VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in a number of provinces are pleading for help as they lose arable land to sand mining operations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After completing her education at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Viet Nam with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having close trade relations with China, Vietnam will undoubtedly feel the effects of its neighbor’s slowdown in economic growth.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northwest mountainous areas are not only famous for its beautiful scenery but also for the unique customs of various ethnic groups living there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The market is about 30 km north of Qui Nhon city, Binh Dinh province and it opens from 3-4am.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Have you ever visited the 'royal gardens' in Quang Ba near the West Lake?" Truong Kim Trang, a young student in Ha Noi, asked her classmates.

 Vietnam’s first hiking train was put into operation at the Ba Na Hills resort in the central city of Da Nang on April 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first Vietnam-made mini-submarines have recently presented themselves before the public. However, this is not a complete first for the nation. Vietnam did set out to build a submarine half a century ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Aircraft, tank chains, specialized military vehicles and other iron equipment are piled around the village of Quan Do, in Van Mon Commune, Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh Province.

 Global carbon emissions from agriculture can be reduced by 50 to 90 percent by 2030 using strategies including eating less beef, reducing food waste and managing soil nutrients better,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese farmers have largely failed to benefit from their bumper crops for a long time, leading agriculture expert and South Viet Nam University rector Vo Tong Xuan told Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper.

 Excavation begins at ancient tomb in Ben Tre; Japanese wisteria tunnel to bring flowery display to Ha Noi; Int'l short film festival calls for submissions; Holland Artisan attends Flower Arrangement in Da Lat

Hydrogen balloon explosion injures 13; Whirlwind injures 4 in An Giang province; Ha Noi authorities seize 1 tonne of pork; Vietnamese American gets death sentence for drug trafficking

 Vietnam, Laos oil pipeline gets the green light; Vietnam seeks Japanese investment in stock market; US – major importer of Vietnamese Tra fish; FDI reaches nearly US$5 bln in four months

 Microsoft has completed its purchase of Nokia's mobile phone business for 5.44bn euros ($7.5bn; £4.5bn).

 All 15 crew members involved in the navigation of the ill-fated South Korean passenger ferry Sewol are now reportedly in custody, facing criminal negligence charges.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations has delivered a key-note speech on April 25 at a UN Security Council (UNSC) open discussion on women, peace and security.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although Vietnam has attracted large amounts of foreign direct investment (FDI) for more than 20 years, it has yet to master managerial skills and optimally absorb technology transfer from FDI projects.

The number of secondary school graduates has been increasing steadily year after year, while the number of state-owned high schools has failed to rise accordingly. That explains why the race to state-owned high schools is heating up.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The most expensive city in Vietnam is not Hanoi, as far from thinking of many people. That distinction belongs to the central city of Hue.