Hai quits as Binh Duong coach

 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.

Severe weather conditions expected in VN in 2015

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

President meets Iran, DPRK, Mozambique leaders, officials

 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.

Vietnam builds 56,200-ton ships, happy to be outsourcing provider

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.

Exercise 'not key to obesity fight'

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

Toyota Vietnam will not stop auto manufacturing in VN

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.

Vietnamese model Cha Mi on Vogue Italy

 VietNamNet Bridge - The website of Italian Vogue has published a set of photos of Vietnamese model Cha Mi titled "Searching for Wings Sometime." 

In pictures: Iconic works of HCM City of the past 40 years

Phu My Hung urban area, Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, and Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal are three of six major new symbols of HCM City that have been built in the past 40 years, the Vietnam Record Organization announced recently.

Images: Thousands of soldiers practice for April 30 parade

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of soldiers are practicing for the parade to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the southern region and national reunification (April 30, 1975 – April 30, 2015) in HCM City.

Techcombank has foreign CEO

 VietNamNet Bridge - Murat Yuldashev from Kazakhstan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Vietnam Technological and Commercial Bank (Techcombank) after two years serving as the managing director.

Southern Bank to be merged with Sacombank

 VietNamNet Bridge – The merger of the Southern Bank with the Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial JS Bank (Sacombank) was approved Monday at the shareholders’ meeting of Southern Bank.

VN Coast Guard’s largest vessel joins joint patrol with China

 VietNamNet Bridge - This is the first time the two most modern ships of the Vietnam Coast Guard (8001 and 8003) have participated in a joint Vietnam-China patrol for fisheries inspections in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Resident writer from Hanoi honored at Festive Hollywood Gala

 VietNamNet Bridge - Tim Napper from Hanoi, Vietnam was honored Sunday night, April 12, at the 31st Annual L. Ron Hubbard Achievement awards at the prestigious Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

USAID launches wildlife crime tech challenge in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched the Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge to reward innovative science and technology solutions that help combat wildlife trafficking in Vietnam.

Laptops exit stage in experimental music night

VietNamNet Bridge – A special night of experimental music, making sounds with everything but a laptop, will take place on Friday, May 1 at ATK.  

Chinese try to capture pepper market

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese farmers have been warned that Chinese businesses might play nasty tricks in an attempt to control the Vietnamese pepper market.

VN President attends plenary sessions, meets world leaders

 President Truong Tan Sang attended the second and third plenary sessions of the Asian-African Conference and met world leaders in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 22.

Vietnam hopes for early conclusion of TPP talk with US

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung expressed hope for early conclusion of negotiations with the US on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (PPP) deal while meeting US Trade Representative Michael Froman in Hanoi on April 22.

Google launches Project Fi mobile phone network

 Google has detailed its plan to run a mobile phone network in the US.

Deputy PM cracks whip at high pollution thermal plant

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Primer Minister Hoang Trung Hai has called for severe self-criticism from the managers of the Vinh Tan Thermal Plant No 2 and ordered them to ensure there is no more environmental pollution

Travel firms: MICE tour sales fare better this year

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many travel companies have reported better sales and higher demand in the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) segment this year than last year despite a decline in international arrivals.

Ebola drug cures monkeys infected with West African virus strain

An experimental drug has cured monkeys infected with the Ebola virus, US-based scientists have said. 

New provision applies to real estate enterprises

 2014 Law on Real Estate Business (2014 LOREB”) coming in force from 1st July 2015, provides new legal points that real estate enterprises, local and foreign investors should be aware of.

Mediterranean migrants crisis: EU to hold emergency summit

 EU leaders are due to hold an emergency summit on ways to stem the number of migrants risking the perilous journey across the Mediterranean.

Vietnamese athletes recognized in world

 Outstanding faces in Vietnam’s sports have gained some good achievements in the world.