Vietnam is to dispatch 8 aircraft and nine naval ships to join regional search and rescue efforts for the Malaysian Airlines plane going missing in the area off Vietnamese coast early on March 8.

 Vietnam is to dispatch 8 aircraft and nine naval ships to join regional search and rescue efforts for the Malaysian Airlines plane going missing in the area off Vietnamese coast early on March 8.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People's Committee recently approved a plan to reform the mechanism for recruiting departmental leaders and holders of positions of the same levels in public organisations and agencies.

 Vietnam and Malaysia are going to search for a Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 passengers and crew on board that went missing in the area off Vietnamese coast.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the mummy of a female aristocrat was excavated in 1994 in HCM City, its perfection surprised archaeologists. The mummy’s joints were still flexible and the body was not decomposed yet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tax policies have been designed in a way to encourage the import and discourage local production.

VietNamNet Bridge – Even though foreigners are banned from providing tourist guide services for foreign visitors to Vietnam, many are still openly operating at many localities across the country, worrying tourism managers.   

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over the last 10 years, Tran Phuong Hoa, a Vietnamese teacher, has instilled a lasting love of traditional music in generations of Vietnamese origin in Germany.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Snow fell twice in the resort town of Sapa, Lao Cai province recently. In the winter sunlight, Sapa was beautiful and fanciful like the winter landscape in Europe. But behind that scene was the sad fact.

The common tax incentives for the investors setting up their production bases in industrial zones are no longer valid. However, they still can enjoy the preferences offered by IZ developers in an effort to lure more businesses.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly will increase its budget oversight activities to ensure that the country's financial resources are being used in a transparent and proper manner,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Hong Quang is a young, versatile Vietnamese artist who bridges the gap between traditional and modern music. He talks about his new album Song Hanh (Companionship),

 VietNamNet Bridge – Security holes are found on 40% of Vietnamese websites compared with the world average of 22%, according to security firm BKAV.

 Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Bank, or Sacombank, is going to submit to the State Bank of Vietnam the project on merging the bank with Southern Commercial Bank, said Sacombank chairman Pham Huu Phu.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi City's Natural Resources and Environment Department has asked local authorities to strictly enforce the law when residents illegally dig water wells.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After two dry days, “nom” – the characteristic humidity of spring in northern Vietnam – has returned to Hanoi. Drizzle helps trees grow but it makes troubles for Hanoians.

E-cigarettes, promoted as a way to quit regular cigarettes, are actually associated with higher odds of cigarette smoking among U.S. teens, U.S. researchers said Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) will be banned from investing in real estate, banking, insurance and stock market, said the Ministry of Finance.

Hue Festival to feature 60 art troupes; Indie film focuses on father and son; Concert features Korean talents; TV film spotlights national defense; HCMC exhibition honours southern wartime women

 Northwestern poverty reduction policies to face review; Sai Gon River bridge in danger; Smuggled Chinese pigeons seized in Quang Ninh; Soft skills a must for Vietnamese workers; Work accident inspections progress slowly

 Sacombank, Phuong Nam could merge; HSBC: Vietnam’s CPI to rise 6.5 percent; Bird flu takes toll on livestock industry; Thousands of businesses set up in two months; Ministry maintains petrol retail prices

 Nguyen Nga, a Vietnamese-French woman who has participated in various PR activities for Long Bien Bridge, said she is able to secure EUR80 million to preserve and restore the bridge.

 Goran to train Dong Tam Long An; Nam advances in Thailand; Tennis tourney for women begins; Ha Nam assured of top two finish

 VietNamNet Bridge - A photo exhibition featuring Hanoi's markets, past and present, is held at the Vietnam’s Woman Museum, 36 Ly Thuong Kiet Street from March 6 through April 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has been told not to be too worried about the competition with the EU sourced products in the home market once the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is signed.