The accessory to attach to the main simcard that will turn locked iPhones into international versions is now available in Vietnam. It costs VND200,000 and is sourced from China.

 Pressure expected on dollar-đồng exchange rate, Vietcombank removes deputy director general from Mizuho Bank, HCM City rental market continues slump, BOT transport projects under review

VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC travel firms, repeatedly complaining about the serious pollution of the rivers and canals in the city, have urged the local authorities to find solutions.

VietNamNet Bridge - The ongoing patient overload at state-owned hospitals and the $2 billion that Vietnamese spend on overseas healthcare services are drawing more investors to hospital projects. 

Fifty-thousand secondary school graduates in Hanoi and HCMC will not have be able to enroll in state-owned high schools this year, creating intense competition among students for seats at state-owned schools. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deutschland Fest 2017 will take place at the Botanical Garden in HCM City on April 22, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Nguyen Van Hau, Vice Chairman of the HCM City Lawyers’ Association, tells vov.vn that a draft decree laying conditions on selling voice/video recording software is unconstitutional.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When asked how many bridges had been built as a result of his fund-raising efforts, farmer Mai Van Vo, a former war veteran, had no idea.

 VietNamNet Bridge - IP Day Vietnam 2017 will be held at 2 pm on April 21 at American Club, 19 Hai Ba Trung Street in Hanoi as an open-air camp with the timeline as follows:

The PM recently issued Decision 477/QĐ-TTg, which annuls previous Decision 48/QĐ-Ttg, issued in 2010, on awarding the PM’s certificate of merit to Trinh Xuan Thanh, former State official found guilty of several wrongdoings.

 The Vietnam National Committee on Youth and the National Youth Council (NYC) of Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for 2017-2020 in Hanoi on April 18.

Real estate developer Nam Long has joined with Japan’s Nishi Nippon Railroad and Hankyu Realty to develop a new project named Mizuki Park with the investment capital of $325 million in HCM City.

 Vietnamese officials said on April 17 that a new breakout of avian influenza, H5N1, has emerged on a poultry farm in the southern Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long.

 Vietnamese Ba Hai Company Limited received a warning letter dated March 21, 2017 from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its fish and fishery products examined at an importer located in America.

 Hang Thuan (Forever Together) ceremony, a Buddhist wedding was recently organised for 14 young couples in the Sung Phuc Pagoda in Long Bien district, Hanoi.

 President Tran Dai Quang on April 18 made an inspection tour of several facilities serving the APEC High-level Week 2017 in the central city of Da Nang this November. 

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will work to maintain interest rate stability, enabling firms to access credit for their production and business, SBV Governor Le Minh Hung has said.

 Vietnam–Sri Lanka traditional relations

 The State Bank of Viet Nam has licensed for BIDV-SuMi TRUST Leasing Company, the first finance leasing joint venture between a local bank and a foreign financial institution in the country.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 18.