Nguyen Thi That of Vietnam missed the yellow jersey in the last few minutes of the Tour of Thailand cycling tournament on Sunday.

 Vietnam’s women weightlifters earned a slot in the 2018 Youth Olympics thanks to their performance in the 2017 IWF Youth World Championships, which concluded in Thailand yesterday.

 Minh Loc, a former photojournalist with Vietnam News Agency, is celebrating the 42nd anniversary of Liberation Day with a showcase of his photos of soldiers and citizens who took part in the resistance war against the US.

 The first international U19 football championship will take place in Nha Trang city, the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, from April 11-22.

 The studio where film Kong: Skull Island was shot in Ninh Binh Province is being restored and will open to tourists this Saturday, April 15. 

 The international internet connection in Vietnam is working at normal speed once again after the cable connecting Southeast Asia to the US was rewired on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - A 200-year-old sua (Dalbergia tonkinensis Prain) offered for sale at VND50 billion (nearly $2.5 million) was felled and transferred to the buyer in late March.

VietNamNet Bridge - The junior colleges under the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) are facing difficulties in the 2017 enrollment season. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The proposed airport service surcharge increases and airfare control policy are expected to cause difficulties for low-cost air carriers (LCC).

VietNamNet Bridge - The rice price in the Mekong Delta has increased in the last couple of weeks, which has resulted in higher export prices. 

Vietnam Airlines, the nation’s flag air carrier, has decided to join hands with Jetstar Pacific to market cheap air tickets priced from VND11,000 to VND1 million for both domestic and international routes. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a cloud of red dust, a car stops in front of the emergency ward of the Da Nang Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital.

 Although their business operations have shown brighter prospects and many banks are planning to earn trillions in profit this year, the risk provision pressure remains a significant burden.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Craft villages around the country will gather in the former imperial city of Hue for five festive days as part of the Hue Craft Village Festival.

The working group from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment complemented by a body of other scientists have concluded that Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co., Ltd. meets the requirements for the first blast furnace to start operation.

The two urban railway projects Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien and Ben Thanh-Tham Luong are confronted with a shortage of capital.

 Alleviation of war-bomb consequences in Vietnam

 Miss Global Beauty Queen 2016 Ngoc Duyen has been designated as ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics set to take place on January 9-24 at Gangwon, the Republic of Korea (ROK).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Phong-based Mai Van Phan has become the second poet from Viet Nam to be honoured with the prestigious Cikada Prize.

 Ngoc Tinh has left Vietnam and is in Dahab, Egypt having joined a diverse group of notable celebrities on the panel of judges at the ‘eco-friendly’ Miss Eco International 2017.

A number of fish breeders in Long Son Commune, Vung Tau City, are concerned because their fish have been dying in the past 10 days and the situation does not appear to be easing.

 Retail store FPT Shop officially began sales of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus RED Special Edition in Viet Nam on Sunday.

 Musicians from Viet Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO) and artists from WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and Japan will perform a concert to celebrate VNSO’s 100th show on April 14.

Bui Thi An, Associate Professor and a former deputy to the 13th National Assembly, speaks to Kinh te & Do thi newspaper about the draft proposal on the re-organisation of city/provincial departments across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Van Manh, a 32-year-old driver from Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, was sleepy although his eyes remained open.