A Vietnamese delegation led by Major General Vu TienTrong, Director of the Defence Ministry's Institute for International Relations, attended the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials Meeting Plus in Vientiane, Laos on April 24.

 The 11th fishery patrol between the coast guards of Vietnam and China in shared fishing grounds in the Gulf of Tokin ended successfully on April 23 after nearly a week, according to the Vietnam Maritime Police High Command.

Vietnam and China have agreed to step up their cooperation in less sensitive maritime issues during the eighth round of talks between working groups from the two countries, which was held in Qingdao from April 19-22.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, an agricultural country which has great advantages to produce natural foods, still has to import products of this kind for domestic consumption.

VietNamNet Bridge - Wildlife conservation organizations have voiced their concern about the increasingly high number of wild animal farms in Vietnam, saying that the existence of the farms make it difficult to control wildlife trafficking.

VietNamNet Bridge - Aircraft tubeless tire is one of six works awarded with first prize at the 13th National Technical Innovation Competition. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Statistics of the Ministry of Construction showed the value of real estate inventories had fallen to around VND44.85 trillion by the end of quarter one from roughly VND50.89 trillion late last year.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The lemon tea, draught beer, and coffee shops at the "international crossroads of Ta Hien” are increasingly and crowded on weekend evenings.

The Ministry of Education and Training has released legal documents to control the universities’ training scale and quality, but  schools still can escape through legal loopholes and enroll more and more students.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 20,000 businesses were dissolved or stopped operation within one quarter. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s public debt obligations have been soaring rapidly in recent years, according to a report of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

 Major bridge and road project likely to be divided into two, ADB proposes seawall road to adapt to climate change, Free performances on Pedestrian Street attract thousands, Work on My Thuan 2 bridge may start in 2017

 VietNamNet Bridge – Heart Beat, a HCMC-based group of DJs from different countries, will host a gig of DJ Shifted from London and two other popular artists – Heart Beat founder Chris Wolter and visual artist Erol – in HCMC

Vietnam could only escape the middle-income trap by developing the manufacturing and industry sector to create new products, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) heard yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Centuries-old communal houses have gone underappreciated, but a group of history lovers wants to help popularise the structures’ cultural and aesthetic values.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Financial problems have forced Doan Nguyen Duc, president of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, known as one of the most influential businessmen, to mortgage his shares, cows and football academy to get loans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have proposed using the Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal as a reservoir to regulate water as urban floods have become more serious during the rainy season in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ba Hon Dam is one of more than 30 islands in Ba Lua Archipelago off the coast of Son Hai Commune, Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province. It has three islets – Dam Duoc, Dam Duong and Dam Gieng.

State-run animation firm to launch IPO next week, VN firms investing abroad, Three strategies for firms to benefit from FTAs, VCCI introduces Corporate Sustainability Index, BIDV sets lower pre-tax profit target

 VietNamNet Bridge – The oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry charmed Nguyen Anh Tuan, 24, that he made a research about it. The research received the Inoue Yasushi Award 2016, that honours foreign individuals

For too many students their university years end with them becoming disillusioned about their future job prospects.

 Vietnam works to ensure water security, Police discover 780kg of pork fat processed illegally, Drought damage to agriculture escalates, US$250 mln and counting, Over 46% female workers have gynaecological diseases

 VietNamNet Bridge – High-quality flower farming has helped make farmers in Ha Noi’s suburban districts become more prosperous in recent years,

 VietNamNet Bridge - More than 60 percent startups have been using information technology (IT) in their business. Small and medium enterprises now tend to use IT to create their competitiveness, but the IT application index still remains modest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – International exhibitions are starting to take in Vietnamese lacquer art pieces, evidence that the art form is gaining a presence in the global creative community.