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State-owned school mushrooming blamed for the death of non-state schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more state-owned universities have been established in recent years, which have deprived non-state schools of their students.

Citizenship rule may be relaxed

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials may extend the deadline for overseas Vietnamese to register for local citizenship. They may also make it easier for people who want to restore their citizenship.

Vietnam emphasises peaceful, stable environment for Asia's future

 VietNamNet Bridge – Asia's future and growth drivers hold significance when the region's environment is peaceful, stable, and cooperative, emphasised a Vietnamese representative to the 2014 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference.

Political News Headlines 11/4

Deputy PM Ninh to visit Sweden, Britain; Kazakhstan adopts legal assistance agreement with Vietnam; ASEAN One Community underlines importance of intra-bloc communication; Congratulations sent to re-elected DPRK leaders

Workshop spotlights rules of performance

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many opinions were heard at the culture ministry's workshop to review legal documents on art performance management, mostly concentrating on limitations discovered during the first year of enforcing the regulations.

Ending poverty needs more than growth, World Bank says

 Economic growth is "not enough" to end global poverty, the World Bank has said.It has urged developing countries to allocate more resources to their extreme poor, including through bigger welfare programmes.

How should Vietnam behave towards transfer pricing?

While taxation agencies are vowing to punish those foreign invested enterprises which conduct transfer pricing, investment consultants believe that the negative impacts of price transfer on the national economy have been exaggerated.

Hanoi ranked eighth on TripAdvisor’s list of best destinations

 According to TripAdvisor’s list of the world’s best destinations in 2014, which was announced on April 8, Hanoi was at the eighth position as a newcomer.

Mini-battery in boy’s nose for five years

 VietNamNet Bridge – While playing with friends, a boy in the central city of Quang Ngai accidentally got a mini-battery shoved up his nose. It remained there for over five years without being detected by doctors.

Putin suggests urgent consultations over Ukraine with European leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called on European Union (EU) leaders to jointly hold urgent consultations over Ukraine's gloomy economy, insisting that Russia had been playing a supporting role in the country's stability.

Kelly Rowland to perform in Vietnam

 Kelly Rowland, an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality, will join Vietnamese and foreign artists in the sixth Hennessy Artistry at the Hanoi Opera House on April 17.

Hydrofoil operators seek to resume HCMC-Vung Tau services

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydrofoil operators in HCMC and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province have written to relevant authorities asking for permission to resume operations.

Bauxite plants in the Central Highlands may be equitized

 VietNamNet Bridge - The bauxite factories of Tan Rai and Nhan Co can be equitized in 5-7 years, says a senior official from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Readers air mixed opinions on use of foreign tour guides

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam News asked readers for their opinions about the Government's ban on non-Vietnamese tour guides working for Vietnamese tour companies.

Quang Trung Software City 2 to go up in Tan Binh District

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has chosen a location in Tan Binh District to house Quang Trung 2 Software City (QTSC 2).

Investors struggle to escape the “securities quagmire”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Years ago, Vietnamese financial investors joined in on a “securities rush”, seeing securities companies as the geese that lay golden eggs. Today, they are fleeing in droves.

WHO suggests graphic warnings in tobacco control

 Smoking is a big problem in China, the world's largest tobacco consumer, and now the World Health Organization (WHO) wants tobacco warning labels to be more vivid.

The first $6/night capsule hotel in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located in Pham Ngu Lao Road in HCM City’s District 1, the Capsule Hotel is a high-class inn, providing capsules that are adequate for one person.

Big banks to raise charter capital in positive move

VietNamNet Bridge – While some small commercial banks failed to raise their charter capital last year, some major lenders have already approved adding millions of US dollars to their charter capital this year.

Art & Entertainment News Headlines 11/4

 France to host Vietnam Film Festival in July; Canadian painter unveils for one night only; S Korean Youtube sensation to sing in City; Songkran festival at Saigon Outcast; New York rapper set to drop beats