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Newly-approved laws introduced to Cuba conference

 Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy Nguyen Hoa Binh introduced nine laws on judicial matters, recently approved by the Vietnam National Assembly to the eighth international conference on penal sciences in Cuba.

Universities lure learners with attractive scholarships

VietNamNet Bridge - Both State-owned and private schools are trying to attract students with scholarships. 

HCM City still looking for flood-prevention solutions

VietNamNet Bridge - The HCM City Anti-flood Program’s Management Board plans to buy 63 specific vehicles to pump water in floods, but scientists say the solution is ‘anti-scientific’ and not feasible. 

Vietnam’s textile & garment industry feared to fall into foreign hands

VietNamNet Bridge - Textile & garment companies reject the opinion that textiles & garments would be the biggest beneficiary of the TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) Agreement.

EU imports most phones and electronics from Vietnam

 The EU was the largest phone and accessories importer from Vietnam in the first two months of the year, according to Vietnam Customs.

Mountainous areas confound cost of living ranking

 Life in the country’s northernmost mountainous areas is the most expensive in the country because of transportation costs according to a report from the General Statistics Office published on March 24.

Many bridges in HCM City face risks of collision

 Many bridges in HCM City could collapse at any time because of deterioration and low clearance levels.

Vietnamese investors optimistic for 2016

 Vietnamese investors are expecting more transactions from State-owned enterprises’ (SOE) equitisation rather than by private/family firm owners, Grant Thornton Vietnam’s latest survey said.

Party-building sector sets to better personnel preparations

 The Party-building organisation sector should further uphold its role as a think-tank on personnel arrangements and management for the country’s political system.

Last Cabinet meeting heated up with natural disaster-related issues

 How to ease losses caused by drought and saltwater intrusion that are afflicting the Mekong Delta, south-central and Central Highlands regions dominated the Government’s monthly meeting in Hanoi on March 26.

ODA disbursement in Vietnam to change after years of inefficient use

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of projects that are granted ODA from the government are behind schedule, so the government plans to use another method to grantODA to local governments.

New training programme gives teachers more choice

 Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien yesterday asked educational department leaders in southern provinces to help rectors of schools to begin a new management policy as soon as possible.

Hospitals to test 1,600 samples for Zika infection

 The Pasteur Institute of HCM City will co-ordinate with the Health Departments of Lam Dong Province and HCM City for suspected Zika virus cases from March 28 to April 8.

Hoan Kiem turtle to be preserved by modern technology

 VietNamNet Bridge – The body of the legendary Hoan Kiem turtle is being preserved in -15 degrees Celsius room to wait for German experts, who will preserve the turtle.

High risk of bankruptcy exists for iron & steel manufacturers

VietNamnet Bridge - Iron & steel manufacturers can anticipate a tough year 2016, when low-cost products, especially from China, will flow to Vietnam.

Brands jostle for prime space in HCM City

The retail market of Ho Chi Minh City has seen growing interest from both new and large-scale international investors.

MobiFone falling behind in 4G services

MobiFone’s commercial testing of its 4G mobile internet service (4G services) is slower than Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group(VNPT)-Vinaphone’s and Viettel’s.

Vietnam may have to “borrow” Thai elephants for breeding

The elephants in Buon Don (Don Village), the kingdom of tamed elephants in Vietnam, are too old and weak, and are no longer fertile so the herd of domestic elephants in Buon Don is facing the threat of becoming endangered.

Export-import, trade remedy under NA discussions

 National Assembly deputies gave their feedback on the draft revised Law on Export-Import Tariffs during a session in Hanoi on March 25.

Vietnam, China to hold border defence friendship exchange

 The third Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange will be held from March 28 to 31 between the northern province of Lang Son and the Chinese southern province of Guangxi.