VietNamNet Bridge - To be able to take full advantage of the opportunities in the digital economy, Vietnam needs a reasonable long-term development strategy for the electronics & IC industry.

 The Department of Customs in Hanoi have seized more than 1,000 illegally imported cigars at Noi Bai International Airport.

 The people in Hai Duong Province's Cam Giang District are expressing concerns over pollution problems after local authorities approved a waste-to-electricity project in the area.

 A diplomatic delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son visited Chile from March 17-19 and conducted the sixth political consultation between the two foreign ministries.

 The Outstanding Vietnamese Young Faces Award, an annual national event to honour young people at home and abroad who have excelled in various disciplines, announced its 10 winners of 2018 at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 19 evening.

 For the first time in Vietnam, doctors at the Vietnam-Germany Hospital have successfully performed a split liver transplant, dividing a donor’s liver and transplanting it to one adult and one child patient.

 Hanoi will be hosting its first Singapore Festival on March 23-24 with a wide range of cultural activities.

 The southern province of Hau Giang is building a project on strengthening competitiveness through promoting agribusiness in the period 2021-26.

 Experts have recommended a number of measures to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in HCM City’s export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial zones (IPs).

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) plans to focus its investigations on businesses that use high volumes of energy as part of its mission to save energy.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will open a bid to choose investors for the North-South Expressway project in less than two months, and several foreign investors have shown interest in the huge project.

 Hanoi People's Committee on Wednesday morning held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Formula One racetrack in Nam Tu Liem District.

 The latest survey by PwC – one of the world’s leading professional services firms – shows a ramp up in consumer preference to avail of digital technology prowess to feed their daily needs.

 Banks have to mobilise long-term capital at high costs by issuing certificates of deposit (CD) in Vietnamese dong with high interest rates to lure depositors, causing concerns about a domino effect on lending rates.

 Twenty-two young leaders representing Australia and Vietnam will take part in the 2019 Australia-Vietnam Young Leadership Dialogue (AVYLD), which will be held in Hanoi and HCMC from May 26 and 30, the Australia-ASEAN Council has announced.

Despite the great number of water bodies intertwining throughout HCM City, there are many waterfronts being left barren and suffering from landslides.

 Patients testing positive for porcine tapeworms do not need to undergo immediate medical treatment, the local media reported, citing Nguyen Thanh Phong, director of the Department of Food Safety under the Ministry of Health.

 Three new accident-prone sites have been included in a list of sites in HCMC that have witnessed frequent traffic accidents, taking the total number to 19, the local media reported, citing the HCMC Department of Transport.

 The government should increase the rate of return on infrastructure investment in a bid to attract more foreign investors in the industry, experts said.

 The annual event aims to introduce the beauty of French cuisine, a culinary art has been declared a “world intangible heritage” by the UNESCO.