The Nha Trang Sea Festival will take place in central coastal Khanh Hoa province from June 10-13 this year, expected to lure about 150,000 visitors to participate in a host of activities.

The HCM City’s Urban Railway Management Board has submitted a plan to the municipal People’s Committee to link the urban railway system underground with high-rise buildings, apartments and shopping complexes.

 Bitcoin regained its footing on Monday, having suffered its heftiest falls since early 2015 between Thursday and Saturday as investors sold the digital currency on worries about its future.

 Professor Phan Huy Le has been honoured by the Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Letres (AIBL) (Academy of Inscriptions and Bells-Letres) for his contribution to historical and cultural conservation of Vietnam.

 Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Huynh Cach Mang on March 20 hosted a reception for representatives from the Romanian art troupe Doina Gorjului.

 The national under-19 football championship will take place in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, from March 21-31.

 An outbreak of A/H5N6 virus has been detected in the central province of Quang Tri, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on March 20.

 Vietnam was ranked 94th out of 155 countries in the latest World Happiness Report that calls on nations to build social trust and equality to improve the well-being of their citizens.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese team ranked second in the medal tally at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Pencak Silat Championships which wrapped up in Malaysia on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City People’s Committee has approved a programme to label poultry meat and eggs with details of product origin to protect consumers, according to Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, 

 Under the plan, 80% students, pupils and learners at educational establishment will have access to information and academic resources in libraries.

 Vietnam-Israel bilateral relations

 Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with the Republic of Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Hanoi on March 20 to elevate the two countries’ strategic cooperative partnership to a new height.

 The National Assembly Standing Committee gave opinions on the draft law on public debt management (revised) on March 20 in Hanoi.

 The defence partnership between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) has reaped positive outcomes over the past time, contributing to peace, stability and development in the region and beyond.

President Tran Dai Quang and his Israeli counterpart Reuven Ruvi Rivlin expressed their determination to step up wide-ranging ties, especially in the fields of economy and science-technology, during their talks in Hanoi on March 20.

 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his spouse began a four-day official visit to Vietnam from March 21 at the inivation of  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 Vietnam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), boosting their trade to 70 billion VND, even 100 billion USD, by 2020.

 The latest decree on gambling sets for the scene for the industry to finally secure a foothold in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Having grilled veal and a veal hotpot in an open space overlooking the Red River hits all the spots, Moc Mien enthuses