Viet retains yellow jersey; David wins singles, doubles; My Khe to host kayak race

VietNamNet Bridge – Rocker Pham Anh Khoa and his PAK band will play for free during their tour of 10 colleges and universities in HCM City. 

Iran's foreign minister has called for "urgent humanitarian assistance" in Yemen after a Saudi-led coalition ended air strikes against Houthi rebels.

VietNamNet Bridge - A 70 percent increase in freight charges is expected to lead to a doubling or tripling of transport costs for seafood companies.

Vietnam is changing rules to allow foreign investors bigger stakes in local banks in its latest move to rebuild a financial sector battered by bad debt, according to the country's prime minister.

METRO Cash & Carry Vietnam (MCC) will have to pay VND507 billion (US$23.8 million) as additional tax to the State budget.

 It seems cultivation is like playing a game of chance as most Vietnamese farmers are uncertain whether they can sell their output at harvest or not. However, watermelon growers in the central region have never won the game for years.

  Vaccines produced in Vietnam were eligible for export, according to Lahouari Belghabi, a representative from the World Health Organisation.

 The United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Vietnam's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade between the country and Southeast Asia.

 NA Chairman congratulates speaker of Japan’s lower house, Vietnam, Czech Republic reflect on past, look to future, Switzerland intensifies cooperation with ASEAN, Vietnam treasures partnership with Azerbaijan

 Five days of searching for the two missing Su-22 fighter jets produced more debris but no sign of the two pilots, according to Lieutenant General Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army.

 Almost all shareholders at the annual general meeting of PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV Gas) last Friday approved a plan to invest a combined VND7 trillion (US$325.5 million) in 30 major projects this year.

 The Politburo has issued Resolution No 39-NQ-TW on streamlining and restructuring the contingent of public and civil workers.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has successfully concluded his Indonesia visit to attend the 24th World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia on April 20-21 at the invitation of WEF President Klaus Schwab.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An autumn morning, we visited Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Dalat City, one of the five largest national parks of Vietnam.

 Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc joined officials from Asian and African countries at a forum in Jakarta on April 21 to discuss policies, experience and challenges in sea and ocean management to realise sustainable development goals.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the 26 th ASEAN Summit in capital Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi city, Malaysia from April 26-27.

 President Truong Tan Sang arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 21, starting his three-day visit for the 2015 Asian-African Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference.

 The United Overseas Bank (UOB) and Vietnam's Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade between the country and Southeast Asia.

VietNamNet Bridge - While other governments worldwide have set up national standards for indoor air, Vietnam, which faces serious air pollution, still does not have a set of standards.