Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh delivered a speech themed “Vietnam and the US in the 21st century: A new beginning” while attending the Vietnam War Summit at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas, on April 28.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications held a press conference  announcing the ASEAN Information and Communication Technology Awards 2016 (AICTA).

HCM City People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong yesterday admitted that the case of Xin chao coffee shop has largely affected local business and investment environment which the city has strived to improve to attract more investors.

 GotIt!, an app allowing users, primarily students, to pick the brains of experts for ten minutes and founded by Vietnamese Tran Viet Hung, has raised over $9 million in Series A and Seed funding, it announced on April 29.

If you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, these following 9 ideal destinations in western regions of Vietnam are definitely the best choices.

 Vietnamese male representative Nguyen Phuc Vinh Cuong arrived in Bangkok, Thailand on April 28 to join other foreign contestants in first activities of Mister Global 2016 pageant.

Lazada Vietnam has refunded a customer that unknowingly bought a refurbished iPhone 5 from a seller on its platform. Lazada Vietnam also terminated all activities of the seller, The Gioi Online 360.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has started his first meeting in Ho Chi Minh City with the business community this morning.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed extending the visa exemption policy for citizens from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Germany and Italy from one year to five years.

Quest Diagnostics Inc said it has received emergency authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell the first commercially developed diagnostic test for Zika in the United States, a step that may help expand testing capacity

VietNamNet Bridge - If the US sets up a cotton bonded warehouse in Vietnam, this would benefit the Vietnamese textile industry as it would help cut transport and protection costs.

 Transimex-Saigon opens logistics center at SHTP, Masan Consumer wants to grow in the ASEAN market, Rice exports hit nearly US$1 billion in four months, Little Vietnam to be opened soon, Vinafor earns $11.03 million from IPO

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of houses in HCM City’s districts 2 and Binh Thanh have developed wide cracks on walls and seen their foundations sink allegedly due to the construction of metro line No 1.

VietNamNet Bridge – Workers at industrial zones nation-wide put a lot of hopes and wishes on the improvement of their living and working conditions ahead of upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and labourers.

 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Dinh Quy stressed the need for countries to come together to promote honest, constructive dialogue and have specific and pragmatic measures to build confidence.

 Vietnamese corvette 381 sailed for Brunei and Singapore on April 28 to take part in military exercises as part of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+).

 The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) invited Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich to speak on the second day of the upcoming 15th Shangri-La Dialogue on June 4.

 There were no surprises in the second round match of the Badminton Asia Championship on April 28 when Vietnamese Nguyen Tien Minh lost to world leading athlete Lin Dan in the men’s singles event.

 Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc on April 28 won the first gold medal for Vietnam at the Singapore Open Track and Field Championships in race walking by capturing the women’s 20-km bronze.

 The Vietnamese female weightlifting team are likely to earn a spot at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

Disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) surged to an estimated US$4.7 billion in the first four months, a year-on-year rise of 12 per cent, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.  

 Some 10ha of forest in U Minh Ha National Park in the southernmost province of Ca Mau was destroyed by a fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon and lasted until 2am.

 Co Gai Den Tu Hom Qua (Girl from Yesterday), a novel by best-sellering author Nguyen Nhat Anh, will be adapted for film in a project by CJ Entertainment Company.

 A photo exhibition has opened at the HCM City Book Pedestrian Street on Nguyễn Văn Bình Street in District 1 to celebrate the 41st anniversary of Reunification Day.    

VietNamNet Bridge - Ruoi linh den as called by Vietnamese, or Hermetia Illucens, are believed to be useful in treating organic waste.