VietNamNet Bridge – On one mid-summer day, the sun's strong, burning rays seem to have kept most people inside. Endless waves linger on a white, sandy beach in the central province of Binh Thuan.

 The Ha Noi department of education and training has ordered schools to ensure that all students wear helmets from April 10, while riding two-wheelers such as motorbikes and electric bicycles.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many huge projects capitalized at billions of dollars only exist on paper and many investors appear to have forgotten or abandoned them. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – When night falls in town, people return home from work but street artists begin work by singing, dancing and doing magic tricks to entertain diners at restaurants and at the same time sell snacks, candies, chewing gums

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singaporean artist Teoh Yi Chie visited Hanoi for one week in March 2015 and sketched images of the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Winding around cliffs, the Nam Mu River along the provincial road 106 from Son La to Lai Chau is a beautiful site.

 Vietnam’s healthcare authorities continue to court increased private investments, but making efficient use of private-sector capacity and benefits remains an issue.

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmentalists and the Dong Nai provincial authorities are in dispute about a project to build a new urban area on part of Dong Nai River.

VietNamNet Bridge - The dollar prices quoted by commercial banks are approaching the ceiling level. Sources says the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will release a “strong message” on the exchange rate policy.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) vows to eliminate classes for the gifted at primary and secondary education levels. However, such classes still exist, just under other names.

VietNamNet Bridge - The quality of products as well as state policies will determine the future of the IC industry development and sales in Vietnam, experts have said. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more young Vietnamese couples are getting married in Buddhist pagodas and monasteries around the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poor infrastructure investment at Industrial Parks (IPs) and underdeveloped conditions at some Industrial Zones (IZs) have limited investment in Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When people have something to throw away, I will come to their homes to pick it up and recycle it for my coffee shop. It now looks more like a scrap warehouse than a coffee shop,”

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s not easy finding qualified engineers and mid to high level managers for projects run by Microsoft and Samsung in Vietnam, Navigos managing director Nguyen Van Anh said. 

 Scientists have their best view yet of the status of Antarctica's floating ice shelves and they find them to be thinning at an accelerating rate.

 VietNamNet Bridge - More and more high-ranking Vietnamese officials are using email and social media to maintain contact with the public.

 Hoa Binh Group has become the first local developer to capitalise on the amended Residential Housing Law to sell apartments to foreigners.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is pinning its hope of securing a medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics on 21-year-old weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan, who has overcome significant hardships to become a top global competitor.

 Seminars on Vietnam’s security challenges held in Paris, Argentinean magazine hails President Ho Chi Minh,  Mozambique lauds Vietnam’s preparations for IPU-132, IPU-132 organisation shows growth of Vietnamese NA: Lao official

 Railway ticket discounts on offer until May 5, Australia works with Vietnam to improve water quality control, Landslide in Quang Ngai leaves 1,000 people stranded, Police officers jailed for embezzlement

 The Viet Nam Railway Corporation (VNRC) yesterday announced additional rail trips on some routes to handle the surging passenger traffic during the national holidays on April 30 and May 1.

 The central province of Thanh Hoa is actively completing its final preparations for the 2015 National Tourism Year themed “Connecting World Heritages”, which will commence in Thanh Hoa city on April 3.

 More than 140 workers were rushed to hospital after they showed symptoms of food poisoning yesterday, in the Long Duc Industrial Park in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.

It is difficult for businesses to calculate their production costs because they not only have to pay official fees but under-the-table charges as well.