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Welcome ceremony, cannon salute for PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc in New Zealand

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and the high-level delegation of Vietnam were greeted with the traditional Maori greeting and a 19-gun salute at an official ceremony at the Government House in Auckland city, New Zealand, on March 13.

Social News 12/3

 Suspected murderer in Bình Dương turns himself in, Fire destroys 40ha of forest in Gia Lai, Vietnamese Buddhist Association hold requiem in RoK, Ha My massacre commemorated in Quang Nam

Government News 12/3

 Vietnam-Laos friendship meeting celebrates Bunpimay New Year, Congratulations to Mauritius on National Day, VN, Russia continue to beef up economic linkages, Public security force urged to uphold President Ho’s teachings

Richer hues in hospitality

The Vietnamese resort and hospitality sector is growing steadily to meet the growing demand of the tourism industry. 

Part of visa fee revenue for tourism development

 A tourism development fund will be set up with capital to be sourced from the State budget in the first three years and then contributed by 10% of revenue from visa and immigration-related fees.

Eastern North-South Expressway feasibility study to be approved in August

 The Ministry of Transport is accelerating work on the feasibility study for the Eastern North-South Expressway so that it could be approved in August.

HCM City’s private museums attract crowds

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private museums in HCM City have changed their ways of doing business and are pulling more audiences away from theatres and cinemas.

Vietnam attractive to foreign packaging equipment suppliers

 Foreign providers of packaging and equipment are increasingly keen on the Vietnamese market due to the high demand for fast-moving consumer goods, packaged food, beverages and pharmaceutical products.

Vietnamese photographers enter final round of Smithsonian photo contest

 Three photos by Vietnamese photographers, which feature daily activities of local people, have been picked for the final of the 15th annual photo contest organized by U.S.-based Smithsonian Magazine.

More on the HBSO program for 2018

 The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra (HBSO) has certainly come up with a rich banquet of concerts, ballets and opera performances for the delectation of its Saigon audiences in the rest of 2018.

Oldest message in a bottle found on Western Australia beach

 A Perth family has found the world's oldest known message in a bottle, almost 132 years after it was thrown into the sea, 

Billions of dollars ready for disbursement in property market

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese real estate market in 2017 welcomed a record-high number of foreign investors, especially from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and China.

Hanoi FC off to good start in V.League 1-2018

 Hanoi FC registered a narrow 1-0 victory over Hai Phong in the first round of the 2018 season on March 11, which was enough to help the capital team to temporarily share top spot with Quang Ninh Coal.

Unique murals in Canh Duong village

 A mural painting project called “Fresco for the Future” is restoring the colourful appearance of Canh Duong fishing village following the devastation of storm Doksuri in September 2017. 

Cafe culture, colour and caves: an Instagram journey through Vietnam

Chris Schalkx captures Vietnam’s vivid palette in the streets of Hanoi and Hoi An, its caves and rivers, and a Ho Chi Minh City tower block devoted to cafes.

Brave female soldiers in fire and rescue force

 Together with their male colleagues, female soldiers working in Hanoi’s Fire and Rescue Police Department have overcome the most difficult circumstances to carry out their rescue missions.

Hanoi in March

 March, when the trees change leaves, is one of the most blossoming months of the year in Hanoi. Walking along the city streets, visitors will be surprised to realise that Hanoi has all four seasons with every colour of flowers and plants.

Black Panther film: 'Game-changing' movie takes $1bn

 Marvel's superhero film Black Panther has taken more than a billion US dollars (£794m) at cinemas worldwide.

What happens when AI meets robotics?

 Researchers in Texas are developing robots that have minds of their own. The scientists are creating systems that can learn for themselves and be able to operate in the home, the workplace and even on the sports field.

Helicopter crash in New York City's East River kills two

 At least two people have died after a helicopter went down in the East River of New York City on Sunday.