VietNamNet Bridge - The growth rate of convenience store chains is now much higher than that of supermarkets and other retail channels.

 In every March Ha Giang’s landscape is host to a spectacular array of pink colours that seems to take over the entire province.

 Many big firms in retail and passenger transport are now expanding their business by selling various unrelated products.

 A new Vietnam IT Industry Index that will process IT production, services and business information was introduced on March 22.

 Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia has announced that State management towards Uber solely aims to ensure that the transportation company’s operations in Vietnam comply with regulations.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued a code of conduct for international and local tourists, tour operators and locals at tourism spots.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on March 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in building a national strategy on intellectual property for Vietnam.

 Vietnam joined other 19 countries and territories in responding to cyber security incidences at an international drill themed “Emergence of a New DDoS Threat” held in Hanoi on March 22.

 Innovation has been seen as a tool to boost socio-economic development in Vietnam, said Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh at a conference on innovation in Hanoi.

 Da Nang city continues to top the Vietnam ICT Index 2016, the rankings on the readiness for information and communications technology development and application, which was revealed on March 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to suspend the licensing for river dredging projects which has stoked great public concern.

 The Hanoi March Connecting, the second of its kind, is being organised by the Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

 The Ciputra Hanoi – Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge 2017 opened on March 22 at the Cau Giay Gymnasium in Hanoi.

 Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam won two matches on March 22 to book a slot in the quarter-finals at the Japan F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament’s singles event in Japan’s Kofu city.

 The 2017 Can Tho Book Fair will take place at the city’s Luu Huu Phuoc Park from March 25 to 31.

 US Government provides aid for field hospital in Vietnam, PM recognises six island communes of Tien Giang, HCMC to open two new bus lanes in April, Sawaco submits funding proposal for new water tanks

 Charming “Then” singing, a traditional kind of performing art of several ethnic minority groups in Vietnam, has regained its spotlight, thanks to the effort by local artists in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang.

 Vietnam wasted many chances and ended with a 1-1 draw in a friendly march against Chinese Taipei on March 22 in Hanoi.

 Chefs from many countries have attended the second Hoi An International Food Festival, which opened at the An Hoi Sculpture Park on March 22.

 Japanese investors have shifted their focus from manufacturing industry to service as the growing domestic market in Vietnam offers a very promising prospect for the sector.