Vietnam’s basketball team Saigon Heat are confident of facing defending champions Westports Dragons Malaysia at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) today at 5pm at CIS Arena in HCM City.

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the new Hollywood blockbuster Kong: Skull Island, was voted Việt Nam’s next tourism ambassador by a 13-member council.

A wide variety of exciting cultural, sports, fashion and cuisine events will be planned annually in HCM City to attract more tourists, city leaders have said.

German pianist Boris Schönleber will perform pieces written by two German composers Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Robert Schumann (1810-1856), and Austrian composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) at Goethe Institute on Sunday.

Many developers in HCM City have launched condo projects with various offers since the beginning of the year.

VCR has filed a lawsuit against the M.V.P Group, owner of Platinum Cineplex, after the Indonesian entertainment conglomerate claimed that the closure of its cinemas at three Vincom trading centres early March is illegal.

The salt price in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bac Lieu has increased two to three times compared to last year, according to local farmers.

Construction on the Bung Bridge project in HCM City’s Tan Phu and Binh Tan districts will begin in April, according to the city’s Urban Traffic Management Zone No.1.

HCM City plans to become a smart city, and the task requires concerted efforts by the administration and information technology community, a top city leader has said.

 The Prime Minister has asked for intensifying the management of liquor products and stringently handling violations of food safety relating to the products following a series of alcohol poisoning cases in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam maintains the old training methods, its students will be unable to satisfy the requirements of the 3.0 industry revolution, let alone the 4.0 one.

The visually impaired people now can identify their surrounding obstacles more easily thanks to a smart stick that has recently been created by three former students of Gia Dinh Information Technology University in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge - There are many cafés with European or Asian style spaces in the heart of Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Banks’ finance reports in 2016 show good news and bad news. Most of them had profits higher than the year before, but the number of non-performing loans increased.

VietNamNet Bridge - Environmentalists have repeatedly warned about the depletion of fishery resources as fishermen use electrical impulses and mines, ignoring the ban and heavy sanctions.

 The men’s national football team of Vietnam remains at 136th place in the FIFA ranking in March 2017, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

 Many pavements in Hanoi were cleared of encroachments on March 10, the first day of a campaign that targets removing illegally parked cars, shops, extended canopies and other obstructions.

Hoi An bus staff suspended for mistreatment of disabled passenger, Nearly 80 percent of Thua Thien – Hue population use clean water, Cameras installed around construction sites to cope with traffic congestion

 VietNamNet Bridge - Kayaking on the vast expanse of West Lake, listening to the sounds of water and feeling the cool wind can help drive away the heat of summer. 

 Vietnamese firms showcase farm produce at Japan expo, Wood processing sector has room for development, Tuna export revenue forecast to grow on better catch, Govt gives green light to expressway in north

 Air transport officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have made the best effort to build up the ASEAN Single Aviation Market (ASAM), which is seen as one of the key milestones in building the ASEAN Economic Community. 

 Top leaders of Ho Chi Minh City had a working session on March 10 with visiting Lao National Assembly Chairwoman Pany Yathotou.

 Senior executives of 29 US businesses expressed their desire to do long-term business in Vietnam during a meeting with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on March 9. 

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh received Nepalese Minister for Commerce Romi Gauchan Thakali in Hanoi on March 9, asking the two countries to augment cooperation in the spheres they have potential for.

VietNamNet Bridge - The total value of real estate property inventory has decreased to VND30 trillion, according to the Ministry of Construction (MOC). However, real estate investors question the figure.