President Tran Dai Quang has asked the National Assembly (NA) to approve the assignment of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the post of Vice Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security (CNDS).

 Remittances to HCM City in the first quarter of this year is estimated to have reached US$1.15 billion, up $250 million against last month.

The US Government will continue to provide disaster relief grants to help Viet Nam respond to the severe drought and saltwater intrusion affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the southern provinces and Central Highlands,

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of three Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 Ministers and Cabinet members on April 9. Below is an overview of the new cabinet.

VietNamNet Bridge - Aviation experts believe that it would be a waste to spend VND10 trillion to build three airports in the northwest.

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

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over a century after Paul Doumer, former governor general of French Indochina, wrote his memoir on the Indochinese, his book continues to attract Vietnamese and foreign experts among the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a hiatus of several years, talented writer Doan Thach Bien has written two books, both of which were released in HCM City this week.

The burden of unofficial costs is weighing on enterprises in Vietnam, and it is rising year by year. The bigger the businesses are, the more they are inspected by relevant bodies, found the provincial competitive index survey in 2015.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many illegal buildings in national parks have been discovered even though investors have paid fines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 4-ton bronze statue named Huyen Thien Tran Vu at Tran Vu Temple, Thach Ban Ward, Long Bien District in Hanoi has been recognized as a national treasure.

VietNamNet Bridge - The iron ore export ban has caused Vietnam to fail to collect tens of trillions of dong, while the continued steel production from iron ore has caused the environment to be seriously polluted.

To teach the meaning of the traditional Tet Han Thuc (Cold Food Festival) to children as well as bring joy and excitement to students, many schools in Hanoi provide lessons on making 'banh troi' and 'banh chay'.

  Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh advanced into the final of the men’s singles at the ongoing Finnish Open 2016 after beating Kestutis Navickas from Lithuania 2-0 on April 9.

Over $273.95 million will be spent on improving the environment in Phan Rang city in Ninh Thuan province, Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province, Quy Nhon in Binh Dinh province, and Dong Hoi in Quang Binh province.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students still have to use textbooks which contain outdated and inaccurate  information. 

The Ministry of Planning and Investment sent a message to Long An last week, urging the provincial authorities to take stronger actions to reassure foreign investors following a dispute over fee payments between a Japanese firm and Tan Duc IP.

A research work by two Vietnamese university students on iris biometrics has been recognized by the Journal of KIIT, a prestigious scientific publication, which is heartening news for the Vietnamese community of young scientists.

  The Ministry of Industry and Trade aims to announce the results of the investigation into seven multi-level marketing companies this May.

 Local and international experts have proposed solutions to help HCM City secure its short- and long-term water supply.