The Vietnam Post and Telecommunication Group (VNPT) and the Laos’ Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT) on March 15 launched the E-Office – an electronic document management system jointly developed by the two sides.

 Over 500 veterans who joined the battle to defend Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago met in a gathering in Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, on March 14 on the occasion of the 31st anniversary of the Gac Ma naval fight. 

 Competent agencies on March 14 successfully handled a large bomb and a naval mine discovered in the central provinces of Quang Binh and Quang Ngai.

 Samsung Vietnam (Samsung Vina) officially launched the Samsung Showcase, a technology exhibition and experience centre at the Bitexco building in Ho Chi Minh City on March 15. 

 Vietnam now ranks fourth globally, first in Southeast Asia and second in Asia in terms of exports of seafood, and its products are now available in over 170 countries and territories worldwide. 

 Vietnam strongly condemns the terrorist attacks on March 15 that caused great fatalities to innocent civilians in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang said the same day. 

 Vietnam’s honorary consulate office has been opened in the Andorra la Vella city, the Principality of Andorra.

 A representative from the Argentine Foreign Ministry has underscored the country’s commitment to step by step lifting cooperation with Vietnam, both bilaterally and multilaterally.

 SCIC Investment One Member Co., Ltd. (SIC), under State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), has announced fully divesting FPT after successfully selling 500,000 shares in the very first 

 Facebook, the world's largest social network, has been partially interrupted by what is believed to be a DDOS attack, adding to his troubles from a criminal investigation into its data deals with 150 companies.

 The Decree No. 13/2019/ND-CP on preferential policies for science and technology businesses takes effect from this March 20, bringing about various new opportunities for these firms.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts last year predicted that many automobile manufacturers in Vietnam would have to shut down after the ASEAN tariff fell to zero percent in 2018. 

 The Czech Republic is considering the facilitation of visa grant for Vietnamese nationals to the country for working and business purposes, has said Czech Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lukas Kaucky.

 Vietnam was ranked fifth in the list of top 20 Performers of the Year 2018 voted by the beauty pageant website Missosology.org.

 At least five workers have been killed and four others injured when a wall at a construction project suddenly collapsed in the southern province of Vinh Long on Friday morning.

 The government of HCMC has approved a project proposed by the Department of Transport to upgrade the flood-prone Nguyen Huu Canh Street in Binh Thanh District, with total funding of VND473 billion (over US$20 million).

 Foreign investment in Vietnam is forecast to surge significantly in 2019 as many foreign investors, including big names, are showing their big interest in the country.

 Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son will lead a Vietnamese delegation to attend the High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 20-23. 

 Vietnam and Cambodia have signed three cooperation agreements on postal services and telecommunications, information security and digital signature.

 Nearly 2,500 French-style dinner dishes will be prepared at restaurants and French embassies in 150 countries around the world during the Good France 2019 event, according French Consul General in HCM City Vincent Floreani.