Hotline opens to prevent corruption in land use certificate issuance

 A hotline has been set up to receive feedback from people and businesses on the difficulties they may encounter while registering for land use certificates or “red books.”

Road maintenance fees suspended for motorbikes from June

 The government will stop collecting the controversial road maintenance fees from motorbike riders from June 5.

Vietnam shares experience in TV digitalisation

 Viet Nam is targeting moving to digital terrestrial Television broadcasting from analog by 2020 in the entire country as per the roadmap on development of digitalisation of television.

Upgrade on Hanoi Radiation Centre inaugurated

 A ceremony was held on April 22 to inaugurate the upgrade work at the Hanoi Radiation Centre under the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute.

Vietnamese diplomat congratulates Laos’ newly-elected President

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung has congratulated General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Bounnhang Vorachit on his new position as the State President.

Vietnam-Mongolia legislativeties thriving, says NA Vice Chairman

Vietnam-Mongolia legislative relationshiphas progressed well with the regular exchange of all-level visits, said NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu when meeting with Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament.

Viettel’s int’l projects remain profitable despite exchange rate fluctuations

VietNamNet Bridge - Viettel Group’s total overseas investment increased by 9 percent to nearly US$1.5 billion in 2015, while the global industry rate was only 2.3 percent (a fourth of Viettel’s), according to UK-based OVUM.

Everyday moments in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - The first rays of a new day, an old man riding bicycle to take newspapers, children going to school and workers rushing to ride in the rain are idyllic moments in Hanoi.

Senators close to proposal on Zika funds: Republican committee chairman

 A bipartisan group of senators will soon offer a proposal for more funding to fight a Zika outbreak spreading rapidly through the Americas,

Vovinam tournament underway

VietNamNet Bridge – The competition is underway at the 2016 Viet Vo Dao-Vovinam Vinatex Championships at the southern province of An Giang’s gymnasium. 

Will cuisine or marine tourism be the core of Vietnam tourism?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Building marine tourism brand or selecting culinary art as the core values of the Vietnamese tourism is still a matter of controversy.

Sessilee Lopez on catwalk at Vietnam International Fashion Week

 VietNamNet Bridge – International model Sessilee Lopez has confirmed she will attend the Vietnam International Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2016, which is taking place from on April 23-26 in HCM City.

Jetstar Pacific invests US$139 million to expand fleet

 VietNamNet Bridge - Jetstar Pacific’s general manager said two major shareholders - Vietnam Airlines and Qantas (Australia) - would invest $139 million to purchase more aircraft from now to 2020.

Ha Tinh has Vietnam’s youngest provincial chair

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Dang Quoc Khanh, 40, has been elected as Chair of Ha Tinh Provincial People’s Council, becoming the youngest provincial chair in the country.

iPhone 6 explodes while charging in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - After changing the screen at a mobile repair shop, an iPhone 6 of an user in the central province of Quang Nam suddenly exploded while charging.

Experts begin preserving Hoan Kiem turtle

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and German experts on April 21 began processing the body of Hoan Kiem turtle, using the plastination technique.

Strong quake hits disaster-stricken Ecuador

 A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck off Ecuador's disaster-stricken coast on Thursday, as survivors of an earlier deadly quake that killed 587 people clamored for food, water and medicine in parts of the disaster zone.

Vietnamese banks compete with foreign banks for overseas remittance service

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of the biggest kieu hoi (overseas remittance) recipients in the world. But most profits from overseas remittance services go to foreign institutions’ pockets. 

'Purple Rain' superstar Prince, 57, dies at U.S. studio complex

 Prince, the innovative pop superstar whose songwriting and eccentric stage presence electrified fans around the world with hits including "Purple Rain" and "When Doves Cry," died on Thursday in Minnesota.

A café reminiscent of one’s childhood

 VietNamNet Bridge – The name of the coffee shop is “Nam muoi muoi lam” (Five, ten, fifteen), which Vietnamese children in the countryside say out loud in the hide-and-seek game.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 22/4

 Phone exports reach $3.57 billion in March, VN Pangasius denies sharp fall in tra fish output, China okays restarting of live shrimp imports, Vietnam urged to fasten reforms to benefit from FTAs, New Director General of Vietnam Customs

First international standard racetrack opens in Long An

 A new racetrack, Happyland, will open next weekend in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

Overseas workers lack support, employment after return home

 While Vietnamese overseas labourers returning to the country are always appreciated for their professional and foreign language skills, many people find it difficult to find suitable jobs. This causes a big waste of human resources.

SPORTS NEWS 22/4

 Nguyen places second at Asian taekwondo champs, Tam, An Giang make history at HCM City cycling cup; Binh Duong’s Phuong advances to national semis

VN students fail to make use of apprenticeship

 Most of graduate students are struggling with adapting to the real workplace, even after experiencing apprenticeships, researchers from the HCM City Pedagogical University have claimed after a two-year study.