VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Mar. 20 adopted a Danish-funded project on enhancing capacity and perfecting legal frameworks for Vietnam’s network of marine protected areas (MPAs).

The crisis in the euro zone has sent shocks to the United States through trade and financial channels, given the important cross-Atlantic economic linkage, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – About 20-30 per cent of agricultural land in Viet Nam is expected to be flooded by the year 2100 due to rising sea levels, leading to a vast reduction in the country's food production capacity.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday, March 21, urged provinces and cities nationwide to take more drastic measures to ensure traffic safety.

Furnace explodes in Thai Binh; Burglars drill walls, break into houses during day; Ha Noi to use waste land for schools; Fishermen told to pay back $40,000

VietNamNet Bridge – Senior singer Anh Tuyet and two amateur foreign singers will perform Trinh Cong Son’s songs in Hanoi for two nights, March 30-21.

Commercial banks have been trying to push up the consumer credit in order to optimize the profit. However, they still have not succeeded in the plan, even though SBV has lowered the ceiling dong deposit interest rate to 13 percent.

Members of The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed proposals presented to Syria by Kofi Annan, the international envoy attempting to end a year of violence in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Experts from the Ministry of Construction have confirmed that water leakage at the dam of the Song Tranh 2 hydropower plant in Quang Nam province were caused by errors in design.

VietNamNet Bridge – Strategies to protect workers against unemployment and help them find better work are being discussed by representatives of ASEAN governments and workers andorganisations of employers

Scientists and businesses involved in renewable energy are flocking to an international exhibition to learn about advanced technology in renewable energy production from around the world.

The National Assembly Standing Committee has requested the Government to comply with the ceiling amount mobilized from government bond sales to ensure the national financial security.

Exhibition on female-oriented manga opens; ‘2012 Italy – Vietnam programme’ launched; Nabokov's Lolita appears in Vietnamese translation; Movie company to continue backing short films; Overseas Vietnamese pianist wins prestigious prize in Poland

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Wednesday urged embassy staff in Paris, France, to enhance alertness following explosion outside the building.

VietNamNet Bridge – The governments of the US and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a Low Emission Development Strategy in Hanoi on March 21.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly‘s Standing Committee yesterday, March 21, agreed to establish a fund for the prevention of tobacco use.

Oversea Vietnamese doctor Nguyen Thanh Tung has been appointed as a member of the US President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders by US President Barack Obama.

The nuclear reactor in the Central Highlands of Da Lat City was back in operation on March 20 with 92 low-enriched uranium fuel rods (LEU), said Dr. Nguyen Nhi Dien, head of the Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Assembly (NA) will do its best to strengthen relations between the two legislative bodies, two governments and peoples, said NA Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

VietNamNet Bridge – The organizing board of the Dancing with the Stars 2012 has apologized singer Lan Anh, after two contestants “borrowed” Lan Anh’s voice in their performance in the opening show last Sunday.