VietNamNet Bridge – A 40-year-old male elephant, which carried tourists on sightseeing trips for years in the Central Highland Dak Lak Province's Ban Don tourism area, died of overwork on Sunday, March 9.

 New Zealand authorities say a national farming body and dairy giant Fonterra have been sent letters threatening to poison milk formula.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign-invested textile and garment projects are no longer welcomed in many provinces in Vietnam because the gains they bring are smaller than the losses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The low-cost airline Vietjet is offering 3,000 free air tickets for one of its newest international routes: Hanoi – Seoul. The program will run from 12 noon to 2pm (Vietnam time) from March 9-14.

 VietNamNet Bridge - U.S. Embassy officials on Tuesday paid a visit to Dien Bien province to hold local consultations to inform about operational planning for HIV/AIDS programming.  

 Major art&entertainment events in Vietnam's big cities.

VietNamNet Bridge –  The biofuel E5 (ethanol 5 percent) RON 95, used in next-generation vehicles, is still not available in Vietnam, while E5 RON 92 is being sold at hundreds of filling stations nationwide.

 Three French sports personalities are among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French presidential office confirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Buon Ma Thuot coffee and commodity exchange company (BCCE) opened for business on March 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued a resolution on its February meeting with important tasks for the coming time stated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Meals with $700 king crabs and $14,000 gold- and diamond-plated roses were among the most luxurious gifts for International Women’s Day (March 8) in Vietnam.

 Dutch DJs to perform in Vietnam; Wood carving contest opens in Dak Lak; Bac Ninh received certificates of special national relics; Artist’s misconduct stirs up experts’ concerns about youth’s behaviour; Exhibition on US troops landing in Danang

VietNamNet Bridge – Economists from Hanoi National University have urged the government to adjust the dong/dollar exchange rate, while the National Finance Supervision Council said stabilizing the exchange rate is a top priority.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A wild male gaur that left its flock in the National Park of Phuoc Binh, Ninh Thuan Province, central Vietnam, to live with domestic cows died on March 8. Authorised agencies are investigating the cause of death of the animal.

Sharp rise seen in VN consumer confidence; VN-EU pact to deliver the goods; Steel industry seeks more Gov't help; Budget revenue up, oil down; Hanoi seeks to attract more investors; Number of new realty companies surges

 VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Vo Van Toan scored the only goal in the 75th minute to help Viet Nam's Olympic team take a 1-0 win over Indonesia in a friendly match at the National My Dinh Stadium yesterday.

 Vietnamese Grandmaster (GM) Le Quang Liem defeated his teammate Hoang Canh Huan during the third round of the FIDE World Chess Championships-Zone 3.3 held in HCM City yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tripadvisor has rated a day's tour involving planting of water coconuts as among the five best outdoor tours in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quang Khai of HCM City's District 12 won the National Suzuki Raider R150 motorcycling championship 2015, held on Sunday, March 8, in the southern province of Ben Tre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has dropped one place to 24th in the world badminton rankings, the Badminton World Federation has announced.

Outstanding ASEAN businesswomen congratulated; Fishermen to get modern boats; Truck with illegal logs kills one, injures one; Australian support for Vietnamese community projects; Blood donation event receives attention in Hanoi

 The Viet Nam National Symphony and Orchestra (VNSO)'s new season will begin on Wednesday and Thursday with concerts featuring guest musician Stefan Schilli.

  The government inspectorate has detected several mistakes in the management of the HCM City Open University during the 2010-12 period.

 Hanoi, city of the rising dragon, has a history stretching back for a thousand years and the city has captured the soul of Vietnam says the introduction to a just released book entitled Hanoi Capital City by Michael Waibel.

Smithsonian.com has announced that five Vietnamese photographers have been selected as finalists for its 2014 photo contest in the categories of travel, people and altered images.