A crowd of Vietnamese gathered in front of the Busan Station in South Korea on April 3 to protest China’s increasing violations of Vietnam’s marine sovereignty as well as international law in the East Sea.

 Thailand has seized 48 Vietnamese fishermen and a trial on the case is expected to begin at Chon Bu-ri provincial Court on April 4, according to Nhan Dan newspaper.

Coast guards from the northern port city of Hai Phong said on April 2 that they have captured a Chinese vessel that violated Vietnam’s waters sovereignty.

Minister Cao Duc Phat has publicly apologised for his remark at a recent National Assembly session that the majority of food sold in the market is safe but people do not know this, which met with public objections.

 April 4 was officially announced as Day of “Pho”, Vietnam’s signature noodle soup, in Japan during a ceremony at EXPO City Osaka complex in the country on April 2.

 National Assembly deputies of the 13th National Assembly (NA)’s convened a plenary meeting during their ongoing 11th session in Hanoi on April 2 to elect new President and dismiss some parliamentary posts.

 The hospital ship coded 561 of the Vietnam People’s Navy left Cam Ranh Port in the central costal province of Khanh Hoa on April 3 for the Komodo multilateral naval exercise in Indonesia.

 Leaders of Laos, China and Russia have sent congratulatory letters to newly-elected President Tran Dai Quang and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fish-worshipping festival of the central city has been recognised as one of seven National Intangible Heritage items by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – First short films made by people with disabilities in Viet Nam were shown at Cong Nhan Theatre on April 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi People’s Committee is considering giving transport allowances to government officials or senior leaders to use public transport for their work.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese women’s chess team had their first loss at the Asian Nations Cup Chess Team Championship in their sixth match at the Novotel Abu Dhabi Al Bustan Hotel in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) defeated Viettel 2-1 in the first round of the National Cup at Pleiku Stadium, Gia Lai Province, on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of famous Vietnamese-born engineers have received their education from MIT (Massachuset Institute of Technology).

VietNamNet Bridge - Opinions vary about the rice supply in the context of the serious drought and saline intrusion in the Mekong River Delta, the rice granary of Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Going to vocational schools instead of university tends to be the choice of more students. Reports show workers with good skills can have better incomes than some university graduates.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For a two-day weekend, those working and living in HCMC can make a relaxing trip to the southern coast city of Vung Tau, a one-and-a-half-hour drive from downtown HCMC.

VietNamNet Bridge - Once the richest millionaire on the stock market, making big money in many business affairs and earning nearly $1 million a day sometimes, Dang Thanh Tam is now pursued by bad luck.

Dankia-Suoi Vang Lake, a famous beautiful site in the tourism city of Da Lat, has been repeatedly compromised, causing big impact on the natural landscape and water supply for Da Lat City and Lac Duong district of Lam Dong province.

 The business licence fee for enterprises is likely to double or triple in the coming period, according to a draft decree by the Ministry of Finance.