VietNamNet Bridge – A trip to the northwest is not complete without trying local dishes - Thai specialties, to be more specific.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A special premiere of ‘White Valentine’ a Vietnamese film that touches on so many issues lesbians face in real life and gives voice and visibility to homosexual women will screen starting April 15 at five AMC Theatres in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The four foreign giants that are forecast to make changes in the Vietnamese market in the future are South Korea's CJ Group, Ayala Corporation of the Philippines, and Thailand's SCG and Central Group.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has asked the World Bank to consider providing loans for green transport and flood prevention projects in fiscal year 2016.

 Some 74.3 percent of the total burden of disease in Vietnam was caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) with cancer among the top ten causes, said Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan on April 12.

 The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will open up opportunities for foreign organisations to land their investment in the Vietnamese financial market in different kinds, as heard a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A photo collection featuring eight Vietnamese artists wearing gas masks is circulating on social media websites YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. The photos depict the effects of pollution on daily life,

 The Hanoi Department of Justice in co-ordination with the Hanoi-based Viettel Post Corporation on April 11 launched services for registering and granting justice records through the Internet and through delivery services at Viettel post offices. 

The Ministry of Finance has just published its official stance on the Ministry of Industry and Trade's proposal on supplementing the project on building an underground petroleum storage facility for commercial purposes at Dung Quat Economic Zone. 

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) held the 11th meeting of the Vietnam-China joint working group on meteorological cooperation in Hanoi on April 12.

 Vietnam saved nearly 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in the last five years following the implementation of various programmes on energy efficiency.

 Vietnam’s and the UK’s top diplomatic officials considered measures to solidify their countries’ strategic partnership during talks in Hanoi on April 12.

 Chairwoman of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou met with Dinh The Huynh, Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in Vientiane on April 12.

 The 13th National Assembly has left a deep imprint on Vietnam’s constitutional and legislative history as various crucial matters regarding national destiny were decided during the tenure.

Two training ships of the Japanese maritime self-defence force with 500 crew members aboard anchored at Cam Ranh International Port in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on April 12 to start a four-day visit to Vietnam. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the first meeting of the freshly-elected government right after the closing of the 13th National Assembly’s 11th session in Hanoi on April 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three Vietnamese shooters will compete at the 2016 International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Brazil to be held on April 15-24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two people died and two others were hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning in the northern province of Yen Bai, the provincial People’s Committee reported.

After asking for the government’s help to ensure sales for oil refineries, the national oil & gas group PetroVietnam has once again sought the government’s support for the sale of Polyester Dinh Vu’s (PV Tex) products.

Five out of six dimensions in the 2015 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) released on April 12 in Hanoi headed downwards compared to the 2014 report.