With a passion for machines and engineering, Nguyen Cao Thuong, a 51-year-old mechanic from the southern province of Kien Giang, has transformed his Vespa scooter into a firefighting vehicle,

 The number of enterprises completing procedures in March for dissolution stood at 744, down 20.9 per cent compared to February, according to a report of the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Both the Hanoi and HCMC bourses witnessed exciting trading sessions last week with the VN Index of the HCMC Stock Exchange climbing to 722.14 points at the closing session, while the HNX Index of the Hanoi Stock Exchange rose to 91.37 points.

 Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked ministries and Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa and Kien Giang provinces to submit plans to establish special administrative economic zones in these regions.

 Two Vietnamese earned their best in the last 32 round of the Seoul Fencing Grand Prix men’s and women’s sabre events yesterday.

 Vietnamese cyclists will take part in the Tour of Thailand from April 1 to 6.

 This year, the Vietnam Writers’ Association will present posthumous Devotion Awards to Vietnamese literary works that have not received any awards by the association, the Alliance of Arts and Literature Associations. 

 Starting in July, makers and sellers of subpar quality helmets will be slapped with stiff penalties and subject to a new government resolution.

The proportion of people with HIV/AIDS in HCM City who have health insurance surged to 70 per cent last February from 20 per cent in April last year, according to the city HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It was around 8pm and the lights inside the classrooms of the University of Architecture were still on.

 Tran Quyet Chien suffered a surprise early exit yesterday (Mar. 31) in the second round of the 3-cusion billiards World Cup in Luxor, Egypt as Cho Myung-woo from the Republic of Korea defeated him 37-40.

 A couple of restaurants and tourist sites under Saigontourist Holding Company will run their special food programs on the occasion of the Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings.

 Impressive, amazing, and emotional are how people describe the Hope Choir. Consisting of visually-impaired singers, the Choir sings with the hope of bringing happiness to everyone.

 Representatives from nearly 50 leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) firms attend a forum to promote Vietnam-Japan ICT cooperation in Tokyo on March 31.

VietNamNet Bridge - Illegal sand exploitation has become hotter than ever, with many beautiful rivers becoming huge sand mining fields.

 The Vietnam State Audit will host the 14th congress of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) in September 2018, with major events held in four days, heard a press conference in Hanoi on March 31.

 The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam received office equipment, worth 2 million Chinese yuan (nearly 290,200 USD), as a gift from the Chinese Government at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 31.

 Vietnam is ready to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration to maintain the impetus for the development of bilateral ties, President Tran Dai Quang told US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius on March 31. 

 Vietnam promotes its products in Czech Republic, Egg farmers, producers cry foul over new import quotas, Khanh Hoa to build coastal solar plant, Fishing output gains 1.4 percent in Q1, Thanh Cong, Hyundai Motor join hands to produce automobiles

Nguyen Dinh Dang is a Vietnamese nuclear physicist working at RIKEN, Japan’s largest research institution in a range of scientific disciplines. One of the few scientists with two doctorates, he is also a member of Viet Nam Fine Arts Association.

 The retail sector in Vietnam has been forecast to see robust growth over the next few years with much of the increased sales expected to come from online purchases at brick and mortar stores.

Twilight came when we were still deep in the forest. I could not stop thinking about the afternoon. We had been to the Dau Dang Hydrological Station and met five young men stationed there, in the middle of nowhere.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors will get big benefits if buying "zero dong" banks as the banks have customers and large networks nationwide.

Vietnam has maintained trade relations with more than 200 countries, meaning its commodities are present in almost all markets worldwide, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said. 

On top of their regular charity work, police officers from the district of My Tu, in the southern province of Soc Trang, have added an extra duty to their daily routine: cooking up a hot meal for patients