Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc submitted proposals on removing several Deputy Prime Ministers, a number of ministers and other Cabinet members to the 13 th National Assembly’s 11th meeting in Hanoi on April 8.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked the National Assembly to allocate some VND100trn (USD4.5bn) to build an irrigation system to cope with the serious on-going drought and potential future problems.

 The Board of Management at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park approved planning for a software area on April 6.

  The first individual black-faced spoonbill, a large white wading bird with a distinctive beak shaped like a spoon, was discovered in Tri An Lake, the southern province of Dong Nai, according to the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve.

 Vietnam’s U22 team will take part in a four-side football tournament in Malaysia in June.

 Students in ASEAN countries, China, Japan, and Korea yesterday began a four-day forum to discuss issues related to Vietnam’s international integration.

 Two coaches lying in front of the toll station on the Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway stalling other vehicles, was a hostile act planned by the drivers, an official said.

 Vietnam drew nearly US$4.03 billion in newly-registered and additional capital from foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in the first quarter of this year, up 119.1% against the same period last year.

 The Vietnamese men’s team, with the presence of top player Le Quang Liem, raked in the silver medal in the rapid chess event of the 2016 Asian Nations Chess Cup, which is underway in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

 The wedding photos of this elderly bride and her heartthrob are making rounds on social media.

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

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese don’t spend as much money on laptops as they did in the past because they have many other choices, from tablets to smartphones.

 Vietnam’s No. 1 player Ly Hoang Nam will play Mercelo Tomas Barrios Vera of Chile in the first round match of the 2016 International Tennis Federation Junior Masters at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre in Chengdu starting today.

 HCM City and Hanoi stock exchanges this week put shares of many companies on the warning list or under supervision, due to their losses.

VietNamNet Bridge - In its macro report on Vietnam market outlook in April, HSBC Vietnam lowered its forecast for Vietnam’s 2016 GDP growth from 6.7% to 6.3%.

The HCM City authorities have given the nod to the Saigon Water Supply Company (Sawaco) plan to build underground water reservoirs in some parks in the city which would help ensure water supply after earthquakes and other natural calamities.

 People in the central city of Da Nang who want their information and opinions to be dealt with now only have to send them via one hotline.

 A texting campaign to raise funds for people affected by drought and saline intrusion was launched at a ceremony in Hanoi on April 7.

VietNamNet Bridge - Articles about school violence and student abuse appear in local newspapers, causing concern among parents.

 National Assembly Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu hosted a reception in Hanoi, on April 7, for Timor Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Hermani Coelho da Silva.