The first-ever Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Business Summit opened in Hanoi on March 30 as part of the sixth GMS Summit (GMS-6) and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Summit (CLV-10).

 Japanese and Vietnamese performers will debut a theatre production entitled Without Signal! by director Shuji Ondera at Vietnam Youth Theatre on March 30 and 31.

Party Chief Nguyen Phu Trong had talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba Raul Castro Ruz in Havana on March 29 afternoon.

 At least six member countries of the Transpacific Partnership’s new avatar, the CPTPP, including Viet Nam, are likely to ratify it this year, enabling it to come into force in early 2019, a seminar heard in HCM City on Thursday.

 Vietnamese players will take part in the Fencing Grand Prix’s sabre to be held in South Korea’s Seoul from March 30 to April 1.

 Vietnam is ranked under the global average in the open budget index, especially in terms of public participation.

The total value of M&A deals made in 2017 was 8.4 billion, according to IMMA (Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances). The sharp 45 percent increase in M&A value in comparison with 2016 shows strong interest from investors.

Vietnam should utilise cutting-edge technology to reform education to become a fast mover, said Professor Ju Ho Lee, Republic of Korea (RoK)’s former Minister of Education, Science, and Technology.

The Dien Hai Citadel in the central city was officially recognised as a National Special Relic, under the Prime Minister’s decision signed last year, marking the 160th anniversary of the victory ....

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong received warm welcome from Cuban NA President Esteban Lazo Hernández and students and teachers at Vo Thi Thang Elementary School and University of Havana.

Vietnam and Cuba discussed ways to make their special ties more practical and effective with the focus on promising sectors such as economics, trade, investment, construction, agriculture, aquaculture and green energy.

 A man in the UK has caught the world's "worst-ever" case of super-gonorrhoea. He had a regular partner in the UK, but picked up the superbug after a sexual encounter with a woman in South East Asia.

Representatives from the Greater Mekong Subregion began the second working day of the 6th GMS Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Summit in Hanoi on March 30 with a series of activities, focusing on crucial issues to the region.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was granted the Doctor Honoris Causa title in political science by the UH to recognise his important contributions to Vietnam’s nation-building cause and practical and theoretical views he shared with Cuba.

 Apple has updated its iOS, MacOS and tvOS operating systems to give people more information about how their personal data is collected and used.

 A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – What started out as a tradition treat in Vietnamese homes has become big business.

 Vietnam welcomes efforts in building peace: Ambassador, PM writes about VN’s contributions to GMS, CLV, PM encourages businesses to participate in disasters prevention, Vietnam promotes cooperative ties with Argentinean locality

 Vietnam Airlines marks new step in Russian market, Vietnamese tech startups, Wood industry sees promise of growth in CPTPP, Japanese investors out of top three largest foreign investors during January-March

 Watchdog seizes over 4 tonnes of expired corn, Vietnam Television urged to improve TV programme quality, Building apartments, hotels to be required to buy fire insurance, HCMC to finish sustainable poverty reduction program earlier than planned

VietNamNet Bridge - Tran Du Lich, a respected economist, said at a recent annual workshop on the  economy that there are two risks for Vietnam – the middle-income trap, and the risk of growing older (working-age population) before becoming rich. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The small and compact meter can be mounted on a motorbike. If the concentration of alcohol is higher than the permitted level, the device will automatically lock the motorbike and send an alert to relatives or friends.

Renovating technology, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing a low-carbon economy are methods being used by coastal EZs in the new development period.

VietNamNet Bridge - More young Vietnamese people have grabbed opportunities to work for huge companies like Facebook. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since 1985, Vo Thanh Phuong has traveled the world in search of old cultural artefacts. His collection includes 1,000 antiques representing Vietnam’s history.