VietNamNet Bridge – An array of activities will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to observe the second Vietnam Book Day (April 21). 

VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Sy Loi, vice chairperson of the NA Committee on Social Affairs, spoke to Voice of Viet Nam about changes to the Law on Social Insurance. 

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 Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg spoke to the Vietnamese press in Hanoi on April 16 during a three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Vietnam supports the expanded and increased role of the UN and multilateral security mechanisms in ensuring regional and global security, peace, and stability, said Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Vo Van Tuan.

VietNamNet Bridge – The health ministry is finalising the amendment of the draft Civil Code, which is likely to acknowledge transgender people and their rights for the first time in Viet Nam. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese travellers using Turkish Airlines now have a unique opportunity to spend their transit time visiting Istanbul instead of simply lounging around waiting at the airport for their connecting flight. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Boxers and martial artists are getting ready for big fights at the Saigon Sports Club Boxing Championship in HCMC at 6 p.m. on April 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 14th Robocon Vietnam 2015 began last week with 90 teams from 24 colleges and universities nationwide taking part.

VietNamNet Bridge - With an automatic sprinkler combined with a new light system, HCM City’s first pedestrian street promises to be a new tourist attraction.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Phu Quoc Tourism Investment and Development JSC, a subsidiary of Vingroup – Vietnam’s leading property developer - has been selected by Kien Giang Province as the developer of the Phu Quoc international passenger seaport.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 45 km north of Nha Trang City, Hon Khoi is the largest salt field in central Vietnam.

The heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund said Thursday that they are willing to strengthen cooperation with the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank to unleash the huge potential in the region. 

Foreign manufacturers have said they are considering either leaving Vietnam for other regional countries which have a more competitive investment environment, or stopping their production activities in Vietnam. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A class for female DJs will take place in Ha Noi this weekend with the hopes of building a network of female music professionals.

A Slovenian citizen, suspected of being infected with Ebola, has passed his first medical test on Thursday after he was admitted to University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UKC) on Wednesday evening. 

 Fans have been given a first glimpse of Han Solo in the new trailer for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said it is considering cooperating with the world’s coffee metropolises to halt the drop in coffee prices, because “inner strength” alone will not help.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Khac Suu was diagnosed with HIV 10 years ago, but he knew that he did not carry the HIV virus.

Vietnam has slipped one place to rank 85th out of 143 economies in the Network Readiness Index 2015 Rankings, according to a recently-released Global Information Technology Report by the World Economic Forum.