VietNamNet Bridge - Many banks began preparing to list shares on the bourse for many years, urged by the State Bank (SBV). But no further progress has been made.

 Vietnam always considers the private sector an important driving force of development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a reception in Hanoi on April 25 for World Economic Forum (WEF) Managing Director Philipp Rosler.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 25 requested to create favourable conditions for production and business activities.

The first session of the 14th National Assembly will take place over 15 days from July 20 to August 9, with a majority of days focusing discussion on high-level personnel at State-run agencies.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Lao Party chief and President Bounnhang Volachith met in Hanoi on April 25.

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 25 for US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, during which he hoped the US would step up activities to support Vietnam in agricultural production and climate change response.

The chairman of HCM City People's Committee said the city sought continued support from Japan in the transfer of technology, ODA, management expertise and investment in several fields.

VietNamNet Bridge – My native place has never lacked sunshine. You could even say that it has had more of it than needed.So it happens that Binh Thuan Province’s Tuy Phong District has extended dry periods and the highest speed of desertification.

 Minister tours drought-hit Binh Phuoc province, Vietnam, China complete joint survey of waters off Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam supports Laos’ military hospital with telemedicine system, Cuba-backed Vietnamese hospital opens 17,600m² health care facility

 While many forms of e-cigarette advertising increase the odds that teens will try the devices, a new U.S. study suggests that this generation of digital natives is most enticed by promotions they see online.

VietNamNet Bridge - An environmental disaster has occurred: fish have died en masse, running adrift to the central coastline. The incident was allegedly caused by untreated waste water from Formosa’s factory.

The book entitled "Cyberspace: The Future and Action" by Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang, who is now Vietnam’s President, analyzed the key issues in cyberspace, as well as their impact on national security.

VietNamNet Bridge - From the beginning of the year to mid-April, the Institute of Social Sciences of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences produced one PhD every 1.5 days.

 Vietnam’s public debt obligations have been soaring rapidly in recent years, according to a report of the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

 VietNamNet Bridge – New TV shows featuring Vietnamese singers and bands attracting thousands of fans are not a rare sight in the industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Duc Thu, a member of the National Assembly’s Committee for Financial and Budgetary Affairs, told the Cong Thuong newspaper that in 2016, Viet Nam would try to keep the inflation rate under 5 per cent

 The Biodiversity Conservation Centre, GreenViet, has launched a communication campaign to protect the red-shanked douc langur (Pygathryx nemaeus) in the Son Tra Nature Reserve in this city.

 Prosecutors and police in southern Dong Nai Province’s Nhon Trach District yesterday apologized for wrongly arresting and prosecuting a local woman who had reported illegal sand dredging in September 2015.

  The Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) presented the Sao Khue Awards to 73 information and technology (IT) software products and services in a ceremony in Ha Noi late last week.

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines earned an estimated consolidated revenue of more than VND19 trillion (US$851.3 million) in the first quarter of this year.

 Local inventors have yet to pay attention to applying for intellectual property (IP) rights, which might get them into trouble in the future, an IP official in HCM City said.

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat and US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J.Vilsack held talks in Hanoi on April 25 to enhance collaboration in agriculture, forestry and seafood between the two countries.

 The costume worn by judges should be black robes to deliver the most comprehensive and profound image of the court and be in conformity with international practice.

 HCM City to hold monthly food festival, Ninh Binh holds ceremony to worship massive jade Buddha, Vietnamese antiques displayed in Thua Thien-Hue, Winners of Dedication Music Awards announced

  A high-ranking delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defence led by Minister-General Ngo Xuan Lich left for an official visit to Russia on April 23.