An outbreak of A/H5N6 virus has been detected in the central province of Quang Tri, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on March 20.

 Vietnam was ranked 94th out of 155 countries in the latest World Happiness Report that calls on nations to build social trust and equality to improve the well-being of their citizens.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team ranked second in the medal tally at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Pencak Silat Championships which wrapped up in Malaysia on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a programme to label poultry meat and eggs with details of product origin to protect consumers, according to Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, 

 Under the plan, 80% students, pupils and learners at educational establishment will have access to information and academic resources in libraries.

 Vietnam-Israel bilateral relations

 Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with the Republic of Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Hanoi on March 20 to elevate the two countries’ strategic cooperative partnership to a new height.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on the draft law on public debt management (revised) on March 20 in Hanoi.

 The defence partnership between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has reaped positive outcomes over the past time, contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and beyond.

President Tran Dai Quang and his Israeli counterpart Reuven Ruvi Rivlin expressed their determination to step up wide-ranging ties, especially in the fields of economy and science-technology, during their talks in Hanoi on March 20.

 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his spouse began a four-day official visit to Vietnam from March 21 at the inivation of  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Vietnam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), boosting their trade to 70 billion VND, even 100 billion USD, by 2020.

 The latest decree on gambling sets for the scene for the industry to finally secure a foothold in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having grilled veal and a veal hotpot in an open space overlooking the Red River hits all the spots, Moc Mien enthuses

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been urged to quit zero-dong banks and let  commercial banks undergo restructuring themselves.

Nguyen Chi Sang, director general of the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering, speaks to Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about the need for workable policies

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite many regulations favoring energy-saving construction, Vietnam still has few green buildings. 

 Low labor costs won’t serve Vietnam’s development indefinitely.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An unexpected hailstorm accompanied by a whirlwind occurred over the weekend in the central province of Thanh Hoa, causing devastating damage in its wake, 

 The local police of central Nghe An Province have seized five frozen tigers after conducting a raid on a resident’s house in Dien Chau District on Monday.

Problems with infrastructure continue to weigh down Vietnam’s trade performance and efforts at attracting FDI.

 The Miss Grand International 2017 pageant is slated to be held in the three Vietnamese provinces of Quang Binh, Thua Thien-Hue and Kien Giang from October 5-26.

 A slew of construction material firms especially cement producers in Vietnam have become Thai ownership through mergers and acquisitions (M&A), which is forecast to keep going on in the upcoming time.

 Profits in 2016 showed that banks had good performance, but the growth in expenditures is higher than that of profit, which raised questions about the effectiveness of banks’ operations.

  India will lift its suspension of the import of some Vietnamese agricultural products, which was enforced on March 7.