VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese walkers secured the best finish of all Southeast Asian athletes at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championship which closed in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Sunday.

 Media firm Yeah1 Group (YEG) has lost nearly VND4 trillion (US$171.7 million) – half of its market value – since early this month, in spite of efforts by company leadership to “save” the price of its stock by purchasing large amounts of YEG shares.

Foreign and Vietnamese lecturers and postgraduates will conduct research about landslides, river pollution, climate-change adaptation, transnational marriages and Khmer migration.

 No more African swine fever outbreak was detected in Hanoi on March 18, according to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 Science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM education, has become hugely popular. The method helps to inspire scientific passion among pupils, creating a driving force for the next generation at a young age.

 A special market took place in Dien Bien province as part of the 6th Ban Flower Festival. Market-goers had a chance to experience the unique cultural beauty and customs of ethnic people in the northwest region.

The Hanoi People’s Court on March 18 sentenced three people to death and one to life imprisonment for drug trafficking by air.

 Cyclone Idai may have killed more than 1,000 people in Mozambique, President Filipe Nyusi said in an address on national radio Monday.

Faced with financial difficulties, theatre troupes in HCM City are working to attract audiences back to tuong or hat boi (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre that originated in the 12th century, 

 Dutch authorities have caught the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, killing three people and injuring five others.

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after the US officially granted non-stop flight permission to Vietnam, domestic airlines set to work to prepare to fly to the US.

 Govt to spend over VND1 trillion widening Cho Gao Canal, Firms on HNX see an increase of 11.4 percent in post-tax profits in 2018, Hau Giang: Nearly 70 million USD needed for agro sector

Six indecency and sexual abuse  cases in school have been discovered   within the last 15 months. But analysts believe the actual number of sexual assault cases is higher because many students and parents do not report them to the police.

 A unique museum dedicated to coffee has recently opened in the Central Highlands province of DakLak.

The Cau Ngu festival, an annual festival where fisherman pray for a good haul of fish from their catch, took place in Khanh Hoa between March 16 to 18.

 In its list of the best paying jobs released yesterday, VietnamWorks found that employees in the financing-investing- banking field make the most money, followed by employees in the IT field, marketing and construction.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday pointed out that illicit sales of ornamental piglet amid outbreaks of African Swine Flu would risk the country’s pig-breeding industry.

 Hundreds of renewable power projects proposed by private or state-owned enterprises are getting stuck in further steps as they have yet to be added to the power development plan.

 The Dalat Victory Challenge mountain bike tournament wrapped up on March 17, with two Vietnamese winning the longest-distance races for men and women, 70km.

 Hanoi ranked second and HCMC 15th among the worst cities for air pollution in Southeast Asia, Thanh Nien newspaper reported, citing a recent report by the nongovernmental environmental organization GreenPeace.

 Residential property players remained active while offices continued to be one of the most exciting segments across the region, real estate consultant Savills Vietnam noted.

 Two mountain tunnels would be built along the North-South Expressway through the central province of Nghe An, according to the provincial Department of Transport.

 The Tay Ho Urban Development and Investment JSC has asked for permission to build an underground parking lot in Ha Noi’s Cau Giay Park.

 As many as 124 children from the northern province of Bắc Ninh tested positive for pork tapeworms, or Taenia solium, according to two institutes that conducted tests yesterday.

 The High-Level People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on March 18 upheld imprisonment penalties given to five defendants for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration”.