VietNamNet Bridge – Rediscovering Vietnamese cuisine in a converted French villa proves to be a stimulating and tasty experience. Nguyen My Ha reports.

 Vietnam collected 1.336 million blood units in 2018, of which 98.3 percent were donated by volunteer donors who account for only 1.68 percent of the nation’s population.

 The Vietnam-Myanmar Joint Committee for Bilateral Cooperation held its ninth meeting in Hanoi on March 12, during which its members shared the view that the countries’ comprehensive cooperative partnership is becoming increasingly substantive.

 The Viet Nam Maritime Administration has requested that associations, seaport companies and shipping companies be exempted or allowed to pay reduced service fees for containers stored at seaports for a long time.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has recently issued the working regulations of the Steering Committee for Viet Nam’s Industrialisation Strategy within the Viet Nam – Japan co-operation framework until 2020 with a vision to 2030.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Auditor General Doan Xuan Tien attended the third joint conference between the ASOSAI and the European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (EUROSAI) held in Jerusalem, Israel on March 11. 

 The size of Vietnam’s online business market grew by over 30 percent to about 7.8 billion USD in 2018, compared to only 4 billion USD in 2015, according to an official of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 About 500 children with hydrocephalus will receive free surgery financed by the Hang Huu Charity Fund starting this year, announced Chairwoman of the Hang Huu Heart Programme Nguyen Phuong Hang in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12.

 The first round of the Innovation Partnership Grants, part of the Aus4Innovation programme which aims to help strengthen the Vietnamese innovation system and prepare for Vietnam’s economic and digital future, has been launched. 

 Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 12 conducted a field trip to inspect the progress of the flood prevention project in the city.

 The UN Human Rights Committee held a session on March 11-12 in Geneva, Switzerland to review Vietnam’s third national report on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

 As March comes, the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien is blanketed with white Ban flowers. It’s also the time for the annual festival named after the most beautiful flower in the region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project on a new national public service portal, with people and businesses the centre of these services. 

Spring tourist site is one of the most prominent in the southern province of Hau Giang, enticing a large number of travelers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An accident between a car and a motorbike that left one person dead in the northern province of Lao Cai on March 1 has drawn public attention in recent days.

 Preparing for the death of a loved one is difficult no matter the circumstances. But Annalisia Wilharm said she never expected a doctor would deliver the bad news about her grandfather via a video screen on a robot.

Thousands of white storks fly from all regions to live and mate on an islet on Hoang Long River 20 km away from Ninh Binh city.

Largest solar power plant inaugurated, Telephones and spare parts lead export revenue, Cement exports sharply increase, China remains largest iron, steel supplier to Vietnam

 Viet Nam’s aviation market is forecast to increase rapidly, fuelled by new growth from the participation of more private carriers and improved infrastructure.

 Phở Thìn – a family-run noodle shop in Hà Nội open for 30 years – has opened its first franchise in Tokyo.