Hue launches ‘Golden Tourism Month’ program, Jetstar Pacific Airlines to open Hanoi-Hong Kong route in September, Central provinces meet shortage of available accommodation in peak season, Vietnamese tourism popularised in India

 Vietnam is willing to share its experience in developing nuclear electricity with Singapore, said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh.

 Samsung will start construction on the Samsung CE Ho Chi Minh City Complex (SEHC) at the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-tech Park with a total investment of 1.4 billion USD, reported Dau Tu (Vietnam Investment Review).

 Deputy PM meets new Brazilian, Russian ambassadors, Deputy PM hosts Lao economic commission head, Czech PM appreciates ties with Vietnam, NA Vice Chairwoman hails RoK association operations, Party delegation visits European trio

 The Government wants to speed up divestment of its stake in several companies including the Sai Gon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco), maker of Sai Gon Beer, whose chairman hopes to see a domestic buyer so that the iconic brand survives.

VietNamNet Bridge – Leaving his family in a bustling Saigon, Trinh Ba Dung went to Dalat to challenge himself in a new business: tourism. Along with several partners, Dung got an investment certificate to build a luxury resort named Dalatstars

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi, the capital city, is believed to be favored over other localities, but lags far behind them in the provincial competitiveness index.

 Thu Ha Construction and Trading Ltd. Co., a private firm based in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, is looking for partners to develop Dau Giay-Lien Khuong and Halong-Van Don expressways with a total investment of VND77 trillion (US$3.57 billion).

 Court upholds jail terms for two for selling babies, More than 300 workers hospitalized after food poisoning, Grandmother, grandchild crushed to death by train, More than 1,000 people in Cau Giay have no water, New test to detect neonatal jaundice

 A set of three stamps featuring the Hung Kings worship belief was issued on April 23 to mark the 2015 Hung Kings Tempe Festival.

VietNamNet Bridge – A phase 1 clinical trial of an inactivated influenza A/H5N1 pandemic vaccine candidate, involving 75 participants in Long An Province's Ben Luc District, has so far proven to safely induce immune responses

 Japanese investors stepping up presence in Vietnam, Siemens benefits Vietnam’s cement industry, Samsung Tops Vietnam’s 500 Fastest Growing Firms, Meat imported from EU up sixfold, Ba Ria-Vung Tau pepper brand launched

 The quota for public high schools students in HCM City this year is about 64,600, leaving approximately 14,000 students with no chance of receiving a public education which was generally known as best in the education system.

 The transport ministry has asked the government to allow electric cars to run in Viet Nam, apart from the four cities and provinces currently testing the vehicles for tourist purposes.

 National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan called for a prompt signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, describing it as a crucial step toward an elevated Asian- Pacific nexus.

 The Asia-American Gateway (AAG) submarine cable was cut again on April 23 morning, according to its management unit.

 Nguyen Thi Tru, 122, a resident of Da Phuoc commune, Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City, is the oldest living woman of record in the world, announced the Guinness World Records.

 VN nearly swept from Asian badminton champs; Duc wins U12 singles at national tennis event; Dung wins 12th stage of TV cycling cup

VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong suffered their fourth loss at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League yesterday, April 22, with Shandong Luneng beating them 3-1 in Jinan City, China. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Le Thuy Hai has bid farewell to V-League 1 team Becamex Binh Duong, following Binh Duong's loss to Shandong Luneng at the Asian Football Confederation Champions League yesterday.

 Vietnam is forecast to experience severe weather conditions in 2015, especially heat waves and droughts, according to the National Hydro-Meteorology Service (HMS).

 President Truong Tan Sang, who is in Jakarta, Indonesia to attend the Asian-African Conference (AAC) 2015, met with leaders and senior officials from Iran, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Mozambique on April 23.

When Dongbacshin fulfills the contract on building a 56,200-ton ship, Vietnam will be able to prove it can build big-tonnage vessels and list itself among the largest shipbuilders in the world.

 Physical activity has little role in tackling obesity - and instead public health messages should squarely focus on unhealthy eating, doctors say.

Talking to the press during the launch of a new Camry model in Hanoi on Tuesday, Yoshihisa Maruta, General Director of Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), denied that TMV would stop manufacturing cars to benefit from a 0% tax rate in 2018.