U19 Viet Nam loses to U21 Lierse S.K.; Minh advances to second round of Hanoi Challenge; Chess masters gather for national competition

 Three of the five largest mobile handset companies in the world are from one country and it's not the US.

 Viet Nam strengthens ties with New Zealand; Prime Minister touches down in Cuba on start of official trip; VN, Spain agree to develop relations; VN, Japan communists boost ties

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang City’s swimmer Hoang Quy Phuoc won all 15 gold medals of the National Swimming Championships 2014, which ended early this week.

VietNamNet Bridge – Newly-elected Chair of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) – Mr. Le Hung Dung, said player Vincent Kompany of Manchester City FC wanted to open a football academy in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Quang Ninh recently made a proposal for the construction of the Van Don Special Economic Zone to submit it to the Party Central Committee to consider for a pilot deployment.

The Ministry of Defense has agreed to immediately hand over 7.63 hectares of land to the Ministry of Transport to expand the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in order to quickly resolve congestion there.

 The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday rejected the capital plan of Citigroup Inc. on "qualitative concerns" as part of its annual comprehensive capital checkup based on stress test result.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is considering destroying the rhino horns and elephant tusks seized in smuggling cases as the way to confirm that Vietnam does not allow trade and consumption of wildlife.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport has asked 10 officials, including three retired people, who wereinvolved in the urban railway project to clarify responsibilities in the implementation process of this project.

Tokyo Police yesterday said they had arrested a Vietnam Airlines’ hostesses for being suspected of transporting stolen goods. Vietnam Airlines later confirmed that it would not cover any person who abuses their missions to break rules.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contrary to all predictions that the bitcoin would “die young” in Vietnam because of the rejection of the State Bank, the bitcoin still brims with vitality.

 A court in Turkey has ordered the suspension of a controversial ban on the social media site Twitter but it could be weeks before it takes effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It has been a long wait for Dinh Van Du, a truck driver from the central province of Binh Dinh Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first stage of efforts to treat dioxin contaminated soil with In-Pile Thermal Desorption (IPTD or thermal remediation) at the Da Nang Airport Project will kick off next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Since the day the hydropower plants arose on the upper Vu Gia River, two million people in Quang Nam province and Da Nang City cannot lead their peaceful life any more.

In 2014, Unikey, the most popularly used Vietnamese input method running on Microsoft Windows management systems, is 20 years old. This is believed to be the only software product which can exist for so long in the technology world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the government agencies’ reports affirm the obvious recovery of the national economy, economists don’t keep such optimism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Studying at foreign universities proves to be the dream of all Vietnamese high school graduates. However, in many cases, the study is not as wonderful as dreamed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of Vietnamese businessmen have set up their own investment companies through which they invest in other businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – There are a lot of Buddhist pagodas in and around Hanoi. Those who have already dropped by pagodas in the center of town are recommended to call at Thay Pagoda.

 Around seven million people across the world died as a result of air pollution exposure in 2012, according to a report of World Health Organization (WHO) released on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka is due to visit Vietnam from March 28-31.

 Awards recognise contributors to culture; Russian artists come to show 76 paintings; Danish embassy opens third Vietnam Painting Exhibition; Stamp designing contest to welcome ASEAN community; Flea market in Saigon

 VietNamNet Bridge – Transport Minister Dinh La Thang said the government is committed to ferret out all those involved in the recently uncovered transport project bribery schemes and impose strict penalties, regardless of their positions.