VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Cultivation’s plan to expand the acreage of the 2016 autumn-winter rice crop, or the third rice crop, in the Mekong Delta to offset the losses in the winter-spring crop could lead drought and salinity

  VTV Binh Dien Long An Volleyball Club said its player Tran Thi Thanh Thyy has received a four-year scholarship worth US$160,000 from Oregon State University in the US.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Prime Minister sent a document asking the Ministry of Education and training to review all textbooks ensuring that all pictures of the country maps must have Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagoes.

VietNamNet Bridge - The news that Hanel sold Daewoo Hotel soon after it acquired the hotel four years ago has disappointed investors, but the hotel remains attractive thanks to the large land fund it holds.

 Vietnam saw a reduction in its trade deficit with China in the first quarter of 2016, raising expectations of an ongoing decline in this deficit for the whole year.

 The Prime Minister has approved local telecom provider Vietnamobile to transform from being a Business Corporation Contract (BCC) to a Joint Stock Company (JSC).

 The Vietnam  Post and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) will divest from 50 companies as a necessary step in its restructuring plan.

 The schedule for HCM City’s first bus rapid transit route and details of its construction have been finalised.

Da Nang will start construction of a road tunnel at the junction of Dien Bien Phu, Nguyen Tri Phuong and Le Do, with a total investment of VNĐ220 billion (US$9.77 million) in the third quarter of this year.

Tu Van (Snail) is a pagoda situated in Cam Ranh city, only about 60 km from Nha Trang, famous for its Bao Tich tower, which was built with millions of coral and shell pieces collected from the nearby shore.

 Cars offering taxi services on technology platforms like GrabTaxi and Uber must put signs reading “TAXI E” [E for "electronic"] on their roofs, the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has proposed.

 Nearly 9,000 litres of suspected smuggled petrol that was seized early last month originated from military sources, reported National Steering Committee 389.

 Many farmers who breed brackish-water shrimp in the Mekong Delta have cut back on production because of high salinity this year.

 Passenger ships will soon be banned from staying overnight in Ha Long and Bai Tu Long bays, local authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh said.

 Hanoi accelerates preparations for general election, Ministry steps up fighting acts against law enforcement officers, Cambodian smugglers arrested on border, Heat wave hits southern region, Quang Ninh preps for tourism week

Vietnam has been named one of the world's best places to go sea kayaking by the UK's prestigious magazine Wanderlust.

 Vietnam and China should promote friendship and mutual cooperation to bring practical benefits to their people, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi said.

 King of Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni and King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej on April 8 sent congratulatory messages to new President Tran Dai Quang.

 Mai Linh to buy 100 French-made electric cars, Finance Ministry opposes coal export proposal, ACV to hold design contest for Long Thanh airport terminal, Firms want cashew processing tech transfer to Africa stopped

 VietNamNet Bridge – Em La Ba Noi Cua Anh (Sweet 20) earned more than VND110 billion (US$4.9 million) after two months of nationwide screening, making it the highest-grossing Vietnamese movie last year.