VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam finished their FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup AFC qualifier with their third defeat yesterday (March 25) in Qatar.

 Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook and Macau’s Sun City have replaced Genting Berhad Malaysia in a US$4-billion integrated resort project in Quang Nam Province.

 Travel firms at the upcoming Hochiminh City Tourism Festival will offer price discounts of up to 50% on many tour packages to attract customers to buy Reunification Day (April 30) and summer tour programs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vuong Huu Tuan, director of the Viet Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Technology, tells Khoa hoc&Doi song (Science and Life) that a Fukushima-like disaster will not happen in Viet Nam.

  The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has given approval in principle to Malaysia’s Public Bank Berhad (PBB) to acquire the entire stake of Vietnamese lender BIDV in their joint venture VID Public Bank.

 A lecturer from Hanoi University of Technology has won a huge following on social media because he keeps "escaping" hospital so he can continue to teach classes despite his poor health.

 Viet Nam has recently become the main target of a series of large-scale cyber spying activities, such as LURID, Operation Shady RAT and the Byzantine Hades attacks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Dau An (Milestones) monthly live show in HCM City next Saturday, April 4 will feature the most successful woman musician and singer in the last 30 years – Phuong Uyen.

 The Dong Nai People's Committee said it plans to go ahead with housing construction on land reclaimed from the Dong Nai River despite a warning from the Viet Nam River Network that it would harm the river.

 Dubai World’s integrated real estate development company Limitless hopes to restart work on its much-delayed $550 million Halong Star hotel complex next month.

 In a recent feature travel story, the UK's Daily Mail cited Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay as one of the world's most stunning panoramic landscapes.

 The Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) has decided to allow its member - the International University to train PhD holders in Business Administration.

 Authorities in Hanoi say plans to cut down trees in Hanoi were aimed at removing sick trees or those at risk of falling, and to clear areas designated for urban transport projects.

 The number of traffic accidents in rural and mountainous areas is rising more than in other regions, highlighting the need to disseminate more traffic safety information, said Khuat Viet Hung, deputy chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Railway Corporation (VRC) has sought more than VND560 billion (US$26.6 million) for renovating and fixing 291 level crossings across the country during a two-year period till 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and South Korean choirs will perform during a concert on Sunday at the Viet Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM)'s Grand Music Hall.

 Vietnam’s bank stocks are rallying at the fastest pace in Asia, signaling a recovery from the bad-debt crisis that’s weighed on economic growth for three years.

 The garment and textile industries in Thailand and Vietnam should strengthen co-operation to improve competitiveness and exploit the ASEAN market, delegates said at a meeting held in HCM City on March 25.

 Direct air routes are key to boosting tourism between Vietnam and India, according to Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of Tourism, Suman Billa.

 Vietnam’s taekwondo martial artists amassed 46 gold medals, 29 silvers and 19 bronzes to finish first at the 12th Southeast Asian Taekwondo Championship, which concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25.

 An urban-friendly technology from Japan that is also friendlier to the environment is expected to make installation of steel piles for bridges and flyovers a much quieter, stronger and cheaper process.

 Vietnamese made film to invade US theatres, Swiss artists showcase their humour in exhibition, Japanese cherry blossom festival to open in Ha Long, Traditional arts programme to be held at IPU-32

 The ballet “Carmen” will be performed by artists of the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on March 29 to mark the 140th anniversary of the premiere of the “Carmen” opera.

VietNamNet Bridge - Air carriers are considering raising airfares after the government raised the environment surcharge from VND1,000 to VND3,000 for every liter of petrol.

 The stamp and postmark designed by Vietnamese artists will be produced as a joint issue stamp within the ASEAN region on August 8, 2015 to celebrate the 48th founding anniversary of ASEAN and the formation of the ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015.