Vietnam, Sri Lanka parliaments agree to foster ties, Palestine National Council Vice President welcomed in Hanoi, Vietnam treasures ties with Portugal, El-Salvador desirous of stronger affiliation with Vietnam

 The 132nd Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU-132) is scheduled to take place in Hanoi from March 28-April 1, focusing on sustainable development goals and a number of global issues.

 The 132nd IPU is an opportunity for Vietnamese nationals and the National Assembly to show its friendship, solidarity and cooperative spirit with parliamentarians and people from all over the world, said NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the Global Fund to continue assisting Vietnam in researching methadone detoxification methods as well as dealing with difficulties in rehabilitation and preventing the spread of HIV.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With a life expectancy of more than 100 years and preserved like the original, this rare Indian Twin Cylinder Single Speed 1913 motorbike is worth a fortune to antique vehicle collectors.

The Quang Binh Province’s Industry and Trade Department is designing an industrial project which would destroy dozens of hectares of forest in the core area of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. 

 Earlier this March Japanese multinational media and digital marketing communications firm, Dentsu Aegis Network, signed an agreement to acquire a stake in Emerald Co. Ltd, a leading full service digital marketing agency in Vietnam.

Nineteen tours designed for international delegates to attend the 132nd General Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) that will be held in Hanoi from March 28 to April 2 have been approved by the IPU-132 Organizing Committee.

VietNamNet Bridge – Citizens and businesses in HCM City will soon be able to register online for administrative procedures. 

Though the Ministry of Science and Technology has adjusted the requirements on buying used machine imports, the regulation still faces strong opposition from the business community. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The domestic ice cream market is still controlled by Vietnamese brands, but the makeup of the market is expected to change in the near future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Multiple domestic and international investors have expressed interest in acquiring expressway operation rights since the Ministry of Transport announced the sale of operation rights to some traffic infrastructure works

 VietNamNet Bridge – Severe drought and the resultant intrusion of seawater tides deep into the Mekong Delta are badly affecting the daily life of people there.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tickets for the Da Nang International Fireworks Competition 2015 will be available for purchase from April 1, the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on Monday. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and international cultural experts and educators gathered in Ha Noi for a seminar on the relationship between intangible cultural heritage and education for sustainable development.

 8,000 patients in need of kidney transplants, Nearly 400 volunteers ready for IPU-132, Vietnam to issue international driving licences, Vietnam, US army doctors share experience, Japanese-funded programme helps 200 eye patients

 Nhan Co alumina plant in test operation, VinGroup starts $33 million project in Hue, Property start-ups soar as capital deadline looms, S.Korean firm to build HCM City urban complex, Offshore investment rules to be relaxed

 Search and rescue for workers trapped under rubble from a scaffold collapse in the central province of Ha Tinh has nearly concluded, according to local authorities.  

 A media center for IPU 132 was inaugurated on March 26 at the My Dinh National Convention Center to serve the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU-132) scheduled to take place in Hanoi from March 28 to April 1.

 About 30 delegations from foreign parliaments and international organisations arrived in Hanoi as of March 25 for the 132nd Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU-132), according to the Organising Committee’s Sub-committee on Reception-Event.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF), which is drafting a decree on public debt management, plans to remove the policy on giving government guarantees for loans from financial institutions.

 One of the two pilots of the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps was locked out of the cockpit, according to reports.

 A two-year-old Indian girl has set a new national record in archery, according to the India Book of Records.

 A military helicopter crashed when it was about to land on an island off Binh Thuan Province on March 26 but all men all board, including four crew members and four search and rescue workers, walked out alive.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The public security ministry on Tuesday said 1,744 road accidents occurred nationwide, killing 788 persons and injuring 1,726, during the one month between February 16 and March 15.