Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev advocated for expanding bilateral cooperation beyond oil & gas and energy during the Vietnam-Russia business forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 7.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has pushed for the signing of the Vietnam – European Union free trade agreement (FTA) in mid-2015, describing it as a key milestone to lift bilateral ties.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is a growing realization that the housing market with its vast array of housing projects is heating up and driving up real estate prices in an unsustainable fashion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant, has announced the list of top 20 Vietnamese Foods visitors need to try now.

 Quang Ninh People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Van Doc has asked local authorised agencies to finalise the plan to transport 38 captive bears to the Viet Nam Bear Rescue Centre before April 20.

 Five Vietnamese artists in printed painting will meet their seven Belgian counterparts at an art exhibition scheduled to take place in Hanoi from April 10-20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Here are some inventions by Vietnamese that are known worldwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi market gardeners established another 500 hectares of safe vegetables in the first quarter of this year.

VietNamNet Bridge – Through public-private partnerships, foreign companies in the food sector have been participating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in an effort to support farmers’ cultivation of input materials,

VietNamNet Bridge - With a new embalming preservation method, the bodies of patients who donate their bodies after death can be used in teaching surgery at the Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University in HCM City.

The high percentage of unemployed university graduates in Vietnam is higher than in other parts of the world and there are not enough skilled workers for the national economy, experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A TV series on the American war in South Viet Nam began airing on Viet Nam Television's VTV1 channel this week, as part of the station's screening to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's Reunification Day,

Chinese scholar Xu Liping from the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies provides insight into the significance of the Vietnam Communisty Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong's visit to China.

GrabTaxi is co-operating with the World Bank to provide local governments in Southeast Asia with innovative, open-source data technology to transform public transport for 620 million residents in the region, including Vietnam.

 At least six tonnes of clotted oil, spread over seven kilometres (km) of central Quang Tri Province's beaches, were collected today, the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment said.

  The board of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh Province has launched legal proceedings against two poachers accused of violating regulations on protection of endangered animals.

  Viet Nam won two gold medals at the 77th Singapore Open Track and Field Championships 2015 at the Singapore Sports Hub National Stadium.

  The Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper yesterday published a report that said caregivers at a welfare centre in HCM City smacked HIV-positive children and used slippers to force them to eat.

 The information and communications ministry yesterday decided to fine Viet Nam Television VND50 million (US$2,300) for broadcasting the Asia's Got Talent 2015 show without obtaining the ministry's permission.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam yesterday urged airline services to study and quickly add ambulifts to their equipment, if needed.

 Authorities from the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan have called for investment support from the Government and the World Bank in Vietnam to build a system of water reservoirs to cope with the prolonged droughts seen in recent years.

 With ordinary passports, Vietnamese citizens can travel freely to 44 countries in the world without needing to first obtain a visa.

 On April 7, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Beijing, beginning his official four-day visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping. 

 Russian and international media ran articles April 6-7 reporting on the Vietnam visit by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

  The Vietnamese Government has ratified a trade agreement with Laos, inked on March 3 this year.