Famed Mexican-Spanish guitarist Mauricio Diaz Alvarez will give a concert at Hanoi University on April 19.

 Police in the southern province of Dong Nai’s Vinh Cuu District on Thursday arrested a man suspected to have caused a fire at a lubricant recycling plant in a cajuput forest on Wednesday night.

 A film festival – Contemporary Cinema of Denmark – will be held in Hue at the Dong Ba Cinema on May 26-28 and in Danang at the Le Do Cinema on June 2-4, sponsored by the Danish Embassy in Vietnam.

 Shares stepped back from morning trade on the HCM Stock Exchange on April 13 as selling pressure increased in large-cap stocks on fears of a steeper correction.

 The seafood market in the central province of Quang Binh has heated up again after the sea was declared to become safe following the environmental incident caused by Formosa one year ago.

 President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking a comprehensive review of the massive US trade deficit totalling more than US$500 billion per annum with 16 countries including China and Vietnam.

 Vietnam economic growth has moderated in 2016 to 6.2%, accompanied by moderate inflation and a strengthening external position.

  Japanese police arrested on April 14 a man in connection with the murder of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl in Chiba prefecture, according to local media.

 A crowd of people has flocked to Binh Son district in the central province of Quang Ngai to offer incense and bury a 400-kilogram fish which is believed to bring good luck to fishermen. 

 Vietnam-Czech Republic relations thrive

Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh hailed efforts made by Vietnam and New Zealand in developing their comprehensive partnership steadily towards a future strategic partnership while hosting New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Wendy Matthews.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited Karlovy Vary region of the Czech Republic on April 13 as part of her official trip to the European nation.

VietNamNet Bridge - The competitive broadcasting and transmission market has taken shape, with the first three players saying they are taking losses because of low service fees.

VietNamNet Bridge - The eventful first quarter of 2017 ended with the closing VN Index at 722.31 points on March 31.

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of households along the coast in Ca Mau province have been living in fear as hundreds of meters of protective forests have been lost to the sea each year.

VietNamNet Bridge - The son of a motorbike repairman, an 11th grader in the central province of Quang Tri, has created a low-cost robotic arm for the disabled. 

Amazin LêThi, a former professional bodybuilder with a global career spanning over 20 years, has shifted her focus to community work, hoping to "give back" some of what she got over the years from her native

Some 136 at-risk babies have received milk over two months from 46 donor mothers from the country’s first human milk bank at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having control over their lives, making independent decisions, and keeping up to date on social and political issues can help ensure women’s rights at work and at home, 

Optimum use of infrastructure, diverse, quality services and increased turnover are some of the measures planned to get the railways industry out of its current slump,