Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and enterprises committed to providing assistance for Vietnamese communities hardest hit by drought and saline intrusion at a conference on April 4.

  A number of activities will be held in response to third Vietnam Book Day (April 21).

 The National Assembly Standing Committee submitted to the NA a list of candidates for the positions of NA Vice Chair and member of the NA Standing Committee, the 13th tenure, during a plenary session on April 4.

Vietnam reaffirmed its pledge to join global efforts to disarm nuclear weapons, prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons, and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

The Veterinary Department has confirmed that all Chinese chickens imported into Vietnam are illegal and the authorities of Vietnam and China have not yet signed any agreement on the export and import of livestock and poultry products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not new that Chinese scholars have sought to plant false information in their scientific studies, but this has become more and more blatant.

 A television series entitled ‘Tour de Vietnam’ was launched recently with the aim of promoting Vietnam’s tourism to viewers around the world.

Several film-makers in Vietnam have raised doubts over the VND700bil. ($31.8m) in revenue that was claimed to have been earned by local films in 2015 when the figures were announced at a workshop held on March 28 in Hanoi.

At the Security World 2016, Keshav Dhakad, regional director of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) for the Asia region talked about Microsoft’s role of trusted advisor in the security worldwide.

The Vietnamese government last week stubbed out cigarette monopoly producer Vinataba’s self-serving ambitions to rid the local market of popular brands from Indonesia’s Sumatra Tobacco.

 On April 3, talented Vietnamese gymnast Tran Ha Vi bagged a gold medal in the girls’ 12-14 age category at the Suzuki World Cup 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.

 Vietnam’s economy is forecast to continue bouncing back thanks to rises in foreign investment, consumer confidence, and credit growth.

 General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister has been nominated for the post of National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman.

Many Hanoians seem unaware of the high air pollution in their city despite the warnings of environmentalists and statistics from the US Embassy’s air quality monitoring station in Lang Ha Street over the past week.

 The central province of Quang Ngai is working to have Ly Son island, Binh Chau commune’s coastal area, and their vicinity included in the UNESCO list of global geoparks.

 Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has recently received the “Most favourite airline” and strong brand name titles in Vietnam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pressed the button to commence the Block B-O Mon gas project launched by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in the southern province of Kien Giang on April 3.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many manufacturing enterprises have lost their brands and the market, becoming outsourced workshops for retailers.

 The world's first life-saving gene therapy for children, developed by Italian scientists and GlaxoSmithKline, has been recommended for approval in Europe, boosting the pioneering technology to fix faulty genes.

 A crowd of Vietnamese gathered in front of the Busan Station in South Korea on April 3 to protest China’s increasing violations of Vietnam’s marine sovereignty as well as international law in the East Sea.