Vietnam’s 11 ministries and sectors have been linked to the national one-stop-shop portal, which was launched in 2015. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not any single day past when you won’t find Nguyen Thi Sinh’s tender to her crops on her farm.

 The SOE equitization process has yielded mixed results over recent months. 

 Hanoi People's Committee has asked the Ministry of Construction to check fire safety threats on 17 apartment buildings in the area.

 Local people living along the Nguyen Tat Thanh Beach in the central city of Da Nang have complained that the sea water became black with brown foam and a foul smell.

 State-of-the-art QR code payment methods and the mass adoption of smartphones are predicted to provide ample room for the development of mobile shopping in Vietnam.

ComfortDelgro Savico Taxi announced suspending its operations. The movement came after the operations of several traditional taxi firms were impacted by Uber and Grab.

 More than 5,600 households in erosion-prone areas in the southernmost province of Ca Mau need to be relocated by 2020 but local authorities are struggling to find capital and land, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

Some commercial banks appreciated the US dollar after last week’s interest rate hike by the Fed. Experts, however, have said the exchange rate between the US dollar and Vietnamese Dong is likely to remain relatively stable throughout the year.

 Since last year there has been a churn in the banking sector with some foreign investors selling their stakes in local banks and others buying in.

 Le Thi Thu Hang from HCM City’s Go Vap District recently ordered a product displayed on an e-commerce marketplace from a supplier that had no e-commerce website.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An unlicensed doctor in the central province of Nghe An was fined VND50 million (US$2,200) for performing an unsafe abortion that killed a local woman.

The coefficient used for land price adjustments, called the K coefficient, will increase by 0.1 in each circumstance, according to a regulation included in a decision by the HCM City People’s Committee.

 Le Thi Thu Hang from HCM City’s Go Vap District recently ordered a product displayed on an e-commerce marketplace from a supplier that had no e-commerce website.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to step up inspections this year to improve protection for intellectual property rights (IPR).

 Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has taken out full-page adverts in several UK and US Sunday newspapers to apologise for the firm's recent data privacy scandal.

Bui The Anh of the Military team unseated defending champion Vu Van Son of Ninh Binh to win the men’s marathon event at the National Marathon Tournament, organised by the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper,

VietNamNet Bridge - Travel firms complain they cannot book hotel rooms in Nha Trang and Da Nang because most rooms have been reserved for Chinese travelers.

Land disputes in the Central Highlands have spread to new areas. In Dak Lak and Dak Nong, conflicts have occurred, including a number of murders. 

 The duo, who were seeded No 4, came from behind to beat No 2 Evgenij Dremin and Evgenia Dimova of Russia 20-22, 24-22, 21-15 in a 61-minute final at Tay Ho Gymnasium.

 Viet Nam will defend their title after their second win at the International U19 Football Tournament in Gia Lai Province on Saturday.

 The National Shooting Cup saw eight records set after 10 days of competitions, which closed in Hanoi yesterday.

An art exhibition by seven female painters work on the theme of feminity is underway in Ha Noi. 

 Vietnamese director Nguyen Quang Dung is planning to do a film to remake the 2004 Hollywood romantic comedy 50 First Dates.

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a working session with Secretary General of the IPU Martin Chungong on the sidelines of the 138th IPU Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 25.