VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese tourism authority has launched what is seen as the biggest travel promotion program of the year to fuel domestic travel growth and arrest the continued fall in international visitor arrivals.

VietNamNet Bridge - The weaker euro and lower consumer spending are making it more difficult for Vietnamese exporters to enter the European market.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has said that dividends each commercial bank can pay to their shareholders must not be higher than 9 percent.

 Action movie Furious 7 has taken $384 million (£257 million) at the global box office in its opening weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chen Kieu Pagoda (Sro Loun) is a Khmer-styled pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

VietNamNet Bridge - Y Ty, one of the poorest communes in Lao Cai Province's Bat Xat District, has become an attractive tourism destination in recent years due to its natural beauty.

Given that imports of completely built cars (CBU) from China is increasing massively as the import tariff on CBU is lower than those of auto components, the Vietnam Mechanics Association has filed a petition asking for the government’s help.

 An explosion has ripped through a chemical plant in south-eastern China's Fujian province, sparking a major fire.

 South Korea's Samsung Electronics has forecast a quarterly operating profit of about 5.9 trillion won ($5.44bn; £3.65bn) for the first three months of 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip has signed a three-year partnership agreement with two-time European Tour winner Robert Rock to become its brand ambassador and touring professional.

 Viet Nam will focus on adapting to the impact of climate change and reducing losses caused by natural disasters from now till 2020.

  The Bank For Investment and Development of Vietnam Insurance Co (BIC) plans to issue a maximum of 41 million shares to foreign strategic investors, according to a document sent to shareholders before the annual shareholders' meeting on April 20.

 The Mekong Housing Bank (MHB) will collaborate with the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) to complete their merger this year.

  Vietnam may be forced to water down a new law designed to shore up its pension system after tens of thousands of workers protested against the changes in a strike that lasted nearly a week.

 The government has decided to raise the Vietnam Asset Management Company's (VAMC) charter capital to VND2 trillion (US$93.89 million) from VND500 billion (US$23.47 million).

 Piaggio Vietnam, part of the Italian scooter giant Piaggio Group, is considering increasing its presence in the Vietnamese market through stepping into larger-wheel scooter segment this year.

 Vietnamese gymnasts won two silver and two bronze medals at the Suzuki World Cup 2015 held in Tokyo, Japan on April 4-5, announced the Gymnastics Division under the National Sports Administration.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera's (HBSO) chamber music on April 9 will feature top Vietnamese violinist Bui Cong Duy and the well-known Trio Fugu from the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam hopes to collect a total of VND1.3 trillion (US$60.4 million) from a programme titled Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) this year.

 The Hue Golden Week of Tourism will take place on April 22-28 with a series of promotions at heritage sites, offering visitors an eclectic choice of discounted tours and bonus services.

 The Vietnam-India IT and Foreign Language Centre was inaugurated in Nha Trang city in central Khanh Hoa province on April 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's biggest electro and experimental music event, the Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival, will start on Thursday.

 A company based in the central province of Khanh Hoa was recently recognised as the owner of the biggest number of salangane islands and the highest yield of natural salangane nests in Asia.

 Two US Navy vessels arrived at Tien Sa port in central Da Nang city on April 6, commencing a five-day visit to the coastal locality.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young rising star Nguyen Tran Trung Quan won the New Artist and Album of the Year at the Cong Hien (Devotion) Music Awards.