Dr. Philipp Rösler, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and former German Vice-Chancellor, met young Vietnamese in Hanoi on April 25 to discuss startups in the context of global integration.

 The death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 654 people, the country's emergency management authority said on Saturday.

From "civil arms" such as fishing boats, marine surveillance vessels and giant oil rigs to occupying rocks and turning them into artificial islands to serve “civil purpuses”, China has revealed the plot of militarization in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - Taking losses in business, wasting money and incurring trillions of dong debts, some ‘seafood kings’ in Mekong River Delta have fallen from their pinnacle of prosperity into insolvency.

 Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage in the Ivory Coast in the early hours of Sunday morning,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vinh Hy Bay is known for the blue sea, white sand and relatively unspoiled landscape, suitable for those who love adventure traveling and the sea world.

Tan Duc industrial park has decided to withdraw the lawsuit against the Japanese confectionery producer-Tango Candy Co. Ltd. from the Duc Hoa District People’s Court to send to the Ho Chi Minh City Commercial Arbitration Centre.

 The New York Times recently published an article by Frank Rose about an artist collective that addresses the mingled destinies of the US and Vietnam.

Actor Ray Lui from Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and Macau casino tycoon Chau Cheok Wa were invited to April 24 event in the central Quang Nam province’s Hoi An ancient town.

 All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline group by revenue and passenger number, is expected to earn around $9.1 million annually from the acquisition of a stake in national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

 Da Nang lags behind on FDI, Hoa Sen opens pipe factory in Binh Dinh, Three-fourths of consumers buy homecare goods at supermarkets, HCM City’s first quarter IIP grows 5.7%, IFC provides financing for Puma suppliers in Vietnam

 Pham Thi Hue yesterday earned the 15th Olympic slot for Vietnam after her success during the rowing qualification tournament in South Korea.

 Nguyen Thi Hai brought home three gold medals from the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, which wrapped up in Beijing, China yesterday.

  The long-awaited multi-billion US dollar refinery project is facing an uncertain future after nearly three years of registration for investment.

 When Singaporean Alvin Koh was running his coffee shop in Ha Noi 's Tay Ho District a few years ago, he noticed that it was nearly impossible to track the number of customers who came back to the shop, in essence, their loyalty to the place.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has asked provincial departments of education and training to build swimming pools in schools to give swimming training to students.

 A dead whale found on a beach in central Thua Thien - Hue yesterday morning has provided clear evidence of an environmental incident taking place in the coastal stretch of four central provinces.

Three people died and six others were hospitalised for gas asphyxiation on Saturday morning in Hung My Commune, in the southernmost Ca Mau Province’s Cai Nuoc District, after a biogas tank purportedly leaked near their houses.

  Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has called on all countries to exert highest efforts and ambitions to implement their submitted intended nationally determined contributions to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.

 Vietnam’s national futsal team could not surprise Japan in their friendly match in Kariya, Japan on April 22.

 Ho Chi Minh City successfully defended its title at the National Vovinam Clubs Championships which closed in the southern province of An Giang on April 22.

  A several-century-old banyan tree in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue has been certificated as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment.

 The national qualifying round of the 2016 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) in Thai Nguyen province opened on April 24.

About 50 Vietnamese and people from other nations in Switzerland on April 23 protested in Zurich against Chinese violations of Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty and international law in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Hoang Anh Gia Lai tied 10-man Song Lam Nghe An in a goalless match during the V.League’s round seven yesterday in the Central Highlands city of Pleiku.