VietNamNet Bridge – Believing that it is better to tighten supply to help reduce inventories, the Ministry of Construction (MIC) is planning to not grant more licenses to housing projects.

 Users can make online transactions safely in Viet Nam without worrying about OpenSSL , said Viet Nam's leading security company Bkav.

Vietcombank, one of the nation's biggest banks, is expected to ask its stakeholders at the meeting next week about a merger with a credit institution whose name remains a secret, Ban Viet Securities revealed on Friday.

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 The Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Force made its debut on April 15 in the central city of Da Nang in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Viet Nam has paid a great deal of attention to improving the environment for sustainable development and investment, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh declared at a business forum in London yesterday.

 A book street will be organized in Ngo Quyen and Dinh Le Street, Hanoi on April 19 in the framework of the Vietnam’s Book Day, announced the Ministry of Information and Communication.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Sunday morning, a fisherman from Ly Son Island, in Quang Ngai Province, towed a 12-meter long dead whale from Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands to Ly Son for burial.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Sunday morning, seven students in the northern province of Lai Chau were swept away while crossing the Nam Mu River on their way to school. Six children were rescued and one went missing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sound of gongs and drums, accompanied by the seductive dances of a street festival, roused the quiet streets of Hue City on Sunday.

For a variety of reasons, many Vietnamese computer users, both institutional and individual, have not taken any action to protect their computers from security holes since April 8, when Microsoft ended its support for the Windows XP operating system.

 VietNamNet Bridge – General school teachers have admitted that literature lessons do not appeal to their students.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Early this year, there were approximately 700,000 registered enterprises in Vietnam. Just over 400,000 of them are operating now.

 A delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Hu Chunhua, Politburo member and Secretary of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee is on a working visit to Vietnam from April 13-17.

 Carnival Halong 2014 will take place on April 30 in Halong City with many outstanding festivities and splendid fireworks displays. 

 Gone are the days when a low sugar and low fat diet was enough to be considered as "healthy."

 VietNamNet Bridge – With more than 300 titles illegally available on websites, online games have come to dominate the country's internet entertainment market, according to a survey by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

More and more motorbike manufacturers have come to Vietnam. More and more motorbike models have been marketed. However, many products have been unsold, while the market is believed to be reaching a saturation point.

 A photo exhibition “Lost&Found Hanoi” by five Hanoi-based photographers will open at Hanoi Goethe Institute on April 15, allowing visitors to take an exploration of the grain of this thousand-year-old metropolis.

 Toyota Vietnam enjoys exponential growth in Q1; Retail market sets stage for price competition; Businesses seen as foundation for economic growth in 2014; Garment sector eyes localisation of inputs