VietNamNet Bridge - Vice Chair of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc has asked Hanoi’s government agencies at all levels to put an end to the use of public mailboxes (Yahoo, Gmail ...) at work.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central province of Quang Binh is seeking nearly US$4 billion for 40 projects in highly competitive areas during 2014-15, officials said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quoc Toan, who ranked fourth at the 2012 Olympics, may miss the 2014 Asian Games because of knee injuries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The local people in the industrial town area of Lao Cai province wish they can leave the town one day to escape from the pollution. But they don’t have money to leave and don’t know where to go.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While non-state owned universities feel happy about the new enrolment mechanism set up by the Ministry of Education and Training, intermediate and vocational schools get gloomily sad about it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has plans to develop the Quang Trung Software City (QTSC) into a chain, located not only in the city but in other provinces as well,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Producing films in Vietnam, for private filmmakers, is like flipping a coin. A filmmaker can make a lot of money or go bankrupt.

 Taking statins could significantly improve multiple sclerosis sufferers' lives, and slow their brain shrinkage, according to a British study published in Lancet on Wednesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While a lot of shopping malls in Hanoi and HCM City are deserted with idle premises, big retail chains have been fully occupied, though the business of some tenants does not go well.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over 3,300 out of 5,300 households affected by Long Thanh Airport project will have to move to facilitate construction, with site clearance, compensation and resettlement costs estimated at VND20.7 trillion.

 Free showing of blockbuster The Rebel; Da Funkalism, all-style dance contest, at city; Eight select short films about women to show in Hanoi; French beatmaker at Cargo Bar; Int'l artists featured at exhibition

 Vietnam’s largest garment IP taking shape; Vietnam imports over 70% of dairy input; Hong Kong group opens new garment factory in Vietnam; Vietnam-EU FTA negotiations due for year-end compeletion

 Ha Noi blogger to spend 15 months in jail for slander; 200kg of black coral seized in Quang Binh; Woman returns abducted baby; Northern mountainous region suffers water shortage; Police seize giant shells; Blaze guts market in Hung Yen Province

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh said his ministry is urgently finalising plans to construct a Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Van Quyet scored the only goal in the Ha Noi T&T's 1-0 victory over Selangor of Malaysia during the Asian Football Confederation Cup encounter in the capital yesterday, March 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to McDonald's, its first branch in HCM City, which opened on February 8, served more than 400,000 customers in the first month of operation.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vice Chair of the Vietnam Chess Federation Dang Tat Thang said the sponsorship deal for Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem may be ended because Liem did not comply with the agreement.

The government has submitted to the Politburo a report on the urban administration model in Da Nang and HCM City. However, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said that this model does not fit the newly-revised Constitution.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A female passenger could not make boarding to the plane because of late arrival. Her relative called Jetstar Pacific to scold and threaten to "blow out the plane."

 VietNamNet Bridge - UNDP Administrator Helen Clark will visit Vietnam from 21-24 March to see firsthand the challenges facing Vietnam in its transitions to a Middle-Income Country.

 The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will not pause the bond buying program, as there is sufficient underlying strength in the broader economy for it to keep taper on course.

 Kayumov to coach chess team; Ciputra challenge attracts 300; Gold haul puts Da Nang ahead; AFC Cup 2014: Vissai Ninh Binh fortify Group G top lead

 Hoi An ancient town has earned the third place in the 17 most stunning places in the world to take a selfie thanks to its combination of traditional and modern features, according to BuzzFeed Travel.  

 VietNamNet Bridge - Not only earning huge profits annually, the owners of big groups are also the largest debtors of banks with loans up to hundreds of millions of US dollars.

 A Kilo-class submarine christened HQ-183 Ho Chi Minh docked at Cam Ranh Bay in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa during the overnight hours of March 19.