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Vietnam, Italy hold second defence policy dialogue

 The Defence Ministries of Vietnam and Italy should enhance the effectiveness of their cooperation mechanism, a Vietnamese senior officer said at the second defense policy dialogue between the two countries held in Italy.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc: ASEAN should uphold community spirit

ASEAN member states need to uphold their responsibility and the community’s spirit, especially a common stance, on international and regional issues, towards increasing the bloc’s position in the international arena, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Vietnam, Brunei leaders agree to foster cooperation

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah agreed to further enhance bilateral partnership in trade, industry, agriculture and tourism at their meeting on April 29. 

30th ASEAN Summit opens in Manila

 The 30th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened in Manila, the Philippines on April 29 with the attendance of leaders of 10 ASEAN member nations.

Prime Minister discusses ties with Myanmar leader

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Myanmar state counsellor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi on April 28 on the occasion of 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines.

Prime Minister meets with Malaysian counterpart

 Prime Minister Nguy​en Xu​an Ph​uc met with his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Aril 28 after arriving in Manila for the 30th ASEAN summit.

Lebanese President vows to further enhance ties with Vietnam

 President of Lebanon Michel Aoun said he will pay special attention to further enhancing the Vietnam-Lebanon ties in a recent meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt and Lebanon Do Hoang Long.

Vietnam, Thailand coordinate to fight illegal offshore fishing

 Vietnam and Thailand will work together to educate their people on not illegally fishing off each nation’s waters and issue joint advance warnings against the act, the Prime Ministers of the two countries said.

UNESCO values Vietnam’s contributions

 Vietnam has made practical and concrete contributions to realising the mission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the head of the UN agency said.

The historic tank 390

Tank number 390 crashed through the gates of Independence Palace, the last stronghold of the Sai Gon regime at noon on April 30, 1975, heralding the end of the war.

Book launch “Trois nuage au pays des nénuphars” by Nuage Rose

VietNamNet Bridge  - On May 9, L’Espace Hanoi will hold a conference andmeeting with author Nuage Rose on the occasion of publishing her book Three Clouds in the Country of Lotus in Vietnamese.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 30/4

 Bac Ninh leads in 4M foreign investment, 4M agri export turnover exceeds $10.8 billion, Software sector posts high export value, Banks want higher ATM transaction fees, Many banks do not pay dividends

Vietnamese fintechs and the $35 billion dream

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is an attractive fintech market with estimated value of $35 billion. However, it has lagged behind in the last 10 years.

French pianist Célimène Daudet to perform in Hanoi next month

 VietNamNet Bridge – French pianist Célimène Daudet will have a soloist night at the Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi on May 11th.

Film scoring workshop with British composer Michael Price in Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge - Come to join a workshop with British composer Michael Price, who won an Emmy award for outstanding music composition for the BBC TV series Sherlock, in HCM City this May. 

17 young artists to join exhibition & music night “Hinge – A Transition”

“Hinge – A Transition,” an event organized by 17 young people to depict life in Vietnam during the transition between the old and the new century will take place at Hanoi Rock City, Hanoi on May 7.

Microsoft Teams launched in Vietnam

 Microsoft officially launched Microsoft Teams - the chat-based workspace in Office 365, on Thursday in Viet Nam.

Work begins on $80 million wind project in Dong Nai

 Viet Nam’s TSV Investment JSC and Singapore’s wind energy developer The Blue Circle kicked off construction of Dam Nai wind project in Ninh Thuan Province on Friday.

Minister carries out Formosa inspection

 A year after it caused mass fish deaths by discharging untreated waste directly into the sea, an inspection has found Formosa having addressed 52 of 53 environmental violations.

Da Nang dedicates first urban road tunnel

 Following six months of construction, the central city inaugurated its first road tunnel at the intersection of Le Duan and Tran Phu streets on the west bank of the Han River yesterday.