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

 Hardcore Vietnam will present the biggest heavy music concert in Vietnam on April 9, featuring 13 rock bands from several Asian countries.

 Captain Nguyen Anh Duc’s double helped Becamex Binh Duong beat South Korean Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-2 in the fourth round of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League’s Group E yesterday.

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.

VietNamNet Bridge -  Vietnam can exploit coal on the Red River basin on a trial basis with UCG technology (underground coal gasification), and If it is not successful, it should forget about the coal basin, scientists say.

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.

 The Ministry of Transport held a press briefing on April 6 to clear up some questions around the granting of an aviation transport business licence for Vietstar Airlines to operate as a passenger carrier.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Gold books and other royal gold objects of the Nguyen Dynasty are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi from now until August.

 Lawmakers have expressed hope that the new Prime Minister, who who will be elected on April 7, and his cabinet will continue to be steadfast on the strategic goals to achieve higher economic growth and improve people’s lives. 

The increasing appearance of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in research & development will help Vietnam accelerate the transformation from a low value-added production economy to a high value-added one.

  The Foreign Ministry awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese President to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Tech Hean during a ceremony in Hanoi on April 6.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With countless tracts of magnificent untouched rainforest showing the region’s age-old natural and cultural legends, Tay Nguyen is still a mysterious land to most tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Highland Safari with a total area of 490 hectares will be built in Lac Duong district in Lam Dong province with an investment of VND1,000 billion (nearly $50 million).

VietNamNet Bridge – The rice output of the winter-spring rice crop fell significantly because of drought and salination, but with an additional 200,000ha to be planted in the Cuu Long Delta region, there will be enough rice for exports,

Online digital channel for children POPS Kids under POPS Worldwide will start airing U.S.-based Boomerang TV channel’s animated series and dubbed in Vietnamese language in line with a cooperation agreement between POPS Worldwide and Turner.

 The State offloaded 147.7 million shares worth US$89.7 million in State-owned companies in 16 initial public offering auctions during the first quarter of this year, the Ha Noi Stock Exchange reported yesterday.

 On April 6, President Tran Dai Quang submitted a nomination list for the new Prime Minister to the National Assembly and Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc was nominated for the post of the new Prime Minister to replace PM Nguyen Tan Dung.