Artists and local children painted a boatLocal authorities in Quang Nam Province's Tam Thanh Commune are cooperating with artists from Singapore in an ecotourism project which aims to introduce local life and culture to visitors.

 The first State visit to Vietnam by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko is a historical hallmark and a meaningful symbol of the two nations’ friendship, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said in an interview with Japanese national newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

 After the failure in box office of various home-made films, domestic filmmakers are looking for new gems from scriptwriters in other countries including South Korea and Thailand.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will inspect adherence to inorganic fertiliser production regulations at production and processing enterprises.

All districts and communes in the capital city of Ha Noi will start campaigns this week to control the pervasive encroachment of cafes, beer joints and cars on sidewalks,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ministries and localities have been told not to buy cars this year unless otherwise dictated by a comprehensive review of the number of State-owned cars.

 An art troupe from Japan and a delegation of Theravada Buddhists from Myanmar will join the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in Ngu Hanh Son District on March 14-16.

The HCM City People’s Committee on Friday established a headmasters’ council, an association of the headmasters of 46 universities in the city.

From early March, HCM City local authorities will consider granting land-use certificates for those who bought land and houses through informal agreements as well as fix long-term existing environmental pollution problems.

 Starting March 10, a number of public administration offices in the capital city will work on Saturday mornings.

 Executives of Multimedia Joint Stock Company have been very busy working with some major partners from the Republic of Korea.

 The Prime Minister recently ratified a project to stimulate non-cash transactions in 2016-20 with a view to reducing the cash transactions rate to under 10%.

 A list of the best and worst regulations of 2016 compiled by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has been received by concerned ministries with varying degrees of acknowledgement and skepticism.

 The border guard force in southern Soc Trang province rescued three Indonesian sailors on a drifting barge offshore on March 4. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Rice exporters complain they have to satisfy many requirements and pay under-the-table money to obtain a license to export rice.

VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost taxi and air transport services have changed the way Vietnamese travel and live.

VietNamNet Bridge - The newly released Decree 03 stipulates that Vietnamese will be allowed to go to casinos during a trial period of three years. What will happen after that period?

 Ride services company Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] for years has used a secret tool to avoid authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned,

VietNamNet Bridge - There is a cinnamon forest, hundreds of years old, on the Mount of Ngoc Linh. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Dr Nguyen Lan Hieu, director of the Cardiology Center, an arm of the Hanoi Medical University Hospital, is part of the famous Nguyen Lan family. 

The revenue of VND4 billion collected from the Book Street Festival in HCMC on 2017 Tet days could be a boost for the publishing industry as it shows that Vietnamese still like reading printed books.

 Vietnam’s total export turnover has been growing at an annual rate of 12.8% but outbound shipments of agricultural products have faced numerous difficulties and their annual export growth was recorded at a mere 2.4% in the 2012-2016 period.

 Even as striker Nguyễn Công Phượng and latest sensation Lương Xuân Trường hog the limelight, many eyes are on mid-fielder Nguyễn Quang Hải, expecting big things of him in the new season.

 Viet Nam have secured two more berths at the World Cups of chess at the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2017, which closed in the Philippines Sunday.

 Quảng Nam had their first V.League loss of the season, losing 0-2 to Hải Phòng in the eighth round match yesterday.