A photo exhibition of the best images from the Shakespeare Lives in Photography competition opened yesterday in Hanoi.

 Air France, a founding member of the global aviation alliance SkyTeam, is working on a plan to resume full non-stop services between Paris and HCMC in November this year.

Officers, students and people in Thua Thien-Hue province as well as Vietnamese visitors will enjoy free admission to relic sites in Hue on March 26, the Hue Monument Conservation Centre has announced.

 The UEFA Champions League trophy will visit Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa province) from April 8 to 13 on its second trip to Vietnam so far.  

 The Kien Giang-based Kien Long Commercial Joint Stock Bank on Mach 23 signed an agreement with the Vietnam Professional Football Company, the manager of V-League, on providing sponsorship for the National Cup and the First Division in 2016-17.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has booked a place in the semifinals of the ongoing 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix Gold after coming from behind to beat Qiao Bin of China 2-1 in the quarterfinals on March 25. 

 Belarussian car maker MAZ and Vietnamese partners will establish joint ventures to manufacture and assemble trucks and ten-seater cars in Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance have blamed each other for mistakes in the slow application of new petroleum import taxes. This has led to a tax difference which meant the public had to paid high petrol prices.

 Police officers and vets in the southern province of Binh Duong have discovered a pig farm in Ben Cat Town which injected water and tranquilizer into hundred animals to make them heavier before sending them to slaughterhouse.

The dress symbolizing the flame performed by Vietnam's Lan Khue at the Miss World 2015 pageant has been voted as the most beautiful night gown at international beauty pageants in 2015 by the Global Beauties judges.

 VietNamNet Bridge – At the price of VND126,000 per share, all 11.3 million shares for the strategic investor of Vissan now belong to Anco International Agricultural Nutrition JSC, a subsidiary of Masan Group.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has allowed Hanoi to open three bus routes (without state subsidies) connecting the city center to the Noi Bai International Airport in the suburbs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Xuan Lien Natural Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa has discovered seven groups of Indochinese gray langurs (Rooseltven), totaling about 200.

VietNamNet Bridge – The CEO of Vietnam’s first private low-cost airline VietJet Air, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, is anticipated to become the first female USD billionaire in Vietnam after VietJet launches its initial public offering.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The bridges of Long Bien, Truong Tien, Mongolia and others are not only transport routes but part of Vietnam’s history and the lives of the Vietnamese people.

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance for abuse-deterrent opioid generics, including a recommendation that studies be conducted to demonstrate that generic opioids are no less abuse-deterrent than branded drugs.

VietNamNet Bridge - The initial public offering (IPO) of Vissan, a foodstuff processor, shows stiff competition in the Vietnamese distribution market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been named in top 10 cheapest countries to travel in 2016 by the Richest, a leading entertainment and lifestyle website.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fishermen in the central province of Quang Binh found a dead whale on shore along the coast in Duc Trach Commune in Bo Trach District in the morning of March 23.

 Three famous Korean bands are expected to excite Vietnamese fans at a Spark Concert to be staged on April 17 in Hanoi.

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 Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has asked the central province of Binh Thuan to raise its alert level for Zika virus, in order to have suitable countermeasures in place.

Local sportswear manufacturer Dong Luc Group and Vietnam Professional Football Company, the manager of V-League, signed an agreement on ball provision for the football tournaments in 2016-17.

 Outstanding contributors to the development of Vietnam’s culture and education were honoured at the 9th Phan Chau Trinh awards presentation ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on March 24.

 Nominations for the Devotion (Cong Hien) Music Awards 2016 were announced by the The Thao & Van Hoa (Sport and Culture) Newspaper on March 24.