safety concerns.

 Amber Bernachi, 27, from Ontario, Canada was crowned queen of Miss Eco International 2017 at the pageant grand finale on April 14 held in Egypt.

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Inspectors of the EU have examined several shrimp exporters in Bac Lieu and Ca Mau provinces due to doubts about the designation of origin, said Tran Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The traditional embroidery craft in Dong Cuu village, Dung Tien commune, Thuong Tien district in Hanoi, was recently honoured as a national intangible cultural heritage.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thanh Cong and Truong Hai are determined to export cars, despite a cut in import tariffs on cars scheduled to take effect in 2018. 

One teacher hit the head of a child with a slipper and another frightened a child by turning him upside down and threatening to put him into a chicken plucking machine. 

 Different types of problems are most likely to afflict people at different times of life, so common risk factors for depression change over the years, too, 

After driving off the crowded National Highway 1A south of Ha Noi and passing through the imposing welcome gate of Khoai Noi Village, one arrives at a peaceful village surrounded by endless green rice fields 

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VietNamNet Bridge - Many Vietnamese businesses prefer to stay ‘invisible’ and ‘tiny’ to avoid the watchful eyes of state management agencies, inspectors and taxation bodies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The gloved hands moved in thin air, in a pantomime that only those who know sign language could decipher.

For Hai Thanh, life is a search for beauty in the mundane. Over the last 20 years, the photographer has travelled across the country, snapping scenes of daily life that reveal a simple charm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning Nguyen Chi Dung talks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about the importance of the Planning Law to national development.

 With 10 USD, visitors to Hoi An city in central Quang Nam province can kayak along the city’s Hoai river on a mission to collect rubbish.

 The European Authority for Aviation Safety (EASA) has awarded an EASA-145 certificate on aircraft maintenance services to Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO).

The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and the Novicom Company of the Czech Republic have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cyber security cooperation.

 At least 35,000 units of blood are expected to be collected during this year’s “Hanh trinh Do” (Red Journey), which will take place from July 1 to 30.

 More than 1,000 cases of sexual abuse against children occur in Vietnam each year and in the first quarter of 2017, 33 cases were reported, heard a forum in Hanoi on April 14.

 Hanoi police arrested four persons on April 15 for disturbing public security in Dong Tam commune, the outlying district of My Duc. 

 The recent visit of a high-ranking delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) to Vietnam has made contributions to consolidating cooperation between the two countries’ defence ministries.

 Vietnam welcomes the US General Electric (GE) Group’s plan to expand its investment in energy, aviation, and medical equipment in Vietnam, which are sectors in need of foreign investment, President Tran Dai Quang said. 

 Kids Read, a project encouraging primary school students to read for pleasure in the classroom and at home, was launched on Friday in HCM City.