President Tran Dai Quang hosted a warm reception in Hanoi on April 19 for Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Konstantin Vnukov, assuring his guest that Russia is a high priority in Vietnam’s diplomatic policy.

VietNamNet Bridge - With its wild beauty, blue sea, the islands of Tu Binh, Robinson, Diep Son are the most beautiful islands of Khanh Hoa.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Truyen son mai Vietnam” is the theme of multiple cultural activities organized by the authority of Hanoi Old Quarter at different sites in the well-known area for tourists in the capital city.

 Fire destroys shops in Hai Duong, Tourists stuck on island taken to mainland, Vietnam to host ASEAN graphic arts contest and exhibition, Central city to build first community book centre, Vietnam commits to promoting gender equality

 VietNamNet Bridge - Business losses and wasteful spending resulting in trillions of VND debt have caused many seafood processing companies in the Mekong Delta to go insolvent. Some have had to go to jail.

Spending via e-commerce channels increased 37% year-on-year.

VietNamNet Bridge – “Furious & Lyrical,” which is among a series of concerts held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the HCMC Conservatory of Music, will take place on April 22 and feature piano ensemble works

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi could be hit by water shortages this summer because the Da River water pipeline no.1 faced risk of re-breaking, while a second pipeline will not be finished by its scheduled deadline,

With nearly half of its seafood exports going to Trans-Pacific Partnership member nations, Vietnam expects the trade deal to further boost exports to these markets.

 Some 200 working positions will be available at the 2016 French-Vietnamese Job Fair to be held at the Hanoi Intercontinental Westlake Hotel from 8a.m to 12p.m on April 23.

  Thailand has become Viet Nam's leading automobile exporter in the first quarter of this year, with a volume of more than 7,800 units, a 64.5 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.

 Japanese oil firm Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd (Idemitsu) and its partner Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd. (KPI) applied to register a joint venture company in Viet Nam to sell petroleum products.

Sowatco wants to withdraw from Saigon Centre, Moody’s: Remittances to Vietnam unaffected by oil price slump, Thailand largest vehicle exporter, $4 billion South Hoi An resort to break ground shortly

 Environmental police in Hanoi have seized 1.3 tonnes of food and additives whose origin is unknown and 10,000 packs of various kinds of candy.

 The Vietnamese Consulate General in Fukuoka, Japan, is actively carrying out measures to support Vietnamese nationals affected by the recent back-to-back earthquakes in Kumamoto Prefecture and its surrounding areas.

 Women take 24.2 percent of the seats in Vietnam’s National Assembly in the 13th tenure (2011 – 2016), ranking the country 54th among the 190 surveyed nations and fourth among the 10 ASEAN member states.

 Key Party officials from ministries, central agencies, organisations and provinces and cities are gathering at a national conference in Hanoi to study the Resolution and documents issued by the 12th National Party Congress.

A group of Vietnamese and international experts recently published the research on relations between rapid erosion in the Mekong Delta and human activities

VietNamNet Bridge – Many local and foreign tourists often pick Sapa as part of their journeys to the northwest of Vietnam to not only enjoy the cool climate and scenes but also explore the diverse cultures of ethnic minority groups

 Kieu Ky in Hanoi's Gia Lam District is the Vietnam's only village which specialises in laminating gold by hand.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have pointed out that it is unreasonable to impose low tax on discouraged products such as beer while imposing high taxes on milk. 

Vietnamese-American Nguyen Thanh Viet has won the Pulitzer Prize 2016 for his novel titled The Sympathizer.

 The International Travel Expo HCM City 2016 (ITE HCMC 2016) will be held from September 8-10 with 400 local and foreign companies participating from over 30 countries and territories.

 Vietnam registered a trade surplus of 1.36 billion USD in the first quarter of 2016, Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) newspaper reported. 

 The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) captured a Vietnamese fishing vessel with 14 crew members on April 17 accused of illegally fishing in waters off Tok Bali, Kelantan state.