VietNamNet Bridge - Nineteen tours throughout Vietnam were designed for delegates attending the 132nd IPU in Hanoi this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge - New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam, Haike Manning, has announced that the two countries are establishing a direct air route, which is expected to open in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) plans to simplify the procedures on business registration but lawyers say this may do more harm than good.

 Fun run, music fest to be held in District 2, The Art of Remixing to open at Goethe, New York jazz diva returns to Le Club, Int'l music festival set for Hanoi Rock City, Da Nang to hold first Light Festival, 2015 Summer Book Fair to open

 ‘Made in Vietnam’ label popular in RoK, Singapore, Emart fast tracks supermarket centre in HCM City, VIB named a leading Asian Trade Bank, Automobile imports from India surge high, Industrial production up 9.1 percent in Q1

 Garbelotto appointed national basketball coach; U23s to gather again in May for SEA Games strategy; Minh knocked out of Malaysia Open tournament

 A Russian trawler has sunk off the Kamchatka peninsula, with 54 sailors so far confirmed dead.

 A direct air route linking the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will be launched on April 26, with one-way fare set at 840,000 VND (around 38.6 USD).

 Rescued seamen reach home, Fire destroys Tan Phu mattress workshop, Boy drowns in Ngan Mo River, Ministry to install supervision system on highways, RoK province seeks medical engagement with Binh Duong

 March marked the 10th consecutive month of international visitors to Vietnam declining, according to figures of the General Statistics Office (GSO).

 South Korea’s CJ CheilJadang Corporation has expressed interest in acquiring a stake at Vissan, a domestic meat processor and supplier, to speed up its investment in the Vietnam market with a focus on food, food processing, husbandry and agriculture.

 The HCMC government has urged relevant departments to consider a proposal by a Korean investor to develop a US$180-million plant to burn waste and generate electricity using Stoker technology of South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T is looking to defeat the defending champions Becamex Binh Duong in the late eighth round of the Toyota V.League 1 tomorrow, April 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After 18 years since it was licenced, the $50 million America International Hospital has yet to come into operation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Qatar National Bank recently opened its representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, with the desire to promote development of trade between Qatar and Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The first direct flights from Hanoi to Kenya will take about nine hours, instead of nearly 14 hours as before.

Vietnamese chess star Le Quang Liem moved up 13 notches to 52nd position in the latest world men’s rankings, a big step towards resuming his super grandmaster title lost a few months ago.

 Leading Korean retailer Emart on March 31 unveiled its plan to open its first Emart hypermarket in Viet Nam in HCM City's Go Vap District, one of the most populous areas in HCM City, with total investment capital of US$60 million.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Ly Hoang Nam continued with his winning streak at the Indonesia F1 Futures tennis tournament, easy defeating host player Anthony Susanto 6-3, 6-1 yesterday in Tarakan City.

 Rapper Suboi has been the first Vietnamese artist to appear at the global music festival, South by Southwest (SXSW).

 A beautiful cave system with magnificent stalactites has been discovered on the Dong Van karst plateau near Lung Khuy village commune in the northernmost province of Ha Giang.

 Parents of children who ride electric bikes or ride pillion without wearing a helmet will be fined between VND100,000-200,000 (US$4.60-9.30) from next month, Hanoi Traffic Safety Committee has said.

 A musical show dealing with the fading of tradition as urbanisation approaches will be staged in Hanoi on April 4 and 5.

 The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will maintain close coordination with the Vietnamese Government as the biggest official development assistance (ODA) partner of Japan , according to JICA Representative Chief Mori Mutsuya.

 Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Bac Son has reiterated the State’s stance on non-privatisation of the press and declared the reorganisation of press association activities.