VietNamNet Bridge – “We convey our apology to the Vietnamese people. Please, forgive us, even if our apology is not sufficient for all Vietnamese people and residents of Ha My Village.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – Argentine grandmaster Alan Pichot topped the Masters category of the eighth HDBank Cup International Open Chess 2018 in Hanoi yesterday.

 Vietnamobile shows signs of violation in telecommunication fee management by issuing the super low-cost SIM cards named “Thánh SIM” that offers massive incentives for customers.

VietNamNet Bridge - The silence of the forex market in 2017 has been broken as the USD appreciated right after the Tet holiday.

As the TPP-11 countries has signed the CPTPP, it is well expected that the revised trade pact will give a big boost to the regional trade integration and open to new members in the future, including the US and Thailand.

 A Singaporean healthcare giant is interested in acquiring Hanoi-American International Hospital.

A series of cultural festivities are being held across the central coastal province of Nghe An during the first month of the lunar new year, of which the fish-worshipping festival at Con Temple in Quynh Luu District is one of the highlights.

 The heavy toll taken by coal-fired power plants has prompted many pro-environmental international organisations to oppose banks in several nations that plan to provide loans for these plants in Vietnam.

 Recording excellent performances in 2017, Vietnam’s pharmaceutical giants have set high profit expectations for 2018 despite stiffening competition in the market.

People with low-incomes are now confronting a crisis as the preferential loan package of VND30 trillion (US$1.3 billion) for affordable home purchases ended in 2016, with no workable alternative currently on offer.

 After stopping car exports to Viet Nam for more than a month, Japanese auto giant Honda Motor suddenly decided to import around 2,000 vehicles from Thailand in early March.

 Viet Nam basketball team Saigon Heat defeated Westports Malaysia Dragons of Malaysia 102-88 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at CIS Arena in HCM City on March 11.

 In two years’ time, a national land database will be completed and information on land from the smallest administrative unit to the central level would be available.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has urged the US Government to consider excluding Vietnamese products from its newly announced tariff measures on imported steel and aluminium.

 A festival showcasing Peruvian grapes will take place in Hanoi from March 13 to 20, organized by the Embassy of Peru to mark Vietnam permitting the importation of the country’s grapes after more than five years of negotiations.

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on March 12-18.

 A project to replace pavements around Hoan Kiem Lake with more durable natural stone is expected to be started by the middle of this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite ups and downs throughout history, many artisans in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang’s Thoai Son District have spared no effort in promoting the arts of stone carving, 

 Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index is forecast to struggle due to uncertain market sentiment this week, with eyes on the two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) set to finish reviewing their portfolios on March 16.

The HCM City Department of Health has instructed health divisions in districts to soon create a comprehensive system to prevent accidents and related injuries even as the city reported 45 people died in accidents last year.

 Provinces in the Mekong Delta have stepped up efforts to prevent forest fires as the region is entering the highly risky dry season.

 The northern province of Bac Ninh hosted a run on March 11 in response to the Asian Games 18 (ASIAD 18), attracting more than 3,000 participants. 

 Team LH-EST of the Lac Hong University, based in southern Dong Nai province, has won the UrbanConcept – Battery Electric sub-category of the Shell Eco-marathon Asia in Singapore.

 The coastal province of Binh Thuan is located in a region with the richest sea culture in Vietnam, boasting diversified sea cultural relics.

 Vietnam’s U16 team defeated Thailand 5-4 in a penalty shootout on March 11 to reach the final of the Japan-ASEAN friendly football tournament 2018 held in Japan.