VietNamNet Bridge - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus visited sailors participating in the sixth annual Naval Engagement Activity (NEA) Vietnam 2015 on Apr. 9.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rice exporters say the “bad crop” in the first quarter of 2015 was the worst sales season ever, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) said the difficulties had been anticipated.

 Microsoft Corporation is reaching out to its customers in Vietnam to advise that time is running out for organisations still with Windows Server 2003 with less than 100 days to the end of support deadline on July 14, 2015.

 The eurozone has said only six working days are left for Greece to come up with a revised list of reforms to seal a deal on its next rescue bailout.

 A local court in Evry, France will hear a lawsuit from an Agent Orange victim on April 16, according to the Viet Nam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA).

 Poor management and supervision of the country's radioactive devices led to a dangerous situation as two pieces of equipment were lost in HCM City in September last year and early this month in the southern-coastal province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau.

 Negotiations for a code of conduct of parties in the East Sea (COC) will be discussed at the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Le Hai Binh said yesterday.

 The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau will spend 198 billion VND (9.5 million USD) to cope with climate change and rising sea levels this year, said Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Van Su.

 Well-known American actress Maggie Q and her husband, actor Dylan Mc Dermott were warmly welcomed at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi on April 9.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese rice exporters have lowered selling prices, but are still finding it difficult to obtain export contracts.

 The US State Department has recommended that Cuba be removed from its list of states said to sponsor terrorism, a leading member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee says.

 Localities step up fight against corruption, Vietnam Airlines to add 545 flights during holidays, Vietnamese workers in Yemen move to Oman, Illegal forest activities increase in Dak Lak, Cancer patient first child to get main vein replacement

 Bao Loc plateau in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is located at an altitude of over 800m, 190km from Ho Chi Minh City and 110km from Da Lat city.

 Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) have agreed to broadcast live a programme on Son Doong and En caves on Good Morning America in May.

 The Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (Vinatom) has stressed that nuclear power will help the country sustain electricity supply and fuel socio-economic growth in the long run, Vietnam News Agency reports.

  American photographer Catherine Karnow will put on a photography exhibition in Hanoi from April 10 to May 8 which documents 25 years of Vietnam.

 FM Spokesman Le Hai Binh answered questions raised by press agencies at a press conference on April 9.

 The first International Watercolour Exhibition displaying 90 watercolour paintings by 51 local and international artists will be open to the public in Hanoi from April 11 to 15.

 Dat, Trang to compete in Luxembourg Open; That wins first stage of Tour of Thailand; Phuong wins gold at IWF Youth World Championships, Phuong wins gold at IWF Youth World Championships

 VietNamNet Bridge - Venerable Monk Thich Nhat Hanh returned to the monastery on April 3 to continue the process of recovery after his stroke.