VietNamNet Bridge – Theatres that stage dramas in HCM City are facing unprecedented financial difficulties, while dramas aimed at adults are losing audiences, according to the director of the IDECAF Drama Theatre.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the drum beat signals the end of the school day, groups of students from Luong Yen primary school in Ha Noi’s Hai Ba Trung District flock towards the school gate, then head to nearby food stalls.

 Economists last Friday urged the Government to tighten management of public spending to reduce the budget deficit and to ease pressures caused by the public debt.

 Hundreds of Vietnamese in Germany, on April 24, gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate General based in Munich to protest against China’s illegal actions in the East Sea.

 The National Election Council (NEC) on April 26 released a list of 870 official candidates to run for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly (NA). 

 The Vietnam-Brazil Friendship Association held its second national congress in the 2016-2020 term, on April 26 in Hanoi, to boost the two countries’ cooperation in a wide range of fields.

 Vietnam is committed to macro-economic stability and the best possible conditions for foreign investors in the country, including Goldman Sachs, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

Today the Government of Vietnam, the United Nations and partners are appealing to the international community to support a US$48.5 million emergency response plan to address the worsening El Niño drought.

The growth of MICE in Vietnam has been one of the nation’s tourism success stories in recent years.  According to the Hoa Binh Group - a leading MICE agency in Vietnam, the MICE market in 2015 saw year on year growth over 20 percent. 

 The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has warned of more mass fish deaths in the central coastal area of Vietnam due to the impending hot weather.

For $7.18, travel aficionados can now enjoy a one-day train tour to Thuy Chau tourist site in Di An town, the neibouring province of Binh Duong, from Ho Chi Minh City’s outskirts via Sai Gon Railways JSC’s new routes.

 Vuong Thi Huyen won a silver medal at the Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special mountain market by ethnic groups in the northern province of Dien Bien will be set up on the outskirts of Ha Noi.

 China has banned drug wholesalers from selling vaccines, state media said on Monday, after a scandal in which about $90 million worth of improperly stored vaccines was suspected of being sold illegally in dozens of provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge - With Idemitsu and its partner KPI planning to distribute petroleum products from Nghi Son Oil Refinery, a way out for Nghi Son has been found. 

 Many people in HCM City are bizarrely ignoring health risks and going fishing directly from the city’s sewage system.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Wall Street Journal, Tan Hiep Phat Beverage Group, one of the largest drink firms in Vietnam, is seeking foreign investors, through selling a minority stake.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Painter Nguyen Quoc Dan’s 11 artworks with the themes “Non Cubism - Portrait 2016” will be displayed at the exhibition of the same name at 12 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, HCM City from April 27-May 5.

 Deaths from malaria in Angola this year look set to outstrip 2015 as a health crisis that includes one of the country's worst yellow fever outbreaks in decades spreads,

 Ukraine held memorial services on Tuesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which permanently poisoned swathes of eastern Europe and highlighted the shortcomings of the secretive Soviet system.

VietNamNet Bridge - Though demand has increased as foreigners are now allowed to own houses in Vietnam, real estate developers dare not raise selling prices.

Thanh An island village in Can Gio district is seen as a right place for summer holidays where you can enjoy mild weather and beautiful landscapes while staying away from bustling cities.

Toyota recalls more than 700 Innova cars, Ministry launches SME development fund, Keppel Land buys 500 bln VND of bonds, April consumer price index expands 0.33%, Construction begins on US$4 billion five-star resort project

For the first time Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will meet and hold talks with 3,000 workers in Dong Nai province and in southeastern localities on April 30.

  PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 25 in Hanoi presided over the first meeting with ministerial and sectorial leaders seeking to remove obstacles arising in the enforcement of the Laws on Enterprises and Investment.