The Steering Committee for Digitising Television Plans will stop transmitting to all analogue televisions (TVs) in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Can Tho, and HCM City starting on August 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over a century after Paul Doumer, former governor general of French Indochina, wrote his memoir on the Indochinese, his book continues to attract Vietnamese and foreign experts among the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a hiatus of several years, talented writer Doan Thach Bien has written two books, both of which were released in HCM City this week.

The burden of unofficial costs is weighing on enterprises in Vietnam, and it is rising year by year. The bigger the businesses are, the more they are inspected by relevant bodies, found the provincial competitive index survey in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many illegal buildings in national parks have been discovered even though investors have paid fines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 4-ton bronze statue named Huyen Thien Tran Vu at Tran Vu Temple, Thach Ban Ward, Long Bien District in Hanoi has been recognized as a national treasure.

VietNamNet Bridge - The iron ore export ban has caused Vietnam to fail to collect tens of trillions of dong, while the continued steel production from iron ore has caused the environment to be seriously polluted.

To teach the meaning of the traditional Tet Han Thuc (Cold Food Festival) to children as well as bring joy and excitement to students, many schools in Hanoi provide lessons on making 'banh troi' and 'banh chay'.

  Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh advanced into the final of the men’s singles at the ongoing Finnish Open 2016 after beating Kestutis Navickas from Lithuania 2-0 on April 9.

Over $273.95 million will be spent on improving the environment in Phan Rang city in Ninh Thuan province, Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province, Quy Nhon in Binh Dinh province, and Dong Hoi in Quang Binh province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students still have to use textbooks which contain outdated and inaccurate  information. 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment sent a message to Long An last week, urging the provincial authorities to take stronger actions to reassure foreign investors following a dispute over fee payments between a Japanese firm and Tan Duc IP.

A research work by two Vietnamese university students on iris biometrics has been recognized by the Journal of KIIT, a prestigious scientific publication, which is heartening news for the Vietnamese community of young scientists.

  The Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to announce the results of the investigation into seven multi-level marketing companies this May.

 Local and international experts have proposed solutions to help HCM City secure its short- and long-term water supply.

 Officials from the transport sectors of southern provinces urged the Government to issue special policies to encourage the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transportation.

  Saigon Polar Expo, a newly established ice entertainment venue, will be opened to the public next Thursday at Him Lam new urban area in District 7, HCMC.

 Truong Hoa Binh, Vuong Dinh Hue and Trinh Dinh Dung have been assigned to the post of Deputy Prime Ministers by the National Assembly.

 Many vocational training schools equipped with modern machinery and study tools worth billions of dong are facing student shortages due to low rates of enrolment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thua Thien-Hue Province is known for a variety of delicious cakes. Among those cakes is banh goi, a type of dumpling wrapped in dong leaves. This traditional cake has distinctive flavors of Hue’s authentic cuisine.

 The National Assembly approved the revised Law on Signing, Joining and Implementing International Treaties and a resolution on adjusting land use plans to 2020 and the national land use plan for 2016-2020 during the April 9 meeting.

 Justice Ministry reviews staff ban from drinking during working week, 2016 National Tourism Year set to open in Phu Quoc, Hanoi sinkhole formed naturally, Water reserve lakes may be built in Ho Chi Minh City

VietNamNet Bridge - Holding important positions and huge amounts of shares, many businessmen have received salaries and bonuses of hundreds of billions of dong for 2015.

In its recent, ANZ writes that Vietnam remains the only Asian economy bucking the regional trade recession, continuing to record firm export growth in a region where sustained double-digit contractions in exports remain the norm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last three years, many local people living on To Ngoc Van Street (Tay Ho District) have come to know a smiling chef with blond hair, who loves talking to them about Vietnamese gastronomy.