On March 18, the HCM City Department of Food Safety issued a fine of VND146 million ($6,549) to South Korean fast food store-Lotteria Vietnam and three of its restaurant units due to violating food safety regulations, according to nld.com.vn.

 Ho Chi Minh City police, relevant forces and units have made great effort to combat crimes, which are happening in a complicated and sophisticated manner, causing great concerns for citizens and visitors.

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 About 35 million Vietnamese, equivalent to one-third of its population, have accounts on Facebook, according to a recent report from the company.

 Vu Thi Hang secured a berth to compete at the coming Olympics in Brazil on March 20.

 Vietnamese game developers and lecturers of Uppsala University’s Department of Game Design in Sweden met yesterday in Hanoi to share their experiences on computer game design.

 Young talented dancers will gather on March 30 for a performance at the Hanoi's Cultural Palace which is expected to draw thousands of spectators, according to choreographer Tuyet Minh.

 The local cashew industry has seen a spike in cashew prices, marking a 10 year record high, mostly due to increasing global prices.

The Ministry of Construction has asked the Central Bank to extend the terms of the government’s VND30 trillion property support package after many homebuyers expressed concern about the end of the package on June 1 this year.

 The ten winners of the 2015 Outstanding Vietnamese Youth awards were announced at a ceremony to mark the 85th anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) on March 21.

 The Government has asked the National Assembly (NA) to approve an area zoned for rice cultivation of over 3.76 million hectares, by 2020, to guarantee national food security.

 Authorities of the northern border province of Quang Ninh seized two Vietnamese and one Chinese in three cross-border drug trafficking cases in Dan Tien pier, Mong Cai city on March 19 and 20.

 The effective cooperation between Vietnamese and Chinese Ministries of Public Security has helped maintain order and security in their respective countries, senior officials said during talks in Hanoi on March 21.

 National Assembly (NA) deputies mulled over debatable points in the draft of the amended Press Law as part of their agenda on the first day of the 11th meeting of the 13th parliament on March 21.

 Vietnam and Russia should enhance information and experience sharing in preventing and fighting crime, Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang said at talks with Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev in Hanoi on March 21.

 Outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Teck Hean was presented with the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” on March 21 in recognition of his contributions to enhancing the two countries’ relations. 

 Vietnam hopes for a closer coordination between Mekong countries in planning, using and regulating the water resources in the Mekong River, known as the Lancang in China, to ensure regional sustainable development.

 Vietnam and Russia convened the second defence strategy dialogue at deputy ministerial level in Moscow on March 21 to discuss strengthening bilateral defence ties.

VietNamNet Bridge - Medical vocational schools (2-year training) must upgrade into junior colleges (3-year training) or be dissolved under a new Ministry of Health (MOH) rule. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts predicted that businesses would rush to open their doors widely to welcome foreign investors once the government raises the ceiling to 100 percent. However, this has not happened.

Twenty areas in HCM City have seen rapid subsidence, while the other 40 sites are subsiding at a slower rate, according to the HCM City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - Binh Duong, HCM City and Dong Nai are being considered by India to set up a satellite tracking station which would allow Vietnam access to images from Indian earth observation satellites.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) and the Viet Nam Securities Depository (VSD) plan to run the first-ever derivatives market by the end of this year, said HNX.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Insects including crickets, worms, locusts etc have always been favorite ingredients in the cuisine of Muong people in Thanh Hoa. When the weather gets cold and wet, it is a perfect time for Muong people to start ...

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