VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam lacks necessary mechanisms to enforce provisions on bribery of foreign public officials and officials of international public organisations under the 2015 Penal Code, 

Irrespective of listed domestic giants like Vingroup and Novaland Group securing substantial sales revenue and profits from the real estate sector in 2017.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested the United States to carefully consider alternative means to restrict the import of steel and aluminum products from Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ordinary shift for a train guard at Hanoi’s Giap Bat level crossing will last for 12 hours non-stop, starting either from the early hours or through the night. 

 Two Vietnamese players arrived in Kolkata for the India F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on March 5-11, their first event after the Lunar New Year festival.

 A young woman's sharing of her huge load of housework during Tet on social media has stirred controversy over the hard life of Vietnamese women. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Drug-trafficking at Vietnam’s borders continues to be a major issue, causing law enforcement officers to grow increasingly concerned.

 More than 1,500 people have been killed in traffic accidents in the first two months of 2018 in Vietnam, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

 A flock of five ducks have made a home on Hoan Kiem Lake in recent days. 

 At least one person has been killed and 19 others seriously injured when a coach plunged into a valley in the central highlands province of Kon Tum on March 1.

 The lack of quality processed coffee for export and a neglected domestic market are preventing Vietnam from creating a recognisable coffee brand to the world.

The Southern Airport Authority has fined a chief flight attendant and three ground staff of VN Airport Ground Service Co Ltd US$176 each for letting a foreign passenger board the wrong flight.

 Quy Nhon Maritime Administration in the central province of Binh Dinh approved a plan on Tuesday to fish out two foreign ships that sank and broke in Quy Nhon Bay.

 The chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee has asked the municipal Department of Home Affairs to abort a plan of recruiting 1,000 public servants.

Five categories of automobile registration plates are expected to be auctioned online soon to serve people who desire to have their own unique registration plate as well as enrich the State budget.

 The Vietnam Peacekeeping Department needs to enhance research and improve training quality to prepare good personnel for the UN peacekeeping missions, firstly the deployment of the first level-2 field hospital in South Sudan this year. 

 The Government convened its regular meeting, the first sitting in the Lunar New Year, in Hanoi on March 1 chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. 

 VietNamNet Bridge –  Doctors from Xuyen A Hospital have successfully performed the first kidney transplant done at a private medical facility in HCM City.

Building a new terminal and more taxiways without building another runway and improving access to the airport are among the solutions suggested by a French consultancy for expanding HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 VietNamNet Bridge – ONE Featherweight and Lightweight world champion Martin Nguyen held an open workout yesterday at the Saigon Sports Club in HCM City.