VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s two stock bourses yesterday agreed to jointly build a common index as a step towards developing the country’s securities market.

 Chinese online marketplace Alibaba has struck a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Lazada Group SA, Southeast Asia's leading e-commerce platform, at a cost of US$1 billion.

 Four people died yesterday after suffocating from poisonous gas in an illegal gold mine in the central Quang Nam Province’s Nam Giang District.

 The 220kV Xekaman1-Pleiku2 transmission line in Vietnam’s territory, which transmits electricity from Laos to Vietnam, became operational on April 12, according to the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT).

 Vietnam ranks second in the number of overseas students in Japan as of May 2015, with 38,882 students, the latest statistics of the J apan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) revealed.

 Governor of Japan’s Mie prefecture, EIkei Sukuzi, hoped to bolster multi-faced cooperation with Vietnam, to further expand the two countries’ friendship and relations.

 The government members from the 2007-2011 and 2011-2016 tenures met with newly elected government members at a get-together in Hanoi on April 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An art programme titled Cau chuyen hoa binh so 4 (The Fourth Story of Peace) will be held in Japan’s capital, Tokyo, tomorrow, April 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many drivers and owners of motorised 4-wheel vehicles face business difficulties when their vehicles are denied certificates of quality and environmental control,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo contest will be launched by the Ha Noi Association of Photographic Artists in co-ordination with the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vehicles avoiding Hac Tri Bridge in the northern province of Phu Tho have affected the recovery of investments made,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi authorities will tighten food safety management and inspection during the Food Safety Action Month taking place in all provinces and cities nationwide from April 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s tourism sector has seen signs of development in the first quarter of the year, Nguyen Van Tuan, director of the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism’s Marketing Department,

VietNamNet Bridge - Developing closed supply chains appears to be the only solution for Vietnamese businesses to take full advantage of the preferences to be brought by free trade agreements (FTAs).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nam Du is an archipelago of 21 islands in Kien Hai district, Kien Giang province, about 83 km from the mainland by sea.

 Chinese firm expands investment in Dong Nai, US requirements for imported goods reviewed, Tra fish prices bounce back after long slump, South takes lead in attracting FDI, Techcombank announces it will list shares on UPCoM

VietNamNet Bridge - Phung Xuan Nha has taken the mission of working as the ‘supreme commander’ of the education & training sector. Many tasks are awaiting to be done during his tenure.

VietNamNet Bridge - The receipts from tax collection are increasing steadily year after year, but are never enough to cover expenses. Experts have warned that higher taxes and fees will burden people and businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - An eleventh grader in Ben Tre City has successfully created a solar panel-run machine which can convert saltwater into fresh water.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rapid development of shrimp farming has contributed to serious environment pollution and mangrove forest devastation.