In an article published on March 28, the VOV Online Newspaper cited PM Nguyen Tan Dung saying that staff recruitment for civil servant positions has seen various problems since the process was done at a local level.

 Vietnamese securities companies are in a hurry to seek a suitable system to work with when the first-ever derivatives market is launched by this year-end, according to local media.

Almost 67 percent of foreign invested enterprises (FIEs) in Vietnam are operating in low-value manufacturing sectors with out-dated machinery, which is a major reason for the severe pollution problems the country is facing.

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has jumped 16 notches to the 870th slot in the latest ATP World Tour rankings.

 The National Assembly (NA) may loosen travel terms, making it easier for US citizens to travel to Vietnam for tourism or other business related purposes.

 Assistant to the Foreign Minister, Vu Quang Minh, and Deputy Secretary of the Malaysian Foreign Ministry, Dato Muhammad Sharulkram Yaakob, co-chaired the Vietnam-Malaysia Senior Officials’ Strategic Dialogue in Hanoi on April 4.

  The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) of the Transport Ministry will investigate an incident in which an Angkor Air aircraft slid off the runway after landing at HCM City’s airport Saturday evening.

  Over 37,000 hectares of forests in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang’s Phu Quoc island were put on level-five “extremely dangerous” alert for forest fires, stemming from prolonged drought, acute heatwave and a dwindling supply of water.

 Vietnam pledges to step up collaboration efforts with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre’s member nations in preventing and detering illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

 Foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and enterprises committed to providing assistance for Vietnamese communities hardest hit by drought and saline intrusion at a conference on April 4.

  A number of activities will be held in response to third Vietnam Book Day (April 21).

 The National Assembly Standing Committee submitted to the NA a list of candidates for the positions of NA Vice Chair and member of the NA Standing Committee, the 13th tenure, during a plenary session on April 4.

Vietnam reaffirmed its pledge to join global efforts to disarm nuclear weapons, prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons, and use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

The Veterinary Department has confirmed that all Chinese chickens imported into Vietnam are illegal and the authorities of Vietnam and China have not yet signed any agreement on the export and import of livestock and poultry products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not new that Chinese scholars have sought to plant false information in their scientific studies, but this has become more and more blatant.

At the Security World 2016, Keshav Dhakad, regional director of Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) for the Asia region talked about Microsoft’s role of trusted advisor in the security worldwide.

The Vietnamese government last week stubbed out cigarette monopoly producer Vinataba’s self-serving ambitions to rid the local market of popular brands from Indonesia’s Sumatra Tobacco.

 On April 3, talented Vietnamese gymnast Tran Ha Vi bagged a gold medal in the girls’ 12-14 age category at the Suzuki World Cup 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.

 Vietnam’s economy is forecast to continue bouncing back thanks to rises in foreign investment, consumer confidence, and credit growth.

 General Do Ba Ty, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Defence Minister has been nominated for the post of National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman.