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Vung Ang Industrial Zone blamed for gigantic marine pollution

 Thousands of fish along the coast from the central provinces of Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue’s have died en mass and the finger of blame is being pointed at the Vung Ang Industrial Zone.

Home-owners pay the price for land use right certificate corruption

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has urged management agencies and localities to investigate the shocking revelation that 44% of people had to pay bribes to receive their legally-entitled land use right certificate or red book.

Education Ministry encourages students to learn swimming

 The Ministry of Education and Training yesterday sent its document to directors of the departments asking to increase information of drowning.

Hotline opens to prevent corruption in land use certificate issuance

 A hotline has been set up to receive feedback from people and businesses on the difficulties they may encounter while registering for land use certificates or “red books.”

Road maintenance fees suspended for motorbikes from June

 The government will stop collecting the controversial road maintenance fees from motorbike riders from June 5.

Vietnam shares experience in TV digitalisation

 Viet Nam is targeting moving to digital terrestrial Television broadcasting from analog by 2020 in the entire country as per the roadmap on development of digitalisation of television.

Upgrade on Hanoi Radiation Centre inaugurated

 A ceremony was held on April 22 to inaugurate the upgrade work at the Hanoi Radiation Centre under the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute.

Vietnamese diplomat congratulates Laos’ newly-elected President

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Manh Hung has congratulated General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Bounnhang Vorachit on his new position as the State President.

Vietnam-Mongolia legislativeties thriving, says NA Vice Chairman

Vietnam-Mongolia legislative relationshiphas progressed well with the regular exchange of all-level visits, said NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu when meeting with Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament.

Viettel’s int’l projects remain profitable despite exchange rate fluctuations

VietNamNet Bridge - Viettel Group’s total overseas investment increased by 9 percent to nearly US$1.5 billion in 2015, while the global industry rate was only 2.3 percent (a fourth of Viettel’s), according to UK-based OVUM.

Everyday moments in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - The first rays of a new day, an old man riding bicycle to take newspapers, children going to school and workers rushing to ride in the rain are idyllic moments in Hanoi.

Jetstar Pacific invests US$139 million to expand fleet

 VietNamNet Bridge - Jetstar Pacific’s general manager said two major shareholders - Vietnam Airlines and Qantas (Australia) - would invest $139 million to purchase more aircraft from now to 2020.

Ha Tinh has Vietnam’s youngest provincial chair

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Dang Quoc Khanh, 40, has been elected as Chair of Ha Tinh Provincial People’s Council, becoming the youngest provincial chair in the country.

iPhone 6 explodes while charging in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - After changing the screen at a mobile repair shop, an iPhone 6 of an user in the central province of Quang Nam suddenly exploded while charging.

Experts begin preserving Hoan Kiem turtle

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and German experts on April 21 began processing the body of Hoan Kiem turtle, using the plastination technique.

Vietnamese banks compete with foreign banks for overseas remittance service

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is one of the biggest kieu hoi (overseas remittance) recipients in the world. But most profits from overseas remittance services go to foreign institutions’ pockets. 

Overseas workers lack support, employment after return home

 While Vietnamese overseas labourers returning to the country are always appreciated for their professional and foreign language skills, many people find it difficult to find suitable jobs. This causes a big waste of human resources.

VN students fail to make use of apprenticeship

 Most of graduate students are struggling with adapting to the real workplace, even after experiencing apprenticeships, researchers from the HCM City Pedagogical University have claimed after a two-year study.

MobiFone divestment from SeABank fails

 No registered bids have been forthcoming for the more than 33 million SeABank shares currently on sale by MobiFone, with the bidding session planned for April 25 therefore being cancelled, according to the Hanoi Stock Exchange.

Hanoi to build a $1.08b software park

 The Hanoi People's Committee agreed to build a software and digital content park in Dong Anh District in northern Ha Noi.