VietNamNet Bridge – Master of Culture Huu Ngoc's life is a bridge that connects Vietnamese culture with the world. Though he is nearing his 100th year, he still has a great passion for writing and research.

 Simple greed has fuelled many people to use harmful chemicals in the production of food, wreaking destruction on the environment despite the dire consequences it has for their fellow country people.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lack of incentives, costs, and people's lack of awareness of environmental protection are thought to be the reasons for the failure of the national bio-fuel project.

 The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of three Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 Ministers and Cabinet members on April 9 morning, during the ongoing 11th and the last session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi.

 The Saigon Hi-Tech Park Incubation Centre (SHTP-IC) put into operation an Innovation Lab on April 8 in order to promote research, creativity and start-ups in business incubation projects.

 A project on developing a network of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) in Vietnam was introduced in Hanoi on April 8.

 The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained 23 Vietnamese fishermen on April 8 on the charge of illegally fishing in the waters off Terengganu and Pahang states.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Japanese Ambassador Fukada Hiroshi – the first guest of the new government, during a reception in Hanoi on April 9.

 The Vietnamese Government will continue to tighten cooperation with the World Bank, especially in coping with climate change and saltwater intrusion, improving public administration and investment climate, and fighting corruption.

 National Assembly deputies have expressed hope that the new government will build on the past successes and issue timely policies for socio-economic development.

 Vietnam joined nearly 150 delegations from foreign countries, international organisations and non-government organisations attending the United Nations (UN)’s Conference on Preventing Violent Extremism in Geneva, Switzerland on April 7-8.

VietNamNet Bridge - Four giant conglomerates from Thailand, South Korea and the Philippines have been expanding their investments in Vietnam, raising both joys and concerns.

 Powerful athletes will race in the VNG Ironman 70.3 Vietnam in the coastal central city on May 8.

 Thousands of endangered Asian openbill storks, which are listed as especially rare in Vietnam’s Red Book, are migrating to the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, according to local sources.

 Vietnamese photographers have won top prizes at the 2nd International Salon of Photography Donegal 2016 in Ireland.

 While people are more worried about the flood of unsafe food, they often continue to indulge in unhygienic habits when it comes to street food, ignoring various latent health risks.

 The southern province of Tay Ninh is organizing its first festival for banh trang phoi suong (a type of rice paper exposed to morning dew), a specialty of Trang Bang Town in the province, Tuoi Tre newspaper reports.

 The second Vietnam International Tourism Fair will be organised at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre in Hanoi from April 14-17 with various activities.

 Amateur kayakers will compete in the Da Nang Kayak Open Race in the sea along coastline of My Khe beach on April 30, 2016.

 Vietnam finished the Asian Nation Cup chess tournament with team silver and bronze medals in the blitz chess event on April 7 in the United Arab Emirates.