Facebook revamps its takedown guidelines

 Facebook is providing the public with more information about what material is banned on the social network.

Boy dies in freak kiting accident

 VietNamNet Bridge – A four-year-old boy who was swept away by a huge kite later died from his injuries in hospital in Hoc Mon Town, HCM City yesterday afternoon, March 15.

Local players qualify for worlds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Winning all three tickets in Zone 3.3 yesterday, March 15, Viet Nam will now compete in the upcoming FIDE World Chess Championships.

M&As can help VN auto market flourish

 VietNamNet Bridge – Merger and acquisition (M&A) can help domestic auto makers grow their businesses and increase their competitiveness in the current cutthroat market.

Gov't approves loan plan to replant coffee

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a loan programme by the State Bank of Viet Nam for replanting coffee trees in the Central Highlands in 2014–20.

Nation honours Francophone Day

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will once again honour the French language through a film festival and concerts to celebrate International Francophone Day, which falls this Friday.

VN U23s tie 0-0 against Uzbekistan in friendly match

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U23s tied 0-0 with Uzbekistan's U22s in a friendly match on Saturday at HCM City's Thong Nhat Stadium.

Exhibition showcases war paintings by late veteran

 More than 70 of late war veteran Pham Ngoc Lieu's paintings are on display at Museum of Viet Nam Military History in downtown Ha Noi.

Ha Noi to restore Kinh Thien Palace

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee approved the restoration of Thang Long Citadel Complex's Kinh Thien Palace in Ha Noi, which was used for royal meetings under the reigns of the Ly, Tran, Le and Nguyen dynastries.

E-commerce expected to boom in 2015

VietNamNet Bridge – With the strong development of the internet, 3G and smart device users, Vietnam’s e-commerce is expected to enter a boom period in 2015 with projected turnover of $4 billion.

Forests disappear, seas depleted: MONRE report

Vietnam’s economic development has heavily relied on natural resources, adversely affecting biodiversity due to unsustainable exploitation, according to a report from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE).

Game developers find it tough to establish an “empire”

VietNamNet Bridge – Many information technology engineers have dreamed of establishing “Vietnamese game empires”, but they have realized that it is not that easy to make money with games.

Patients released from hospital after asphyxiation scare

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ambulances rushed 19 people to the hospital Saturday night after they inhaled too many motorbike exhaust fumes while waiting to leave a supermarket's basement parking lot,

Star apples in Lo Ren-Vinh Kim

Thanks to their great quality the star apples grown in Lo Ren-Vinh Kim in Tien Giang Province are a favorite of consumers throughout the country.

Glimmers of hope for Vietnamese to collect Vietnamese artworks

 VietNamNet Bridge - After many years of being almost exclusively oriented to foreign clients, some galleries are finding appropriate ways to return to the potential of the local market.

Vietnam’s dairy queen courts fame

 VietNamNet Bridge – Within just a few years of establishing her business, Thai Huong – general director of BAC A BANK and chairwoman of TH Group – has made herself a Forbes-recognised Asian businesswoman and has turned her dairy farming

ASEAN folk music festival to be held in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Folk Music Festival will be organised in Vietnam for the first time from August 1-6, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Vietnam accelerates universal health insurance

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the World Bank, Vietnam has made great strides in expanding health insurance coverage. The increase of participation and budget allocation for health insurance has reduced poverty, sustained economic growth

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 16/3

 Vinasa upbeat about IT market this year, Binh Duong to equitize Becamex IDC, Thanh Le, Japan funds six projects in rural areas, Ha Noi Tourism Transport Enterprise to launch IPO, Hapro expands its export markets to Africa

Refinery project developers fear low profits after drop in oil prices

Oil refinery projects have been progressing slowly, partly due to a drop in oil prices, but economists have called on the government to reconsider investments in the field.

Millions of people to join 2015 Olympic Day Run for public health

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 2015 Olympic Day Run for public health will be simultaneously organised at 7am in provinces and cities across the country on March 22, hoping to receive an enthusiastic response from millions of people.

Vietnam beauty through the lens of a Saigon lady

 VietNamNet Bridge – In 15 years traveling around the country, Ms. Ngo Thi Binh has taken thousands of pictures of beautiful landscapes and moments in Vietnam.

Photos: Giant kites in Saigon sky

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fields in Hoc Mon district, HCM City, have become a favorite place for residents to fly kites every weekend.

In pictures: Projects that will change Saigon’s face

 VietNamNet Bridge - With modern and environmentally friendly architecture, the following projects are expected to change the face of Ho Chi Minh City, as assessed by Saigoneer.

T&T wants to buy Phu Quoc Airport, how powerful is it?

 VietNamNet Bridge - T&T Group is very well-known in Vietnam, but until it asked to purchase the airport on Phu Quoc Island, few knew of its power.