The Gout de France/Good France 2017, a global event on the French gastronomy, in Vietnam will bring together chefs from 24 restaurants in Hanoi, Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City on March 21.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) firms operating in Vietnam highly evaluated the reform efforts the government, ministries, sectors and localities have made to create a more favourable and healthier business climate, experts have said.

VCCI and USAID on March 14 announced the Provincial Competitive Index (PCI) 2016, which sees central Da Nang city continuing topping for the seventh time and the fourth consecutive year.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a code of conduct for international and local tourists, tour operators and locals at tourism spots.

 Families of sexually abused children and the community should raise their voice and be resolved in pursuing their cases in order to create a safe and healthy environment for children.   

 Over 100kg of suspected rhino horn was discovered in the luggage travelling from Africa to Hanoi on March 14, according to Hanoi Customs.

Greece’s Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Kanellos said in his meeting with the Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on March 13.

 The Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Alliance always pays heed to boosting multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, particularly in climate change adaptation, said special advisor of the group Takebe Tsutomu.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid a visit to Samdech Sar Kheng, Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh on March 14.

Leaders of HCM City and Houaphan province of Laos reached consensus on cooperation plans and orientations in various fields for 2017-2020 during their talks in Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub on March 14. 

 The 8th meeting of the National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee opened on March 14 with an agenda full of important contents for the third session of the 14th NA.

 Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh has hailed the European Police Office (EUROPOL) as the Ministry of Public Security’s important international partner in the fight against crimes.

 President of Israel Reuven Ruvi Rivlin and his spouse will make a State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

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There is a high possibility that China could overtake the U.S. as the biggest importer of Vietnamese tra (pangasius) fish this year, heard a seminar on agricultural and aquatic products in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Tuesday. 

Travel firms in Vietnam are preparing for a possible upsurge in Chinese tourist arrivals as news reports said Chinese might be discouraged from travelling to South Korea amid diplomatic tension between China and Korea.

Vietnam’s exports to the United States might be impacted at least in the short term if America implements its border adjustment tax as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to revise tax policy, a macroeconomic report said.

The HCM City government is seeking to quickly diversify its tourism products with an aim to hold monthly events for tourists.

 UOA Group of Malaysia has expressed interest in developing a dedicated zone for video-game developers in HCMC, a representative of the group told HCMC vice chairman Le Van Khoa at a meeting last week.

 Like any city folks, with a hope of being away from the city and in midst of nature, we went trekking to Bach Ma National Park, 40 kilometers from the center of Hue City. 

New Zealand Education Fairs will return to Hanoi (18 March) and HCMC (20 March), and this year, the country’s leading educational institutes will be offering a number of exciting scholarships to Vietnamese students.

 The first wax museum of Vietnam’s celebrities, which is located on level 1 of Hoa Binh Theater in HCMC’s District 10, will be open to the public on April 11.

 Madrid's city government announced plans on Monday to ban the oldest and most polluting vehicles from the city center by 2025 in a bid to crackdown on air pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Vinh Tan, Minister of Home Affairs, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) newspaper about restructuring the country’s civil service.