Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung is attending the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) – the UN’s largest gathering on gender equality and women’s rights.

Vietnam remains a magnet for international corporations but there are calls for the country to revitalise government policies in order to make efficient use of foreign direct investment inflows. 

 The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) have said they are willing to help Vietnam deal with the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).

A ceremony took place on March 11 in Ban Don district, Dak Lak province, to pray for elephants’ health and the mahouts' safety and prosperity.

Airport Council International (ACI), a non-profit organization representing the world's airports, has just named Vietnam the number one market on its 10 fastest emerging aviation markets.

 The Ban (Bauhinia) Flower Festival will take place at the Hanoi Museum, the first of its kind in the capital city, from April 4 to 14, according to Hanoimoi newspaper.

Nguyen Huy Ngoc, Chief of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, has urged competent agencies to strictly handle fake social network accounts.

 Vietnam detailed its efforts and achievements in protecting and promoting civil and political rights at a UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva on March 11.

  It is expected that the interbank interest rates are likely to decrease further in the case of better situation of geopolitical tensions.

As of March 10, a total of 109,561 subscribers successfully switched between four mobile carriers of Vinaphone, Viettel, Mobile and Vietnamobile while retaining their mobile numbers via the mobile number portability service.

 The Department of Information and Communications of the two northern provinces of Quang Ninh and Quang Binh announced the use of Zalo app in performing administrative tasks.

 More than US$1.02 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) was registered for projects in HCM City in the first two months of the year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

 Orders for furniture exports have risen strongly so far this year as demand has risen, according to Huynh Quang Thanh, chairman and CEO of Binh Duong-based Hiep Long Fine Furniture Company.

 Researchers of the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM) have proposed the Government levy special consumption tax rate for bio-fuel equal to half of the rate for gasoline.

 Public hospitals in the southern province of Dong Nai are facing a brain drain with many doctors moving into the private sector due to more attractive salaries.  

 The global coffee market is estimated at some $500 billion per year. However, Vietnam’s coffee exports only reached 3.5 billion last year, a very small proportion of the market.

Clothing made by workers of Binh Minh Garment JSC in HCM City.  

VietNamNet Bridge - They don’t know each other but they have the same desire to stop farming methods that kills the land and pollute the air.

VietNamNet Bridge - The four major groups of players in the mobile payment market are fintechs, banks, mobile network operators and technology firms.

 A Black Thai woman in Vietnam’s northwestern region ties her hair into a tall bun on top of her head to indicate that she has got married. A ritual is held to comb and tie up her hair before she goes to her husband’s house.