Do Trinh Hoai Nam from Hanoi has been selected as designer of the year 2017 at the fifth annual Áo dài Festival being held in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The cornea donated by 7-year-old girl Nguyen Hai An were transplanted to two people – a 73-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man – on February 26, 2018, four days after the young girl’s death.

 Around 148 new books by Vietnamese and international authors have been released as part of Tháng 3 Sách Trẻ (Youth Books in March) programme.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has been taking a number of measures to treat wastewater, including setting up several treatment plants.

Members of US Navy ships and aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson visited the Da Nang Nursing Centre for the Mentally Ill on March 6, as part of their first-ever trip to the central city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Health in HCM City has recently issued 16 compulsory standards of operation for plastic surgery clinics in the city.

Beginning this month, doctors must write the identification number of a parent or supervisor on all prescriptions for outpatients under 72 months old, according to a new decree issued by Ministry of Health (MoH).  

Mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia – a type of bacteria with the potential to prevent the spread of dengue fever – were released in Vinh Luong Commune, in the central city of Nha Trang yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young people are taking part in special projects that replicate traditional Vietnamese clothes worn by royalty of various dynasties. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though they get less attention than film stars and directors, design artists are among the film crew members who make a motion picture successful. 

Following the incident of “vanished” savings at Eximbank, deposit security will likely be in the limelight at Vietnam-based banks’ upcoming annual general shareholders’ meetings (AGM).

 For people in southern provinces, mứt dừa (candied coconut) is an indispensable dish during Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 With the 2018 annual general meeting season underway, several changes in key personnel at banks have become a hot topic, especially with the amended Law on Credit Institutions already coming into force.

The decisions by Tran Anh Digital World JSC to sell its distribution chain and the moves by giant home appliance chains to open drugstores indicates the home appliance market is becoming saturated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Trinh Hoai Nam from Hanoi has been selected as designer of the year 2017 at the fifth annual Ao dai Festival being held in HCM City.

 Ninety-five people have been removed from the list of newly-appointed professors and associate professors that was announced in early February.

China remains biggest buyer of Vietnam tra fish, Hanoi to host Vietnam Expo 2018 in April, Ministry requests strengthening post-Tet price management, Ministry works towards housing sector’s sustainable development

 The US’s Cable News Network (CNN) has announced the broadcast schedule for three 30-second promotion clips focusing on Hanoi.

 Vietnamese shares recovered on March 6 as blue chips performed well on bottom-fishing following the previous sharp falls.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The 4.0 revolution is expected to make a breakthrough in the healthcare sector, with a boom of startups in 2018 which use high technologies to improve medical service quality.

A set of West Lake shrimp cakes is colourful and eye-catching. Before they enjoy the taste, gourmets can be fascinated by the visual harmony of red shrimps, yellow fried cakes and green herbs such as lettuce, sprouts and basil.

 The fourth Steinway Youth Piano Competition will launch the countrywide audition round on March 20 to select the national winner to represent Vietnam at the regional final in Taiwan.

 Song Lam-Nghe An and Indonesia’s Persija Jakarta drew 0-0 at a match of Group H of AFC Cup 2018 on March 6 in Vinh stadium in the central province of Nghe An.

 The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Agreement would be a vital deal in utilising free trade and ensuring sustainable development in Vietnam, said Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will pay official visits to New Zealand from March 12-14 and Australia from March 14-18.