Sapa’s upcoming achievement of town status will pave the way for more opportunities for investors in the real estate market.

 Officials of Australia and the ASEAN member states signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening co-operation to counter international terrorism within the framework of the ASEAN – Australia Special Summit in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. 

 Over 1,000 people came together at the walking and painting events held on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake, Hanoi on March 17 in response to the Earth Hour 2018.

 Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai passed away at 1:30 on March 17 at Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, aged 85. Let's take a look back over his time as PM of Vietnam through a collection of photos by VNA.

 A State funeral will be held on March 20-21 for former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, who passed away on March 17.

 The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has requested all of the toll stations in Vietnam to employ an electronic toll collection system by the end of 2019, in an effort to make the collections more transparent.  

 The Viet Nam Renewable Energy Summit 2018 (VRES 2018) will take place on March 26 to 28 in InterContinental Nha Trang in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City.

 The import of automobiles surged suddenly early this month, according to the General Department of Customs (GDC).

 VNPT VinaPhone Corporation launched its Over-The-Top (OTT) application Karo for businesses and individuals this week.

 Experts have recommended amending e-commerce regulations that would allow authorities to better manage and collect tax as well as develop the sector.

 Japan, one of the global leaders in implementing the 4.0 industrial revolution, is witnessing strong investment from Viet Nam’s information technology (IT) firms.

 The Sao Khue Awards 2018 received 100 nominations from 80 enterprises and units in the two months since the process began.

 The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority has reported that Halotel, Viettel’s subsidiary, has achieved a 10 per cent of market share equivalent to 3.8 million subscribers within just two years of inception.

 Viet Nam’s securities market has a 25 per cent chance of being upgraded to the “emerging market” status from its current “frontier market” level by 2021.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has asked for the Prime Minister’s approval of Vinamilk’s plan for an Employee Stock Ownership Programme (ESOP) in the 2018-21 period.

 Viet Nam is struggling to find solutions, especially ‘green’ solutions to address challenges in water resources management with environmental damage, climate change and unsustainable water exploitation driving the water-related crisis.

 Sixty collectors of wild medicinal and aromatic plants met in Bac Kan on Thursday to report their achievements in implementing a programme titled “Enhancing Management and Benefit Flows in VN's Wild Medicinal Products.”

 Viet Nam lost 2-1 to Pacific Oceania in the semi-finals of the Junior Davis Cup on Friday in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 Nguyễn Thị Thi won the International Women’s Cycling Bình Dương Television Tournament which finished on Friday in Bình Dương City.

 Nguyễn Thị Ngoan and Nguyễn Thị Hồng Anh represent Việt Nam at the Karate 1 - Premier League Rotterdam 2018 on March 16-18 in the Netherlands.