A workshop on underwater medicine jointly held by the Vietnam People’s Navy and its Japanese counterpart wrapped up on March 13 in the northern port city of Hai Phong. 

 Vietnam sets a target of earning 4.1-4.2 billion USD from shrimp exports this year, higher than 3.6 billion USD recorded in 2018, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 A new LED lighting system has been installed in Yen So Park in Hanoi.

 Some experts have voiced their concerns over Hanoi’s proposals to ban motorbikes on two local streets, saying that it is infeasible.

 Chairman of a commune in the central province of Quang Binh has faced local opposition for using state funding to build a road leading to his home.

 A new sand bar has recently appeared near Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An Town.

A new cold spell will hit the northern region from March 14.

VietNamNet Bridge - More high-ranking executives are applying for jobs at Vietnamese IT firms after spending years working for foreign multi-national groups.

 The first Vietnam Global Leaders Forum is scheduled to take place on March 30 and 31 in Paris, looking to discuss ways to prepare Vietnamese brands for the international stage.

 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its 32nd session in Hanoi on March 13 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on March 13 requested thorough preparations for the once-in-a-decade national population and housing census that is scheduled to begin on April 1.

 A joint venture between the Hanoi Export-Import Company (Geleximco) and International Transportation and Trading Joint Stock Company (ITC) has proposed building a logistics centre and Cai Mep Ha habour in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province.

 Vice Commander of the Vietnam Border Guards Force Nguyen Hoai Phuong and Secretary of State at the Cambodian Interior Ministry Sok Phal on March 13 discussed the upgrading of Khanh Binh border gate in An Giang and Chrey Thom into international ones.

 Chinese grandmaster Wang Hao won the men’s group of the 2019 HDBank International Chess Tournament that wrapped up in Ho Chi Minh City on March 13.

 The ASEAN+3 singing contest 2019, the second of its kind, has been officially launched, open to professional pop singers aged 18-35 from 10 Southeast Asian nations with a view to promoting cultural exchanges in the bloc. 

 Real estate and retail giant Vingroup plans to sell 250 million private shares to a maximum of five foreign investors in the remaining months of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Land plots located in advantageous positions in the central area of HCM City are known as ‘golden land’ because they promise huge profits for investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is witnessing a strong wave of foreign investment in industrial property in anticipation of new FDI being redirected to Vietnam. 

 Credit expansion of state-owned banks was lower than commercial banks’, in which the current lack of capital of the former was a key factor in limiting the credit growth potential of those banks.

 US President Donald Trump said in a farewell in Hanoi last month that he expected to welcome Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong at the Oval Office in the White House.