The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of 21 cabinet positions, including three Deputy Prime Ministers for five-year terms, during the ongoing and last 11th session of the 13th legislature in Hanoi.

 Nguyen Van Binh, the former Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Economic Affairs.

 President Tran Dai Quang has asked the National Assembly (NA) to approve the assignment of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the post of Vice Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security (CNDS).

 Remittances to HCM City in the first quarter of this year is estimated to have reached US$1.15 billion, up $250 million against last month.

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of three Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 Ministers and Cabinet members on April 9. Below is an overview of the new cabinet.

VietNamNet Bridge - Aviation experts believe that it would be a waste to spend VND10 trillion to build three airports in the northwest.

 The Steering Committee for Digitising Television Plans will stop transmitting to all analogue televisions (TVs) in Hanoi, Hai Phong, Can Tho, and HCM City starting on August 15.

The burden of unofficial costs is weighing on enterprises in Vietnam, and it is rising year by year. The bigger the businesses are, the more they are inspected by relevant bodies, found the provincial competitive index survey in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many illegal buildings in national parks have been discovered even though investors have paid fines.

VietNamNet Bridge - The iron ore export ban has caused Vietnam to fail to collect tens of trillions of dong, while the continued steel production from iron ore has caused the environment to be seriously polluted.

  Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh advanced into the final of the men’s singles at the ongoing Finnish Open 2016 after beating Kestutis Navickas from Lithuania 2-0 on April 9.

Over $273.95 million will be spent on improving the environment in Phan Rang city in Ninh Thuan province, Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province, Quy Nhon in Binh Dinh province, and Dong Hoi in Quang Binh province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students still have to use textbooks which contain outdated and inaccurate  information. 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment sent a message to Long An last week, urging the provincial authorities to take stronger actions to reassure foreign investors following a dispute over fee payments between a Japanese firm and Tan Duc IP.

A research work by two Vietnamese university students on iris biometrics has been recognized by the Journal of KIIT, a prestigious scientific publication, which is heartening news for the Vietnamese community of young scientists.

  The Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to announce the results of the investigation into seven multi-level marketing companies this May.

 Local and international experts have proposed solutions to help HCM City secure its short- and long-term water supply.

 Officials from the transport sectors of southern provinces urged the Government to issue special policies to encourage the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) in public transportation.

  Saigon Polar Expo, a newly established ice entertainment venue, will be opened to the public next Thursday at Him Lam new urban area in District 7, HCMC.

 Truong Hoa Binh, Vuong Dinh Hue and Trinh Dinh Dung have been assigned to the post of Deputy Prime Ministers by the National Assembly.