Tourism managers and experts all affirmed the need to build a smoke-free environment to develop tourism in Hanoi at a conference in the capital city on March 20.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh had a working session in Moscow on March 20 with First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Ivan Melnikov to discuss issues related to the overseas Vietnamese community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The film Thành Phố Ngủ Gật (Drowsy City) will be introduced at various international film festivals before its national premiere in June, director Luong Dinh Dung confirmed on Tuesday in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The new and privately owned Cai Luong (reformed opera) Vu Luan Troupe, composed of 20 young actors, has opened in HCM City. 

 The Hanoi People’s Court opened a trial on March 21 for two ex-leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro on the charge of “abusing position and power to appropriate assets.”

 A contemporary art exhibition themed “Bridge” featuring 35 artworks and multi-modal installations by US multimedia artist Mark Cooper and Vietnamese-French artist Vu Trong Thuan opened in the central city of Da Nang on March 20.

 The Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will present a screening of the movie Ba Mua (Three Seasons) written and directed by Vietnamese-American director Tony Bùi on Saturday.

African Swine Fever has spread among 20 provinces and cities in Vietnam with nearly 25,000 pigs culled in an attempt to stop the outbreak from reaching the southern farms that produce the industry’s largest amount of pork. 

The Dragonfly Theatre Company will stage the play Every Brilliant Thing, written by English playwright and director Duncan MacMillan and British comedian, writer and performer Jonny Donahoe, from March 28-31.

Saigon Outcast will host the Saigon Burger Festival which will feature burgers from nine local restaurants on Saturday. 

The National Basketball Championships will be held in Khanh Hoa Province from March 22-April 1. 

 The Viet Nam national women’s football team will have two friendly matches with Myanmar as preparations for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 second qualification round and the 30th SEA Games later this year.

 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has posted an introduction to the benefits of dragon fruit, a key export of Viet Nam.

 French singer-songwriter and producer Chaton will perform at L’Espace in Hanoi on Saturday, as part of International Francophonie Day.

The People’s Court of Binh Thuy district, Can Tho city yesterday handed down a two-year imprisonment sentence to a Facebook user on the charge of “abusing the rights to democracy and freedom to infringe on the interests of the State".

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has selected 23 players for the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualification’s Group K.

Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that Vietnam always supports and treasures South – South cooperation in his speech delivered at the plenary session of the second High-Level UN Conference on South – South Cooperation.

 Vietnamese-Australian pianist Van-Anh Nguyen will share the stage with top vocalist Doan Trang at Hotel Des Arts Saigon’s Social Club Restaurant on March 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – My Loc Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll station in the northern province of Nam Dinh has re-opened to traffic from 6am on Wednesday after being closed for seven months.

Local authorities in the northern province of Bac Giang have started initial steps to restore ancient relics on the West Yen Tu mountain range, where King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308) studied and practiced Buddhism.

 The average retail price for power was raised by 8.36 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 Vietnam’s retail market needs a comprehensive development strategy to boost domestic trade, experts said at a conference in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in northern Bac Ninh Province’s Thuan Thanh District have detained Nguyen Ba Manh for disseminating false information regarding the widespread tapeworm infections on Facebook.

VietNamNet Bridge - Telcos and IT solution providers will have great opportunities to exploit the IoT market when 5G is deployed in Vietnam by 2020.

Vietnam's rice exports to Angola soar over two-month period, Lobster farmers face losses due to disease, Programs to help SMEs joining global value chains, Stabilization fund tapped to keep fuel prices unchanged