Head of the Western Border Department under the Foreign Ministry’s National Border Commission Thai Xuan Dung has stressed the need for continued coordination between Vietnamese and Lao border localities.

VietNamNet Bridge - Some mobile network operators have proposed to take back 2G network frequency to pave the way for the development of 4G network. However, some analyst say it is still too early.

Since the development of new schools cannot catch up with the population increase, HCM City is seriously lacking schools. Because of this, parents have to enroll their children in privately run day-boarding classes.

 President Truong Tan Sang asked Samsung Group of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to help Vietnam develop the support industry during a reception for Han Myong Sup, Samsung Vietnam’s General Director, in Hanoi on March 30.

Mobile phones and components remain in the lead amongst the group of ten products that foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) earned from exporting between January 1 and March 15, 2016.

The National Assembly (NA) has agreed to let Nguyen Sinh Hung step down from both positions as Chairman of the NA and the National Election Council (NEC) during a plenary session in Hanoi on March 30.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Van Cuong left his hometown in the northern province of Hung Yen for Hanoi over a decade ago to start everything from scratch. 

  “Saigoner welcome” signage hung on the door of Saigoner café is a lovely greeting that may attract passers-by.

 Tay Ninh border gate to expand, Dao maturity rite recognised as intangible cultural heritage, Contraband cigarettes seized in Hai Phong port, Gia Lai: 14,000 drought-hit households face food shortage

VietNamNet Bridge - The continued net sales by foreign investors has raised big concerns. However, experts have said the net sales would end by June.

A spokesperson for Song Da No2 Joint Stock Company (SD2) called up a magazine to grumble that steel prices have skyrocketed, pushing up costs for his company by billions of dong since the prices started to rise.

 Diseases in Hanoi have been controlled over the past three months, Deputy Director of the municipal Health Department Hoang Duc Hanh has said.

  Promises of high returns and increasing competition are prompting developers to spend enormously on luxury resort projects.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the setting up of a research and development centre for human organ and tissue transplants at 108 Military Hospital.

 Surveillance cameras and speed monitoring devices installed along the Hanoi-Lao Cai and  Phap Van - Cau Gie - Ninh Binh expressways will start recording violations on May 1 and July 1 respectively.

 The Japanese Government will relax visa regulations for citizens from five countries, including Vietnam, in a bid to attract more tourists to Japan in the coming time, the local Yomiuri newspaper said on March 30.

 Ho Chi Minh City will host the 4th ASEAN Chief Justices’ Meeting on April 1, featuring Supreme Court delegations from ten ASEAN member states.

Vietnam wishes for continued support from the international community, including the World Bank, to fulfill its development goals, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told WB Country Director Victoria Kwakwa during a reception in Hanoi on March 30.

 Legislators held group discussions in the morning of March 30 about the retirement of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung, who also chairs the National Election Council.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sued Volkswagen Group of America, saying the U.S. arm of the German automaker falsely advertised more than a half million diesel vehicles as environmentally friendly

VietNamNet Bridge – On the first day of the launch of sales of condotels and villas at two hospitality real estate projects of Sun Group on Phu Quoc Island, 80 condotels and 30 villas were sold.

Already a pioneer in high-tech and cutting-edge agriculture, Israel is starting to attract American companies looking to bring medical marijuana know-how to a booming market back home. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first quarter of 2016 has passed and major challenges for Vietnam's economy have been revealed, not promising a bright future as we had expected.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Saigon man has bought an SIM card from the owner of a gold shop in the northern province of Thai Binh at the cost of up to VND9.9 billion (nearly $500,000).

Dr. Tran Dinh Phong from Hanoi has published his research in the prestigious journal Nature Materials, with the findings of the structure and mechanism of action of a catalyst that can replace platinum,an expensive material.