Real estate developers are raising their land funds via mergers and acquisitions as well as stock purchases, instead of conducting land clearances and compensation, which often take time and money.

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the National Assembly for electing me as Prime Minister. This is my great honor and huge responsibility delegated by the Party, the State and the people, said PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 On April 7, President Tran Dai Quang summited a proposal on electing the positions of Vice State President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court and the Head of the Supreme People's Procuracy.

 A Hanoi train crashed into a truck at about 10am today in Dien Chau District of central Nghe An Province, interrupting traffic on the railway line.

 Authorities in the Ha Long City in this northern province yesterday suspended the Minh Huong 58 tourist ship for not refunding their customers’ money following an incorrect calculation on their bill.

 Hanoi will have a total of five airports, including two international airports under a transport plan by 2030 with a vision for 2050 adopted recently by the Prime Minister.

National Assembly deputies hope the newly-elected Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will continue taking the fight against corruption and wastefulness as one of his priorities.

 Hundreds of households on Thuy Khue Street in Hanoi have faced serious pollution from a local canal.

 Director of Danang City’s International Health Quarantine Centre announced on April 6 that aedes aegypti mosquito that can transmits the Zika virus had been found at Danang International Airport.

Thang Long GTC Joint Stock Company has just offered to buy the 65 per cent stake that Vindemia SAS, a Groupe Casino subsidiary, is holding in the joint venture.

 Vietnam has introduced a new rule in the Penal Code under which the use of banned and harmful substances in animal farming can lead to strong punishments including prison terms of 20 years.

 Technical issues related to Airbus A320/A321 aircraft together with solutions to breakdowns to increase flight safety were discussed at the Airbus 320 Family Regional Seminar held in Hanoi from April 6-7.

 The Republic of Cyprus officially opened its consulate general in HCM City on April 6.

 On April 7, Mr Nguyen Xuan Phuc was sworn into office after being elected the new Prime Minister by the National Assembly.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many sexual assault cases at school were only brought to light many years after they occurred. This is because the majority of the victims did not dare report the crime to the police.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Let’s take a look at the economic indicators of Vietnam in the past 10 years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 Vietnam is still struggling to tackle drug trafficking and needs international community support to win the battle, says Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

A gang of fraudsters led by a Nigerian were arrested in Can Tho City for allegedly swindling more than VND20 billion (US$888,800) from naive Vietnamese women, said the local police yesterday.

 The Supreme People’s Court has urged lower and military courts to speed up the opening of courtrooms that are friendly to people under 18 years old.