New policies take effect this month

A series of new government policies on land use right certificates, proving financial capacity to play at casinos, and for the horse racing and international football betting business, come into effect this month.

Measures needed to protect antique relics

Architect Lê Thành Vinh, rector of The Relics Preservation Institute, shares his views on protecting antiques in current times:

Two Chinese nationals jailed for bank fraud

Two Chinese nationals were yesterday sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison for using technical devices to steal VNĐ100 million (US$4,440) from multiple banks

Ministry wants more quality standards to regulate goods There is a lack of national technical standards for some goods in Viet Nam, which raises the risk of unsafe products being made, imported or sold in the market.

Search for missing jet covers mountainous, forest areas Massive search for the missing Malaysian plane will be expanded to scour mountainous and forest areas, said Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Plane search to be expanded to western Con Dao Vietnamese search forces on the March 11 morning will expand their operation for the missing Malaysian passenger plane to the west of Con Dao Island , 185 kilometers off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

Plainclothes traffic cops hit the streets The Law Instruction and Traffic Accident Investigation Division's Tran Son spoke to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper about the latest initiative to prevent traffic violations.

Mobile phone etiquette gives people something to talk about Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers about their experiences with annoying mobile phone calls. We also sought opinions on how to increase people's awareness of annoying use in public spaces. Here are some of the opinions we received: