The northern province of Quang Ninh is set on beginning construction of the Van Don-Mong Cai highway in the first quarter of this year. 

 HCM City has a surplus of houses for relocated residents, but severely lacks social housing.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) has just sent out a warning against risks about foreign companies taking advantage of country of origin (in Vietnam) to reap benefits from their exports to a third nation.

 Farm produce exports to the Republic of Korea, including those from Vietnam, are subject to the East Asian country’s stringent food safety rules which came into effect at the start of 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Enterprises are pouring money into farm produce processing projects, targeting the world market of 7.5 billion consumers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese Grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the first round of the Spring Chess Classic held in St. Louis, US on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cueist Ngo Dinh Nai has reached the semi-finals of the Carom Billiard three-Cushion - Survival 3C Masters tournament in Incheon, South Korea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national football team’s fitness coach Willander Fonseca has resigned from his position.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health, hospitals and medical associations are trying to fight fake medical information spread on the internet by launching public awareness campaigns and programmes.      

The sixth ao dai festival kicked off on March 2 at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.

 To preserve the traditional culture of ethnic minority people, many schools in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have invited artisans to teach gong playing and xoang dances to their pupils.

 The owners of peach blossom in Hanoi’s Nhat Tan are busy collecting and replanting peach blossom stumps which were rented out for Tet holiday. After collecting, the stumps will be used for the following Tet.

Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways is carrying out its plan to conduct flights on 37-40 air routes in 2019 with the aim of expanding its network across Vietnam, according to General Director Dang Tat Thang.

Vietnamese shares are forecast to advance in March as investors may seize the chance to invest in companies that are about to provide clearer visions for 2019 at their annual shareholder meetings.

 The Hanoi People’s Committee on March 3 proposed subsidised ticket rates on its first metro project – the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway – when the metro opens for commercial operation next month.

Vietnam is in the early stages of developing renewable energy sources and needs to introduce more incentive policies to attract more investment, experts have said.

 The world is moving towards legal gender equality -- but it's moving very, very slowly. Only six countries currently give women and men equal rights, a major report from the World Bank has found.

Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue  is expected to welcome 40 cruise ships in 2019, including many luxurious vessels. 

 More than a dozen people have been confirmed dead after a series of tornadoes touched down in Alabama and Georgia on Sunday afternoon.

Vietnam’s expenditures on education amounts to 20 percent of total budget expenses, a relatively high figure compared with other countries. But education quality will still depend on how the money is used.