Vietnamese and French legislature leaders have pledged their utmost efforts to bring the two countries’ legislative ties to a new height by facilitating high-level visits.

The Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott H. Swift and Commander of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Lieutenant General John A. Toolan are paying a three day visit to Vietnam, from March 17 to 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Buddha statue carved from the sapphire block weighing 18 tons will be placed at the Hoang Phuc Pagoda in the central province of Quang Binh for the people’s worship.

While the people and leaders of the Mekong Delta provinces are pleased that China decided to release from hydropower dams, irrigation experts said that most of the flow will be blocked before it runs to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Brussels-based dance company t.r.a.n.s.i.t.s.c.a.p.e and the Bong Sen Traditional Art Troupe will present a dance performance titled Urban Distortions at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden on March 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s number one hope Lian Tran was ousted from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Asia 14 and Under Championships Division 1’s third round in HCM City on March 16.

VietNamNet Bridge - The loading and unloading of bulk commodities which can cause environmental pollution, such as cement, clinker and woodchips, have resumed on the Ha Long Bay despite the ban in 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chu Dinh Nghiem will replace Pham Minh Duc to coach the Ha Noi T&T team of the national premier league, the club’s leaders announced yesterday, March 17.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has asked for the Ministry of Transport’s permission to sell an 83M floating dock for VND34.8 billion, or $1.5 million. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Trekking not only offers the opportunity to be immersed in unspoiled nature but also an itinerary that forces travellers to overcome their own limitations.

 MoF eases regulation for tax refund, E-commerce key in export markets, Steel prices surge ahead of tariffs, Speedy restructuring needed in domestic agriculture sector, Rice exports jump as more of last year’s orders filled

Topica Native, a prestigious online English teaching service provider, on November 20th held the “Teacher's Award Ceremony” in Hanoi and HCM City to honor hundreds of English online teachers who have contributed to TOPICA Native program in 2015.

 Airport Corporation of Vietnam will sell more than 166 million shares to French airport management firm Aeroport de Paris at the starting price of no more than VND13,100 (6 U.S. cents) per share.

 Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) has shown its reluctance to purchase products of Nghi Son oil refinery as they do not meet European 4 emissions standards (Euro 4). 

 The HCMC Department of Tourism on March 16 offered a public apology to Egyptian tourist Alaa Mohammad Abdu Ali Aldoh who lost her handbag in a drive-by robbery in District 1 a week ago.

 More than US$1 million has been mobilised from Thai and Vietnamese sponsors so far to serve the fifth Asian Beach Games 2016 (ABG 5) that will take place in the central city of Da Nang in September.

VietNamNet Bridge - Included in the list of the most dynamic companies in Asia, or the Asia 300 of the Japanese news agency Nikkei, Vietnam has five businesses: Vingroup, Vietcombank, FPT Group, PetroVietnam Gas and Vinamilk.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three years after her seventh solo exhibition in Canada, painter Dinh Thi Tham Poong recently presented to art lovers her latest solo exhibition showcasing her different style.  

 Hanoi’s Department of Internal Affairs has been heavily criticised by the Ministry of Internal Affairs after it issued a document which tweaked the recruitment policies for full-time teachers.

 The 2016 Tourism Day is scheduled to take place at the September 23 Park in Ho Chi Minh City from March 24- 27, announced the Department of Ho Chi Minh City Tourism at a press conference yesterday.

 The Vietnam Export Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Eximbank) has appointed a new General Director.

 As rumors continue to swirl a representative from Big C Vietnam told VET on March 16 that “We have no official information that Aeon plans to buy Big C Vietnam.”

Four large State-owned enterprises in the agriculture sector are to be equitized before 2020: the Vietnam Rubber Group, the Vietnam Southern Food Corporation, the Vietnam Northern Food Corporation, and the Vietnam Coffee Corporation.

  Lung Khuy Cave in Quan Ba District, Ha Giang Province is considered the most beautiful cave in Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark.

 Given the success of the first edition in 2015, the Gout de France dinner event will come back on March 21, featuring 25 restaurants in HCMC, Hanoi, Danang, Hoi An and Hue.