Vietnam’s No. 1 player Ly Hoang Nam will play Mercelo Tomas Barrios Vera of Chile in the first round match of the 2016 International Tennis Federation Junior Masters at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre in Chengdu starting today.

 The traditional craft of making bánh tráng phơi sương (dew-wetted rice paper) in Trang Bang District, Tay Ninh Province, has been recognised as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 The YDA Club, a cinema club dedicated to Vietnamese movies in Paris’ District 5, will present three short movies by Vietnamese independent filmmakers on April 16.

 HCM City and Hanoi stock exchanges this week put shares of many companies on the warning list or under supervision, due to their losses.

VietNamNet Bridge - Exporting laborers must not be seen as a long term solution to the economy, experts have recommended.

VietNamNet Bridge - In its macro report on Vietnam market outlook in April, HSBC Vietnam lowered its forecast for Vietnam’s 2016 GDP growth from 6.7% to 6.3%.

The HCM City authorities have given the nod to the Saigon Water Supply Company (Sawaco) plan to build underground water reservoirs in some parks in the city which would help ensure water supply after earthquakes and other natural calamities.

 People in the central city of Da Nang who want their information and opinions to be dealt with now only have to send them via one hotline.

 A texting campaign to raise funds for people affected by drought and saline intrusion was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - Articles about school violence and student abuse appear in local newspapers, causing concern among parents.

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu hosted a reception in Hanoi, on April 7, for Timor Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Hermani Coelho da Silva.

 National Assembly deputies voted to relieve the Vice State President, the Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court and the Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy of their posts during the 13 th NA’s last meeting in Hanoi on April 7.

 New Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has pledged to build a transparent, strong and united government which will take drastic, creative and effective actions and do its best to serve the people.

 Vietnam requested China to cancel its oil drilling plan and promptly remove its Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling rig out of the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin whose delineation is under negotiation, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

Higher per capita income lays significant platform for greater spending, according to GFK Vietnam research.

VietNamNet Bridge – People living along the banks of the Da River in the north have been familiar with large grocery boats loaded with various types of goods, from daily necessities such as rice, sugar and salt to household appliances,

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists have voiced their concern about the new bank deposit interest rate war, saying this would affect the national economy recovery.

 Many famous Vietnamese singers make tens of thousands of dollars performing at wedding parties of rich families.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Locals in this northern province are concerned about the spontaneous appearance of ports and quays that pose a serious threat to waterway transport safety and disrupt the locals’ lives.

 Real estate developers are raising their land funds via mergers and acquisitions as well as stock purchases, instead of conducting land clearances and compensation, which often take time and money.