Located along banks of the Red River, the ancient villages in Long Bien District, Hanoi still maintain their traditional rituals and games.

 The ASEAN Community and social-labour issues were highlighted at a training conference hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on March 30.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade on March 30 officially decided to levy anti-dumping duties on imported coated steel from mainland China (including Hong Kong) and the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Following Viettel’s and FPT’s success, several information and communications technology (ICT) enterprises have started “cultivating” foreign markets. 

 There is basic compatibility between provisions of the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and Vietnamese laws, but implementation has been inadequate, experts say.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is drafting a law on supporting credit institutions to restructure and resolve bad debt in an effort to quicken the process.

 Standard medical wastewater treatment systems have been set up in only 60 percent of total 13,000 healthcare clinics nationwide, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long at a conference held in Hanoi on March 30.

 HCM City attracted 574.71 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 56.7 percent, according to the municipal Department of Planning and Investment. 

  Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission on Economic Affairs Nguyen Van Binh had a meeting with a delegation of specialists from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Hanoi on March 30.

 Statistics show that of the total number of roughly 13,000 Vietnamese people living in Singapore, nearly 3,000 are working for state agencies and economic sector in the country, not to mention nearly 5,000 students here.

 A photo of Mu Cang Chai terraced rice fields by a Vietnamese photographer has secured third prize in the Sony World Photography Awards 2017 which was competed by 220,000 photographers from across the world.

 Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga had a meeting with President of the Swiss Council of States Ivo Bischofberger on March 30 in Hanoi to compare notes on information on education cooperation between the two countries.

 Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh underlined Vietnam’s consistent policy of promoting women’s rights while fielding a question regarding the US State Department’s honouring of a Vietnamese blogger.

 Permanent Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem has expressed wish that Belarus would share its experience with the city in dealing with flooding and urban transport. 

 Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Le Hai Binh answered questions regarding citizen protection abroad during a regular press briefing in Hanoi on March 30. 

 Le Thi Thu Hang has been appointed as head of the Press and Information Department of Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry, becoming the new spokesperson of this ministry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Mai Duc Chung said he satisfied with his players’ preparation for the upcoming 2018 Asian Women’s Football Championship’s qualification.

VietNamNet Bridge - The demand for live chat in Vietnam has increased by 30 percent in the last two years, raising the market value to $20 million.

 OVs invest in 900 businesses in Ho Chi Minh City, Demand growing for safe food, proper labelling in Vietnam, Vingroup invests VND5 trillion in Vinpearl South Hoi An, Interest rate increase likely to affect housing market: CBRE

Educators believe that STEM (Science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education will be effective even at schools with poor facilities, if the schools attach importance to science subjects.