VietNamNet Bridge – American expat artist Heather McClellan will present her Vietnamese-inspired lacquer artworks at the Flex exhibition, which will open in Ha Noi from Friday, April 17.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's number one player Ly Hoang Nam advanced to the second round of the ITF's Asian Closed Junior Championships, after beating India's Aryan Goveas on Monday

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged the southern Kien Giang provincial authorities to finalise the Phu Quoc special economic zone master plan soon.

 Viet Film Fest to kick off with ‘Huong Ga’, Queen Mother’s rickshaw to be displayed in Hue, Watercolours paint a picture, HCM City to host 2nd Vietnam Book Day next week, Ceremony worships Deities of Earth and Crop in Hue

 The Vinacomin - Minerals Holding Corporation (VIMICO) will hold its initial public offering on April 23 on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hospital fees will continue to rise since staff salaries will be paid from hospitals' revenues from next year, the Ministry of Health's financial planning department has warned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city's investigation police have arrested four persons for violating forest exploitation and protection regulations in the special-use Ba Na-Nui Chua zone.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The traffic police in District 7 of HCM City were recently equipped with helmet cameras that, they said, would help them catch traffic violators with clear proof.

Experts estimate that 66 percent of computers in Vietnam have been infected with malware, which is a “relatively high” percentage, said Nguyen Huy Dung, deputy head of the Information Security Department. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite many efforts to improve the environment, air pollution caused by traffic activities has been increasing steadily over the last 10 years.

An estimated 617,895 international arrivals were recorded in Vietnam in March, down 10.4 percent from February and 12.9 percent from the same period last year, marking the 10th consecutive month of decline.

 The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has announced its investor for the development of the build-operate-transfer (BOT) portion of the Phu Quoc international passenger port.

 An estimated 30 hotels offering 5,000 rooms—including 3,600 five-star rooms—are scheduled to be newly available in Hanoi this year, according to the Hanoi Department of Statistics.

 A joint statement and a three-year cooperation programme agreement were signed by representatives from the Ministries of Justice from Vietnam and Germany on April 14 in Hanoi.

The prolonged drought seen recently in the Central Highlands region has lead to the severe exhaustion of water reservoirs in Dak Lak province, interrupting the operation of local hydropower plants.

 Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong admitted rising numbers of drug addicts and high drug-use areas at the 10th meeting of the National Assembly Committee for Social Affairs held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14.

HCM City promotes links with Slovak locality, PM requests living essentials for farmers in dry spell, Roles of 1975 Spring Offensive headquarters highlighted, Poverty alleviation needs more support

 VietNamNet Bridge - The central area of Ba Na peak has been expanded in the form of a French-style village, with works simulating seven landmarks in France.

HCM City, considered a financial center of Vietnam, could lose its stock market in the future because the watchdog agency plans to merge the Hanoi and HCM City stock exchanges into one Vietnam Stock Exchange headquartered in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Military Cinema Studio produced a new documentary celebrating the nation's unification in 1975.