The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, the country’s largest coconut producer, is struggling to increase the income of coconut growers.

After two weeks of fashion, glamour and glitz, Ao Dai Festival 2017 closed out in style on March 17 in HCM City with many of the country’s most prominent names in the fashion world in attendance.

 The Gie Trieng have a population of 33,000 people living mainly in the northern part of the Central Highlands.

 The Industrial Fine Arts University in Hanoi has announced an art appreciation workshop will open on March 21 and run through March 24 at its campus located on 360 La Thanh Street.

 Prices of luxury and high-end real estate in Vietnam are still attractive to foreigners when compared with other Southeast Asian regional markets, said the chair of the Vietnam National Real Estate Association, Nguyen Tran Nam, in a recent interview.

 The role of archaeological research in the preservation of the Trang An Landscape Complex in the northern province of Ninh Binh was highlighted at a conference held in Ninh Binh on March 18.

 Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat of Vietnam won his title at the first International Thai Martial Arts Games and Festival, which is currently on in Bangkok till March 22.

 Vietnamese representative Ly Hoang Nam was stopped at the Japan F2 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Nishi-Tokyo on March 17.

 Myriads of activities featuring the unique culture of ethnic minority groups will be included in the Khau Vai love market festival, which is scheduled in Khau Vai commune, Meo Vac district, Ha Giang from March 25-27.

 Avoiding paying social insurance fees and social insurance debt has continued to increase, said the Social Insurance Agency’s Deputy Director General Pham Luong Son.

 The Ministry of Information and Communication has urged enterprises to collaborate with the Government in efforts to build a healthy Internet society through advertising only on online channels which comply with established laws.

 Vietnam has made significant efforts to contribute to the development of Francophone community as well as the promotion of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF)’s image in the region.

 Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh and US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius discussed measures to further promote defence cooperation between the two countries during their meeting in Hanoi on March 17.

 Law-makers of Vietnam and Cuba shared legislative experience at a recent conference held during a visit of a Vietnamese National Assembly delegation to the Caribbean island from March 13-19. 

 The upcoming visit of the Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong will be a chance for Vietnam and Singapore to discuss strategic orientations and specific measures to deepen their strategic partnership. 

 Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Phan Van Giang held talks with Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) Pol Saroeun in Phnom Penh on March 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Doan Mau Diep, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, tells the Hai Quan (Customs) Newspaper that the country plans to increase the quality of workers sent abroad

 Ha Giang mountainous province in northern Vietnam has been known for not only its beautiful natural scenery, particularly Dong Van Karst Plateau but also hospitable people.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) are working with Indian counterparts on the removal of the country’s ban on imports of six agro-products from Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Miners have left land areas without cleaning up their debris, leaving scrapyards, polluted earth and ‘death holes’.