Some 6,000 people in Viet Nam suffer from hemophilia, but more than 60 per cent have yet to be examined for the disease, experts said at a press conference April 15. 

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC)’s Presidium held the third consultation meeting yesterday to approve the official list of 1,146 candidates for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly.

Viet Nam attaches importance to its role as a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucat his reception for WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo in Ha Noi April 15.

VietNamNet Bridge - Well-known in Vietnam as the developer of the CGV cinema network, the CJ Group had unexpectedly joined the competition for shares of Vissan, a food processing company. 

Many people ignore the warning of railway security staff to cross the barrier at the intersection point between the railway and the road on Highway 21B in Ha Dong, Hanoi when the train is coming.

At the invitation of the Director of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Professor Furuta Motoo, former Managing Director of the University of Tokyo, Japan has become the Rector of the Vietnam-Japan University.

 Starting from July 1, organizations and enterprises will be required to invest in equipment and solutions that protect them from cyber attacks under the Law on Network Information Security.

Workers in the finance, banking and insurance sectors in Vietnam had the highest per capita income in 2014, with VND195 million ($9,500) a year, followed by those in the information and communication sector with VND140 million (nearly $7,000).

 The Drang Phok Hydropower Plant project, which was started way back in 2007 and criticised for its impact on the ecosystem, has still not been scraped despite continued opposition.

VietNamNet Bridge - The public debt has hit a ceiling, the state budget is under strain, and enterprises’ competitiveness remains weak – all these will be great challenges for new cabinet.

 The Ministry of Transport expects around VND66.5 trillion (nearly US$3 billion) to be disbursed for transport infrastructure projects this year, with half of it coming from the private sector.

 The impact of saltwater intrusion on rivers and canals in HCMC has risen though the dry season has yet to peak.

 Vietnam should be more active in proposing specific areas with which the WTO can support the country, WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo said during his visit to Vietnam, the first ever trip made by a WTO chief to the Southeast Asian nation.

Asia Commercial Bank is still struggling with some VND5.7 trillion (US$256.3 million) in bad debt caused by six enterprises associated with its former vice chairman Nguyen Duc Kien, heard the lender’s general meeting last week.

 The largest local commercial bank, Vietcombank (VCB), will increase their charter capital to over VND39.7 trillion (US$1.78 billion), said chairman Nghiem Xuan Thanh at the bank's general shareholder's meeting on April 15.

 Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has said one of the priorities of his country is further developing its traditional cooperation with Vietnam in various fields.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the 197 candidates of central-level agencies running for the National Assembly membership, there are the Prime Minister, three deputy prime ministers and 13 ministers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two people in the central province of Nghe An unexpectedly discovered a giant oarfish floating on the water on April 13th. They immediately pulled the fish onshore. The fish was 3.6 m long, weighing about 25 kg.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A female French tourist was injured in a traffic accident in Da Nang. Thanks to the timely and methodological assistance of a Vietnamese woman, the tourist was rescued.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh has highlighted the remarkable developments in relations between Vietnam and the US over the past two decades.