After a long period of hesitation, the Vietnam National Coffee Corporation (Vinacafe) is being pushed towards equitisation once more by the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD).

 Ly Hoang Nam and Spanish partner Carlos Boluda-Purkiss came from behind to win their first-round doubles match at the India F2 Futures tennis tournament in Kolkata yesterday.

 The annual international women’s cycling tournament, Bình Dương Open, will be held from March 8-16 with a large number of foreign participants.

 Hanoi Social Security has announced it would coordinate with the city’s inspectors in compiling a list of enterprises that have owed social insurance debt for a long time.

The Politburo has decided to allow Politburo member Dinh The Huynh to leave the posts of standing member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat and President of the Central Theoretical Council in the 2016-2021 tenure.

 The Hanoi People’s Court opened on March 5 the first-instance trial for nine defendants accused of being responsible for the 18 successive ruptures of the Da River water pipelines in the capital city.

 Viet Nam must exploit its water resources more efficiently if it is to ensure the remaining 4.5 million local people without tap water gain access, while at the same time the growing population and economy put additional strain on water capacity.

 Vietnam’s shares slid on March 5 as large-cap stocks performed poorly when investors sold in pursuit of short-term profits.

 The central province of Quang Nam is reviewing tourism projects on Cu Lao Cham (Cham Island), a tourism magnet in Tan Hiep commune of Hoi An township, following reports on the environmental impacts of some construction activities.

The 5th Ao Dai festival in Ho Chi Minh City is taking place with a wide range of activities, including ao dai-related shows, a mass performance with the participation of 3,000 people.

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and the destroyer USS Wayne E.Meyer of the US Navy anchored at Tien Sa Port, Da Nang city on May 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vinh International Airport in central Nghe An Province will be fined VND40 million (US$1,800) after a man without a boarding card was caught boarding a flight. 

 An exhibition is underway in Hanoi, displaying over 50 photos, documents and items reflecting the old Vietnamese education and examinations.

 Experts from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) talked with Vietnamese enterprises on how to protect their intellectual property rights overseas at a seminar in HCM City on March 5.

 A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar after the awards ceremony on Sunday.

 President Tran Dai Quang engaged in bilateral meetings with Bangladeshi leaders in the capital city of Dhaka on March 5 during his ongoing State visit. 

 A liveshow by a Vietnamese artist living in Canada that honours dan bau, a traditional one-string musical instrument of Vietnam, has left deep impression among Hanoi music lovers.

 The Chiba District Court said on March 6 that it will begin the trial under the lay judge system on June 4 for a man indicted for murdering a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl last year.

 Vietnam are in Group B of the second AFC Women’s Futsal Championship after a draw held on March 5 in Kuala Lumpur.

 A Vietnamese delegation will attend the world’s leading travel trade show ITB Berlin which will take place in the German capital city from March 7-11.

 VinGroup and TH True Milk have registered to invest 1.2 trillion VND (53 million USD) in ginseng and herbs farm projects in mountainous Nam Tra My district of Quang Nam province.

 The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) has said it and Vietnamese steel firms may submit the case related to the US’s plan to restrict the import of steel and aluminum products to the WTO, if necessary.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on March 5 launched a 158 million USD energy project to help key industries and enterprises with energy saving.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A year after a government decree on stringent punishment for environmental violations came into effect, its enforcement leaves a lot to be desired.

Investors, impressed by banks’ high profits, have been rushing to buy bank shares, pushing prices up.