The HCM City People’s Committee has authorized its Department of Tourism to cooperate with necessary departments and agencies to develop tours of Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

 Vietnamese striker, Nguyen Cong Phuong has ranked 3rd of top goal-scorers at the 2015 Asian U23 Football Championship qualifications.

 The French group Thylacine will present an electro music concert at Cargo Bar in HCM City on April 8, iLL Beats Saigon and the French Institute in HCM City have announced.

 If you thought Asia's manufacturing giants are just China, the Republic of Korea and Thailand, say hello to a new one: Vietnam.

 The 2015 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM) will take place in Hanoi from April 3-6, with the opening ceremony held on late April 2.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Anh Tuan, an antiques researcher and a member of the HCM City Antiques Association, has announced an exhibition for his biggest and most original statue collection, focussing on Buddhism and Hinduism.

 The Vietnamese sports sector has declared its 2015 goals of maintaining a seat in the top three at the Southeast Asian Games and securing at least 18 spots in the Olympic Games 2016.

 The PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation (PVEP) has reached a production-sharing contract (PSC) for blocks MD2 and MD4 off the coast of Myanmar with the Myanmar partner.

 Eleven Japanese banks, including Mitsui Sumitomo Banking Corp and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), will provide a 81 billion JPY (680 million USD) loan for the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to build a thermal power plant.

 The “Tu Lan Adventure Race” competition is set to take place between April 28 and May 1 to challenge nature lovers to adventurous games in Tu Lan rainforest and cave system in central Quang Binh province.

 Can Tho University, a member of the ASEAN University Network (AUN), announced that its biotechnology and aquatic farming training programmes have recently been accredited as AUN - Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) programmes.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an interview late last year with a Wall Street Journal reporter, the State Bank of Vietnam’s Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong said it was encouraging weak banks to voluntarily restructure themselves in 2015

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 VietNamNet Bridge – As one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Central Highlands, Voi (Elephant) Waterfall has made many visitors infatuated with its magnificent and impressive appearance as well as the story behind it.

 National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung and his Singaporean counterpart Halima Yacob agreed to strengthen parliamentary cooperation at regional and international inter-parliamentary forums during their talks in Hanoi on April 2.

 Leaders of various localities of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand gathered in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum to seek measures to foster their cooperation in the context of the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community at the end of 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The following business people are widely known in finance, construction, real estate and other fields,  but now they have turned to invest in aviation and are ready to pour hundreds of millions of US dollars into airport projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Quan (Customs) newspaper spoke to Nguyen Van Toan, vice chairman of the Foreign Investment Business Association, about a new wave of foreign investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Outstanding research works on the East Sea in 2014 were honoured with awards from the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi on March 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A watercolour art exchange exhibition opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi on April 1, displaying 47 artworks by 22 painters from Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.