The border guard force in southern Soc Trang province rescued three Indonesian sailors on a drifting barge offshore on March 4. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Rice exporters complain they have to satisfy many requirements and pay under-the-table money to obtain a license to export rice.

VietNamNet Bridge - Low-cost taxi and air transport services have changed the way Vietnamese travel and live.

VietNamNet Bridge - The newly released Decree 03 stipulates that Vietnamese will be allowed to go to casinos during a trial period of three years. What will happen after that period?

 Ride services company Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] for years has used a secret tool to avoid authorities in markets where its service faced resistance by law enforcement or was banned,

VietNamNet Bridge - There is a cinnamon forest, hundreds of years old, on the Mount of Ngoc Linh. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Dr Nguyen Lan Hieu, director of the Cardiology Center, an arm of the Hanoi Medical University Hospital, is part of the famous Nguyen Lan family. 

The revenue of VND4 billion collected from the Book Street Festival in HCMC on 2017 Tet days could be a boost for the publishing industry as it shows that Vietnamese still like reading printed books.

 Vietnam’s total export turnover has been growing at an annual rate of 12.8% but outbound shipments of agricultural products have faced numerous difficulties and their annual export growth was recorded at a mere 2.4% in the 2012-2016 period.

 Even as striker Nguyễn Công Phượng and latest sensation Lương Xuân Trường hog the limelight, many eyes are on mid-fielder Nguyễn Quang Hải, expecting big things of him in the new season.

 Viet Nam have secured two more berths at the World Cups of chess at the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2017, which closed in the Philippines Sunday.

 Quảng Nam had their first V.League loss of the season, losing 0-2 to Hải Phòng in the eighth round match yesterday.

 A unique painting exhibition displaying art works of people with autism is opening in downtown Hanoi.

 Yen Bai province has become a tourist destination thanks to its beautiful unspoiled landscape and diverse culture. Over the past few years, the province has invested in upgrading roads and developed a variety of local tours.

 Health authorities in Hanoi have urged an investigation into a locally-brewed spirit containing high levels of methanol which have caused a rash of poisoning cases.

 Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang and 60 other cities and provinces will turn off the light from 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM on March 25, in sync with foreign countries.

 Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have concluded their first State-level visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has requested ministries, departments and local authorities to hold responsible the state enterprises and business managers who violated the country’s information disclosure regulations.

 Leaders of the National Assembly met in Hanoi on March 5 with female ambassadors and heads of representative offices of international organisations in Vietnam on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8).

 A host of difficulties face SMEs in Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong told a conference on March 2 in Hanoi on policies to support SMEs and the experience of Japan.