To describe American tourism in short words, travelers would say “quality”, for Japanese tourism, it will be “respect, meticulous”, for Italy it will be “longing, romantic and luxury”. What words could be used to describe Vietnam’s tourism?

VietNamNet Bridge - The mothers are influential businesswomen with huge assets of trillions of dong, while the daughters follow in their mothers’ footsteps, holding important positions at businesses.

 Many trees in HCM City have suddenly died after being suspected of being poisoned.

 Fake certificates are not rare in Vietnam, in fact, the forgery market is so rampant that one official with a borrowed diploma to ascend the career ladder claimed that he thought it was no big deal.

 Local start-up Vntrip will co-operate with booking.com one of the world's biggest online accommodation booking websites.

 State-owned Vietnam Television (VTV) may divest from K+ paid TV following continuous losses at the satellite TV service.

 The Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City declared the end of Zika virus outbreak at the ward level on April 21.

 A century-old tree in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has been recognised as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE). 

 The Vietnamese Embassy in India hosted a tourism promotion event at Samrat Hotel in New Delhi on April 20, featuring tourism associations and travel agencies from both Vietnam and India.

 Cuba will continue creating favourable conditions for the enhancement of its relationship with Vietnam, particularly in economy and trade, a Cuban diplomat has said.

The coast guards of Vietnam and China are conducting a joint fishery patrol on shared fishing grounds in the Tonkin Gulf from April 19 – 23, Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.

The Foreign Ministry opened a conference on “Enhancing the comprehensive Asia-Europe Partnership in the 21 st century” in Hanoi on April 20 to review two decades of ASEM and make proposals on the grouping’s track in the third decade. 

 Vntrip.vn links with Booking.com for accommodation deal, Vietnam’s agriculture to profit from TPP: Argentine paper, Shrimp exports to China earn 64.8 million USD in two months, Vietnam woos European investors

 A massive explosion rocked a major petrochemical facility of Mexican national oil company Pemex in the Gulf state of Veracruz on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring dozens more,

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment may be pressured into renewing the exploration licence for debtor Besra Group’s Bong Mieu gold mine, as the licence is set to expire this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam becomes insolvent, this will have serious implications for the national economy, not just for several years, but for a few decades, economists have warned. 

French retailer Casino Group, will continue its export activities in Vietnam despite keeping off its roots in the retail sector while attracting both foreign and domestic interest as it moves forward with the selection of a new partner.

 Commonly used drugs for problems like colds, allergies, depression, high blood pressure and heart disease have long been linked to cognitive impairment and dementia.

 The National Golf Championship for Seniors will kick off at Thua Thien - Hue Province’s Laguna Lang Co Golf Course on April 30.

Becamex Binh Duong’s trip to the Asian Football Confederation Champions League ended yesterday after their 0-3 loss to Jiangsu Suning in the fifth round match of Group E.