VietNamNet Bridge – In Viet Nam, Facebook statuses are a good indicator of which movies are proving popular at the box office. The films “I See Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass” and "I Am Your Grandmother" are two recent examples

 VietNamNet Bridge – Yachts are becoming the new "luxury cars" in HCM City. Well, almost.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to stay between 6 and 7 per cent from 2016 to 2018,

 Vietnamese and foreign belly dancers will participate in the fourth Vietnam Unlimited Belly Dance Competition in July in Hanoi.

 Outstanding research works on the East Sea in 2015 were honoured by the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi on March 21.

 Expected stable economic growth in 2016 is projected to positively affect the labour market, curbing the unemployment rate among people of working age to 2.2 percent.

 Vietnam’s economic growth rate is expected to range from 6.5-7 percent in the next five years, according to a report presented by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the ongoing 11th meeting of the 13th National Assembly in Hanoi on March 21.

 Voters sent in 3,794 ideas on various issues to the National Assembly (NA), according to a report delivered by Nguyen Thien Nhan, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee at the 13 th legislature’s last meeting on March 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City, which plans to relocate people living in slums along canals, will move them to places nearby in order not to dislocate their lives.

VietNamNet Bridge –  The Foreign Investment Agency recently released a report on Chinese investment in Vietnam. Accordingly, the country is the 9th largest investor in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On March 14, 1988, China sent many warships to attack and invade Gac Ma (Johnson South Reef) of Vietnam, killing 64 unarmed soldiers on duty on the island.

 Organizers of rock concerts and conferences in Latin America or fringe events at the Rio Olympics beware: if you still need insurance to cover cancellation due to the Zika virus, it's probably too late.

 VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City people said that they would look for every opportunity, even take risks to invest to earn profits while Hanoi people put up to 80% of the earnings into the safebox.

VietNamNet Bridge – Surpassing 230,100 entries, the photo featuring lanterns in the Huong River in the ancient capital city of Hue, Vietnam reached the final of the Sony international photo contest 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Huu Vinh (nickname Anhbasam) and his subordinates are accused of writing many articles on the two blogs “Dan Quyen” and “Chep Su Viet” with the contents "smearing and distorting the truth of the State".

 VietNamNet Bridge – China has decided to double the release of water from its Jinghong reservoir on the Mekong River to help Viet Nam mitigate the impact of a severe drought in the Mekong Delta provinces.

VietNamNet Bridge - The closure of many fast food shops in recent days has raised a question if the Vietnamese fast food market has become saturated and no longer attractive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The UK's prestigious magazine Wanderlust has highlighted 7 most spectacular festivals in Vietnam. Let’s tour the festivals:

VietNamNet Bridge – The ninth biannual HCM City Book Expo that opens at District 1’s Le Van Tam Park today will seek to promote reading habits, especially among children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese badminton players Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang triumphed at the Maurice’s Pools and Spas Waikato International 2016 in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Saturday.

 Director Nguyen Hoang Diep, who won three awards at the Fribourg International Film Festival last year, has become a jury member for the event this year.

 Korean investors flock to Vietnamese potential, $1.52 billion in ODA for health in 2015, Bloomberg: Analysts upbeat about Vietnam's stock markets, HCMC wants to develop IC sector, Firms worry about possible poultry imports from China

 The 13th tenure National Assembly (NA) convened its 11th session in Hanoi on March 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Miss Viet Nam 2016, the biennial national beauty contest, will kick off with qualifying rounds in July while the final round is scheduled to take place on August 27 in HCM City.

The condotel market on Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, is becoming increasingly attractive to foreign investors because of its prime location in one of the hottest tourism paradises of Vietnam and the prestige of the developers behind them.