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VietNamNet Bridge - Phung Xuan Nha has taken the mission of working as the ‘supreme commander’ of the education & training sector. Many tasks are awaiting to be done during his tenure.

VietNamNet Bridge - The receipts from tax collection are increasing steadily year after year, but are never enough to cover expenses. Experts have warned that higher taxes and fees will burden people and businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge - An eleventh grader in Ben Tre City has successfully created a solar panel-run machine which can convert saltwater into fresh water.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rapid development of shrimp farming has contributed to serious environment pollution and mangrove forest devastation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The French YDA Ciné Club - has unveiled it will screen three Vietnamese short films on April 16 at the La Clef Cinema in Paris.

Vietnam remains a new bright spot for Korean investors in Southeast Asia, as evidenced by their increasing presence in Vietnam.

 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.

 EVN secures electricity supply in dry season, BMW 730Li damaged in Vietnam roadshow accident, Dong Thap on full alert for forest fires, Russian Cosmonautics Day observed in Hanoi, Vietnam’s seas, islands highlighted at Poland exhibition

 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 will extend its visa exemption policy for Western Europe tourists, which will expire on July 1, said the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) at a press conference 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.