Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 will be held at Gem Center in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23-26.

VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal parking areas and street-side vendors are encroaching on pavement and roads in HCM City, causing traffic congestion, particularly on narrow streets.  

VietNamNet Bridge – With its population of over 90 million, Viet Nam is considered a promising market for Japanese retailers, and firms like 7-Eleven, FamilyMart, Lawson and Ministop have all revealed plans to either enter or expand their business

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has announced the establishment of an inspection team to scrutinise seven multi-level marketing companies following the Lien Ket Viet scandal that defrauded 60,000 victims. 

 Hundreds of overseas Vietnamese in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 27 staged a demonstration at the Embassy of China in Seoul to protest China’s military actions in the East Sea.

 The Vietnam national women's football team dropped six places to No 35 in the first quarter rankings, according to the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

 The most outstanding imprint left by the 13th National Assembly during the tenure was the 2013 Constitution, which upholds human rights, citizens’ rights and the rule of law, law makers said at the NA session on March 28 morning.

  President Truong Tan Sang on March 28 hosted a reception for visiting Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavad Lengsavad, where he hailed the guest’s contributions to bilateral collaboration in foreign affairs.

 The UN will take steps to support drought-stricken countries, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said in an interview with Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of the 11th session of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on March 28.

 Golfer Cho Jeong Min from the Republic of Korea (RoK) triumphed at The Da Lat at 1200 Ladies’ Championship tournament, which concluded in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on March 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A visit to the Chau Doc floating village in An Giang Province is truly a fascinating excursion, providing provocative insight into the lives of the Khmer people, one of the oldest ethnic groups in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to a survey of the General Statistic Office, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau has the highest cost of living index in the country while the southern province of Tra Vinh has the cheapest living costs.

The Sun Group on March 25 held an official opening ceremony for Ba Na Hills Golf Club in Ba Na in the central city of Danang. This is the first golf course in the world designed under the consultancy of world-famous golfer Luke Donald.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite HCM City’s dense network of rivers and canals, waterway tourism has not matched its potential, thus failing the city’s expectations it would become the main tourism product by 2020. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Crippling drought and saline intrusion are forecasted to continue damaging the south-central, Central Highlands and southern regions in April due to the devastating El Nino phenomenon.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many people in Hong Van in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue still look for bombs and mines to sell as metal scrap, even though they risk injury or death.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As many as 850 young people held each other’s hands to run and arranged the map of Vietnam in the event "Happy color run 2016" at Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese group Viettel has received a license to develop the fourth mobile network in Myanmar, after creating a joint venture with a number of local businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hung and Dr. Nguyen Thuc Quyen have been honored by the Humboldt Foundation for their outstanding contributions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the appointment of three new Deputy Chairs of the Hanoi’s People Committee. All of them are former directors of Hanoi’s departments.

VietNamNet Bridge – The pavements of 134 roads in District 1, HCM City will be paved with granite, at a total cost of VND1 trillion ($44.8 million).

  Movies made by domestic and international filmmakers will be featured at the fourth Hanoi International Film Festival to be held from November 1 to 5, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” steamrolled past records, debuting to a gargantuan $170.1 million over Easter weekend despite being pilloried by critics. That ranks as the top opening weekend for a DC Comics film, the best March launch ever,

VietNamNet Bridge - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been taking a series of measures to stop dollarization, but the newly released 2015 financial report shows that the goal is still far away.

 $179 billion needed for medium-term public investment, Japan prioritizes Vietnam in infrastructure funding, Compal remains committed to Vinh Phuc project, Bidding race for Big C unit a stress test for Vietnam's retailers