VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after the US officially granted non-stop flight permission to Vietnam, domestic airlines set to work to prepare to fly to the US.

 Govt to spend over VND1 trillion widening Cho Gao Canal, Firms on HNX see an increase of 11.4 percent in post-tax profits in 2018, Hau Giang: Nearly 70 million USD needed for agro sector

Six indecency and sexual abuse  cases in school have been discovered   within the last 15 months. But analysts believe the actual number of sexual assault cases is higher because many students and parents do not report them to the police.

 A unique museum dedicated to coffee has recently opened in the Central Highlands province of DakLak.

The Cau Ngu festival, an annual festival where fisherman pray for a good haul of fish from their catch, took place in Khanh Hoa between March 16 to 18.

 In its list of the best paying jobs released yesterday, VietnamWorks found that employees in the financing-investing- banking field make the most money, followed by employees in the IT field, marketing and construction.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday pointed out that illicit sales of ornamental piglet amid outbreaks of African Swine Flu would risk the country’s pig-breeding industry.

 Hundreds of renewable power projects proposed by private or state-owned enterprises are getting stuck in further steps as they have yet to be added to the power development plan.

 The Dalat Victory Challenge mountain bike tournament wrapped up on March 17, with two Vietnamese winning the longest-distance races for men and women, 70km.

 Hanoi ranked second and HCMC 15th among the worst cities for air pollution in Southeast Asia, Thanh Nien newspaper reported, citing a recent report by the nongovernmental environmental organization GreenPeace.

 Residential property players remained active while offices continued to be one of the most exciting segments across the region, real estate consultant Savills Vietnam noted.

 Two mountain tunnels would be built along the North-South Expressway through the central province of Nghe An, according to the provincial Department of Transport.

 The Tay Ho Urban Development and Investment JSC has asked for permission to build an underground parking lot in Ha Noi’s Cau Giay Park.

 As many as 124 children from the northern province of Bắc Ninh tested positive for pork tapeworms, or Taenia solium, according to two institutes that conducted tests yesterday.

 The High-Level People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City on March 18 upheld imprisonment penalties given to five defendants for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration”.

 The central city of Da Nang has worked to launch a number of activities to respond to the Earth Hour 2019, which is slated for March 30.

 Five more people were prosecuted on March 17 and 18 for suspected violations of regulations on the management and use of public capital causing losses and wastefulness and violations of regulations on land management.

 The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and the Chinese Embassy co-organised a seminar on Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) and related regional collaboration opportunities in Hanoi on March 18.

 Six matches of Group K within the framework of the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship, which are hosted by Vietnam, will be broadcast live nationwide, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced on March 18.

 Nearly 20,000 people have registered to donor their organs after death so far, a surge compared with that of five years ago.