Viet Nam saw US dollar deposits overseas skyrocketing, possibly due to foreign currency policies implemented by the central bank, the Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) said.

Some 6,000 people in Viet Nam suffer from hemophilia, but more than 60 per cent have yet to be examined for the disease, experts said at a press conference April 15. 

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC)’s Presidium held the third consultation meeting yesterday to approve the official list of 1,146 candidates for the election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly.

Viet Nam attaches importance to its role as a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucat his reception for WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo in Ha Noi April 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lighthouses on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago guide ships at night and confirm Vietnam’s maritime sovereignty.

 In Loc Bac commune, Bao Lam district in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, survives the only remaining long traditional house of the Ma ethnic group.

VietNamNet Bridge - Well-known in Vietnam as the developer of the CGV cinema network, the CJ Group had unexpectedly joined the competition for shares of Vissan, a food processing company. 

Many people ignore the warning of railway security staff to cross the barrier at the intersection point between the railway and the road on Highway 21B in Ha Dong, Hanoi when the train is coming.

At the invitation of the Director of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Professor Furuta Motoo, former Managing Director of the University of Tokyo, Japan has become the Rector of the Vietnam-Japan University.

 The Hue International Food Festival will take place in Hue city’s Phu Xuan Park from April 28-May 2, the event’s organising board said at a press briefing on April 15.

 Starting from July 1, organizations and enterprises will be required to invest in equipment and solutions that protect them from cyber attacks under the Law on Network Information Security.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some mysterious paintings on a high cliff in the central province of Thanh Hoa have drawn the attention of scientists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first official tour to Con Co Island in the central province of Quang Tri will be launched on April 17 by local authorities and the Quang Tri Trading Corporation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Inter-provincial bus stations and passenger transport businesses have been asked to publicise the hotlines for contacting coach managers.

Workers in the finance, banking and insurance sectors in Vietnam had the highest per capita income in 2014, with VND195 million ($9,500) a year, followed by those in the information and communication sector with VND140 million (nearly $7,000).

 The Drang Phok Hydropower Plant project, which was started way back in 2007 and criticised for its impact on the ecosystem, has still not been scraped despite continued opposition.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thanh Ngung still cannot believe that he will be the first Vietnamese athlete to compete in the walk event at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many vocational training schools equipped with modern machinery and study tools worth billions of dong are facing student shortages due to low rates of enrolment

 A huge stage performance will be the highlight of the kaleidoscopic Carnival Ha Long 2016, making it no longer just a dynamic street parade like previous years, said Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee Vu Hong Son.

VietNamNet Bridge - The public debt has hit a ceiling, the state budget is under strain, and enterprises’ competitiveness remains weak – all these will be great challenges for new cabinet.