Users of Apple iPhones and iPads can now subscribe to the 4G LTE service of military-run telecom firm Viettel in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province.

 Deer, wild boar, otters, mongooses, monocle cobras and painted storks are among rare and valuable animals recently found in the U Minh Ha National Park, in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, according to the park’s management board.

 The US will support Vietnam in making laws and policies related to wildlife trade and consumption in accordance with international standards.

 The Prime Minister has approved the establishment of the Hanoi Software Technology Park as a concentrated information technology (IT) one in Long Bien district.

 The south central province of Binh Thuan has issued a temporary ban on the exploitation of mollusc and bivalve across its sea waters from April 1 to July 31 with a view to restoring the marine resources.

 The UN will take steps to support drought-stricken countries, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on March 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese group Viettel has received a license to develop the fourth mobile network in Myanmar, after creating a joint venture with a number of local businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hung and Dr. Nguyen Thuc Quyen have been honored by the Humboldt Foundation for their outstanding contributions.

 Vietnam’s great potential for software and digital technology development will help it attract many foreign investors into this industry.

 Network provider MobiFone is planning to pilot 4G services next month, according to local media.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has asked telecom providers and relevant agencies to work with police to inspect and enforce strict punishment on those who sell illegal SIM cards.

 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.

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.

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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Xuan Lien Natural Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa has discovered seven groups of Indochinese gray langurs (Rooseltven), totaling about 200.

More than 500 industry leaders, Government officials, academics and business professionals will take part in a seminar on smart cities in the southern province of Binh Duong next week.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the construction of Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV)’s $300 million research and development (R&D) centre in Hanoi’s Hoang Mai district.

 The water discharged from China’s Jinghong Hydropower Station is expected to reach the Mekong Delta region in 19 days, according to Dong Van Tu, head of the Water Resource Directorate’s department of irrigation and dam safety.

 Drought and saltwater intrusion are predicted to continue damaging parts of the Mekong Delta despite China’s release of upriver water, said Chief Executive Officer at the Mekong River Commission Secretariat Pham Tuan Phan.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment and other relevant ministries and the authorities of Hanoi have basically agreed to Samsung Vietnam's asking for incentives for developing its $300 million R&D centre in Hanoi.