NA Standing Committee wraps up 22nd session, HCM City vows to support private sector, HCM City welcomes Japan’s high-quality infrastructure investment, Vietnamese, Cambodian customs bolster cooperation

 Saigon Heat defeated Westports Malaysia Dragons 115-103 at their ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) match in the CIS Arena in HCM City on March 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On March 19, a special exhibition commemorating an important element of the US movement against the American war in Vietnam will open in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Stephen Hawking was both one of the world's most famous scientists and most famous disabled people.

Events in Hanoi & HCMC on March 19-25 

 A large area of forest in the central province of Quang Binh has been found to be illegally destroyed for timber.

Economists are optimistic about foreign investment in Vietnam, both foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment (FPI), in 2018 and upcoming years. 

 Prime Minister sends congratulation to Chinese Premier, President: press greatly contributes to national achievements, HCM City wants to boost Francophone cooperation, Vietnamese Embassy in Germany conducts citizen protection

 Police in Austin, Texas, have warned the public that a fourth explosion there may pose a new threat.

 As many as 12 state officials in Nam Dinh Province have been punished for visiting pagodas during work hours.

 A crash between a fire engine and a passenger bus in Hanoi killed one firefighter and injured 10 others.

 A young Vietnamese man has just completed a113-day hike almost the length of Vietnam.

 Professor Le Kim Long, former dean of the Education University, talks to the newspaper Kinh Te & Do Thi on the need to end the policy of free tuition for students at public teacher training institutions.

 On March 7 the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No.686/QD-BCT with safeguards against the import of diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate fertilisers.

 Vietnamese shares were positive on Monday morning, led by real estate stocks and positive investor confidence.

 Institutions from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have increased their investment in Viet Nam’s financial market significantly, expecting to gain from the market, thanks to the economic growth outlook.

 15 years of community football program in Thua Thien-Hue, Building Da Nang’s trademark as a gateway to heritages, Victims of Son My massacre remembered in US, Floating school built for overseas Vietnamese pupils in Cambodia

 Some 120,138 ha of rice fields affected by a lack of water and saltwater intrusion in the southern region will be used to grow other crops in 2018.

 The Turkish Ministry of Economy has received a request for a second sunset review of anti-dumping measures applicable to Vietnam’s V-shaped conveyor belts (V-belt), according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Turkey. 

 Vietnam’s booth attracted thousands of visitors at the 24th Travel and Vacation Show in Ottawa, Canada, which was held from March 17-18.