VietNamNet Bridge – Bau Truc pottery village in Ninh Thuan Province is highly recommended by travel guidebooks as this is where Cham ethnic people produce exotic pottery items.

 VietNamNet Bridge – General Le Van Cuong, former director of the Institute for Strategic Studies, spoke to the Hai quan Cuoi tuan (Weekend Customs) newspaper about improving awareness of law enforcement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – To Dinh Giac Lam, Hue Nghiem, Giac Vien are pagodas of over 200 years old, which are closely associated with the formation and development of Saigon.

 The Prime Minister has approved a nationwide prostitution prevention programme for 2016-2020 with a series of solutions.

 Vietnam is expected to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2017, Dr. Dang Thai Hung, Director of the Accounting and Auditing Regulation Department at the Ministry of Finance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Military Theatre will debut a new stage production based on a beloved Russian novel entitled The Dawns Here Are Quiet by Boris Lvovich Vasilyev.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport plans to build a new terminal with a capacity of 10 million passengers at Tan Son Nhat Airport, and open new approach roads to ease heavy traffic at and around the country’s busiest airport.

VietNamNet Bridge – An official from the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry has voiced his opinion that it is necessary for Viet Nam to encourage a start-up entrepreneurial spirit and launch a national programme to develop enterprises.

 The Hanoi’s People Court on March 11 sentenced Nguyen Viet Dung to 12 months in prison on the charge of “disturbing public order” under point d, clause 2 of Article 245 of the Penal Code.

 Some 50 Vietnamese tourism companies are showcasing their products at the International International Tourism Exchange Berlin (ITB) in Germany.

 Real Madrid FC will organize a football camp titled “Foundation Real Madrid Clinic Vietnam 2016″ for children in Hanoi from May 16 to 20.

 The Republic of Korea is among three leading countries that have the highest number of investors in the Vietnamese stock market, Chairman of the State Securities Commission Vu Bang said.

 The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to sell some 166 million shares to French airport authority Aéroports de Paris (ADP), which is set to become a strategic investor.

 The Vietnamese Navy High Command on March 10 conducted a flag-hoisting ceremony for the first sailing ship of the country’s navy at the Vietnam Naval Academy in Nha Trang city of the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

  More than 134,000 Vietnamese nationals are living in the Republic of Korea, forming the third largest foreign community in the country after those from China and the United States.

 The Northwestern mountainous region has the highest number of poor and near-poor households in Vietnam, which account for more than half of its total households, according to preliminary outcomes of a recent survey.

 Relevant agencies have repatriated 16 Vietnamese nationals aboard a cargo ship seized in the Philippines, while also working to return 15 fishermen who violated the waters of Papua New Guinea.

The Prime Minister has approved a project on developing green urban areas using loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

 The golden apricot flowers in Yen Tu mountain will be displayed for the first time at the 2016 Ha Long cherry blossom festival, which will take place in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh from March 18 to 21.

 The Vietnam International Cafe Show is debuting this year on May 12-14 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in HCM City, showcasing products related to bakery & confectionery, food & beverage, tea & coffee industries.

 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen will attend and deliver a speech at the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which will take place in New York from March 14-24.

 President Truong Tan Sang wrapped up his State visit to Tanzania on March 11 after reaching dozens of agreements to elevate the two countries’ wide-ranging cooperation.

The 14th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting took place in Bangkok on March 10, focusing on ways to enhance connection among Asian nations in the future. Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy led a Vietnamese delegation to the event.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy and Malta Cao Chinh Thien presented his credentials to Malta President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca at a ceremony held on March 10 in the capital city of Valetta.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministries of Science and Technology of Vietnam and Laos to maintain experience sharing in managing science and technology activities, while welcoming Lao Minister Boviengkham Vongdara on March 10.