The first National Cup round match will be kicked off today with all eyes on Hoang Anh Gia Lai versus Viettel tie at the Pleiku Stadium, Gia Lai Province.

 VN women beat hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) 4-0 in the Asian Nations Cup Chess Team Championship’s fourth match at the Novotel Abu Dhabi Al Bustan Hotel on Thursday.

 Defender Que Ngoc Hai has agreed to play for Song Lam Nghe An for two more years, signing a contract worth VND5 billion (US$217,000).

 V.League 1 side Hanoi FC have applied for permission to rename the club Saigon FC  tothe Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF).

VietNamNet Bridge – Second-hand items, regardless of origin or trademarkcan be brought to the market of Nhat Tao, District 11, HCM City for sale or exchange if they can be still used.

Dragon Bridge, which spans the Han River in the central city of Da Nang, won the 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award.

Vietnam hopes to see 3G and 4G networks covering 95 per cent of residential homes by 2020, according to Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam.

VietNamNet Bridge – At four years old, when most kids are busy with their toys, Nguyen Van Quan discovered his fondness for the traditional folk art and music of Viet Nam. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) proposal to extend the VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) housing stimulus package until disbursement of all associated funds is completed.

 A school security guard in Lao Cai Province has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting several children.

VietNamNet Bridge - The national foreign exchange reserves have reached $40 billion, the highest level so far, a source from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said March 24.

 The National Assembly (NA) and Government should take more radical measures to improve the investment climate, fight corruption and ensure food safety, lawmakers said during a plenary session yesterday.

 Premium cruise liners are currently in vogue for travel aficionados as they give holiday-makers a new tourist experience when discovering the beauty of sought-after destinations, according to Vietnamese travel agencies.

 Jetstar Pacific Airlines is planning to launch a new route connecting Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue with Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa on April 4.

 Vietnam is the second-most optimistic country in consumer confidence in the Asia-Pacific, following Myanmar, as per the MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence.

 Vietnamese disaster managers joined their counterparts from Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines at a training course on strengthening the capacity of disaster adaptation and relief.

 The National Assembly (NA) and Government should take more radical measures to improve the investment climate, fight corruption and ensure food safety in the years ahead, lawmakers said during a plenary session on April 1.

 The National Assembly convened a plenary session on April 1, focusing on the implementation of socio-economic tasks in 2015, the 2011-2015 socio-economic development plan and the land use plan for 2016-2020.

 The Communist Party USA attaches importance to the traditional bond with the Communist Party of Vietnam, said the visiting Chairman of the Communist Party USA.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moc Chau plateau in the northern upland province of Son La is famous for its tea farms. Nong Truong Moc Chau Town, established in 1968, is the biggest tea growing area of Vietnam, covering a total of nearly 75 square kilometers.

HCMC will need 70,000 workers Q2, HCM City asks for Netherlands’ help to cope with saltwater intrusion, Six fishermen rescued off Hoang Sa Island, 2,300ha of sugarcane damaged by salinization in Mekong Delta

 Thai electronics account for 70 percent of market share, Vietnam exporters cleared of charge on circumventing anti-dumping tax, Qatari bank considers Vietnam among fastest growing EMs, Mining industry to modernise

 The gateway worshipping festival of M’Nong ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong is held annually in the late third and early fourth lunar months.

On April 2, 460 of the 465 lawmakers approved a resolution on State President election and Mr Tran Dai Quang was elected as the new State leader.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City plans to demolish 120,000sq.m of dilapidated apartment buildings by 2020 and build 240,000sq.m of new apartments to replace them, according to its Department of Construction.