Vietnam has once again demanded that China respect its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in response to China’s live-fire drills and construction plan in Hoang Sa.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Like many of his fellow high school classmates, Tran Hoang Phi Bao rides a bike to school.

VietNamNet Bridge - Just within 10 years, more than 100 hectares of protective forests have been swallowed by the sea, and many houses have collapsed under sea waves.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many products imported or made in foreign countries under outsourcing contracts have been found labeled ‘made in Vietnam’.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi residents are worried about the bad air quality they have been experiencing in the city since the beginning of the year.

 Vietnam Sports Day on March 27 aims to encourage people of all social strata to do physical exercises and participate in sports and cultural activities. Celebrations are underway nationwide.

 As one of the most efficient power markets in Southeast Asia, Viet Nam has huge prospects, especially in renewable energy, experts have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Futsal HDBank Championships 2019 is scheduled to kick off on April 2 in the central province of Khanh Hoa and HCM City.

Tac Cau pineapples are cultivated on Tac Cau islet, Kien Giang province. Thanks to the favourable local weather and soil conditions, pineapples here have a distinctive lovely scent and sweet taste.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artists from Vietnam and South Korea are showcasing their works at a joint exhibition to express their friendship and share their same passion for art.

 Hundreds of parents have fruitlessly waited at the Department for Diseases Control in Danang City to register for the 6-in-1 Hexaxim vaccine despite diminished stockpiles.

 Hundreds of teachers in Hanoi's Soc Son District have complained that they may lose their jobs as they will be tested to keep their existing posts.

Investment in improving and maintaining the inland waterway transport infrastructure network is a strategic priority recommended by the World Bank to better connect inland areas to seaports to facilitate export activities.

 A conference held on March 28 in the framework of the Vietnam International Travel Mart (VITM) sought solutions to develop tourism in the context of Industry 4.0.

 Authorities of the central Hue city have announced plans to evacuate 4,200 families out of the citadel walls and buildings in an attempt to stop illegal lodging on relics.

 As many as 85 shells left from the war were safely detonated in the central province of Quang Tri, said the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) on March 28.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the IUCN signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on March 28 on the building of a protection and breeding programme for the saola, one of the rarest and most threatened mammals on the planet. 

 The Investigation Police Department for Drug-Related Criminals said on March 28 that an urgent arrest warrant had been issued for the leader of a huge trans-national drug ring connecting with the seizure of 300kg of drugs recently. 

 An 18-year-old who complained of seizures in the emergency room of an Indian hospital turned out to have parasites in his brain, according to a case study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

 Five major transport projects are scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2019, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).