Vietnam has set a goal to reach the top five ASEAN aviation markets by 2020 under a project to restructure the local aviation sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many incinerators in Viet Nam are discharging high amount of dioxins into the environment, according to a new research.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that after swallowing a number of Vietnamese companies, Thai billionaires will take the next steps to turn Vietnam into their production bases from which Thai products will be distributed globally.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Tourism Year 2015 has been recently kicked off in the central province of Thanh Hoa under the theme “Connecting World Heritage Sites” striving to maximise the value of Vietnam’s heritages,

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietjet recently unveiled its plans to launch direct flights connecting Vietnam with China. The announcement was made at a ceremony held in Beijing during the official visit to China by Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong

Five fishermen rescued off coast of Da Nang, Food firm found guilty of unhygienic practise, Police catch animal traders, Hanoi to rescue residents from risk of sewage floods, Marine police seize 135,000 tonnes of oil

 Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has formally entered the 2016 race for the White House in a bid to become the first woman US president.

 The Belgian Beer Festival will be organised for the first time late this month in HCM City, following its first appearance in Ha Noi last year.

 FPT Corp. announced the appointment of Uwe Schlager as Director of its Mergers and Acquisitions division on Thursday.

 Now that Viet Nam's internet penetration rate has reached 45 per cent, Opera Software has joined hands with Viettel to bring Vietnamese without internet onto the web through their mobile devices in 2015.  

 The domestic automobile industry faces the risk of collapse, with both consumers and manufacturers shifting to imports, according to the Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though her mother and teachers constantly tell her to wear a helmet when riding her electric bike to school, Nguyen Thi Thu Hang of HCM City's Tan Binh District does not because she does not "like it."

 Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will pay an official visit to Vietnam from April 16-18, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 12.

 Vietnam’s central Da Nang City will host the ASEAN ICT Awards' ceremony in November as part of the Meeting of the ASEAN Telecommunications and IT Ministers (TELMIN).

 To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the war with the US, the Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi is showing a photo exhibition of National Geographic photographer Catherine Karnow.

 Vinh fails to retain title; U13 football festival kicks off; Pencak silat comp gets started; Hau grabs yellow jersey

Son Tra-Ngu Hanh Son's Forest Protection Department has decided to prosecute a criminal case for the illegal killing three Red-Shanked Doucs, an animal listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a national project to reform textbooks and curriculum for schools.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam star Nguyen Cong Phuong failed to inspire Hoang Anh Gia Lai in their 0-2 loss to Song Lam Nghe An yesterday (April 12) at Vinh Stadium.

 The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group or PetroVietnam failed to meet its financial targets in the first quarter of this year.

 Individuals, enterprises and organisations will be allowed to decide the fees for domain name registration, as the government is set to only charge fees for the use of domain names.

Vietnam’s team have won 9 medals, including one gold and six silvers, during the first 7 competition days at the World Junior Weightlifting Championship in Peru, which will end on April 12.

VietNamNet Bridge - Investing in agriculture projects is a choice made by industrialists who have realized that the profits in their core business fields have dried up. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 500 members of Vespa Clubs from Australia, Thailand, Laos, the US and Viet Nam will enjoy a two-day (April 28-29) rendezvous in Da Nang and Hoi An cities.

 The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam ) and the Vietnam Lilama Mechanical Corporation (Lilama) signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the Song Hau 1 thermoelectricity plant project in Hanoi on April 10.