Women in New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Viet Nam continue to outshine their regional peers, according to MasterCard's latest Index of Women's Advancement (H2 2014) released last week.

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 A fire that broke out on a Russian nuclear submarine at an Arctic naval shipyard has been put out, Russian media report.

 Some 250,000 people living in the Dong Van Rocky Plateau region in northern mountainous Ha Giang province have suffered for many years from a lack of water during the dry season.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Cong Vinh, Pham Thanh Luong and Nguyen Van Quyet have been shortlisted for the Golden Ball award, announced the organisers yesterday, April 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge - American singer Demi Lovato will join a music event called YAN Beatfest in HCM City this May.

 Miss Ao Dai Vietnam Tran Ngoc Lan Khue has been named by two famous magazines, (Missosology and Sash Factor), as a potential top 10 contestant for Miss World 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge – The information and communications ministry yesterday afternoon permitted Vietnam Television to air Vietnam Idol 2015, recognising that VTV spared no efforts to tighten its content management before broadcasting shows.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong coach Nguyen Thanh Son is hoping for a draw in their clash against South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League today, April 8.

  Lawmakers on April 7 discussed abolishing the death penalty for several crime categories as well as criteria for commuting capital punishment sentences to life imprisonment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Ho Van Du, the owner of Ngoc Linh ginseng garden, and former deputy head of an herb center, is called the “ginseng King”. He governs a sky-high area.

VietNamNet Bridge - ADB has predicted that Vietnam’s public debt may reach 60 percent of GDP by 2016.

  The Finance Ministry will inspect 20 foreign shipping companies located in big ports, including HCM City, Hai Phong and Hanoi this month, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said.

  The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam on April 7 signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bank for Foreign Trade of Russia to enhance the role and capacity, 

NA Standing Committee debate revised Penal Code, Binh Duong, Tokyu Group co-develop public transportation, Party Economic Commission Head meets EP trade official, PM meets with Quang Tri ancient citadel veterans

  A ceremonial welcome for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage took place at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on April 7, hosted by Chinese Party General Secretary and State President Xi Jinping. 

 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,