VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Ngoc Dong, Vice Minister of Transport, speaks to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper about his Ministry’s plan to develop a fast, yet safe railway service.

 The Gie Trieng have developed a unique culture while adopting cultural features of other groups in the northern Central Highlands.

Yen Vien Village in Van Ha Commune, Bac Giang Province still has about 300 households making spirits producing some four million litres a year.

A recent study reveals the interesting nuances of Asian leadership on the back of in-depth conversations with 165 C-level executives across nine countries in Asia.

 Travelers have named two of Vietnam’s beaches as being among the best in Asia in a recent survey conducted by global travel site TripAdvisor.

 Four groups of equipment and vehicles must have energy labels, according to a recent decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The Vietnamese Government welcomes stronger cooperation between IT firms of Vietnam and Angola, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam told visiting Angolan Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technologies Jose Carvalho da Rocha. 

 The Vietnam Energy Association joined hands with the association of energy storage industry development from the Republic of Korea to organise an international conference on new technologies in power and renewable energy in Hanoi on March 14.

 The Gout de France/Good France 2017, a global event on the French gastronomy, in Vietnam will bring together chefs from 24 restaurants in Hanoi, Hoi An, Da Nang, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City on March 21.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) firms operating in Vietnam highly evaluated the reform efforts the government, ministries, sectors and localities have made to create a more favourable and healthier business climate, experts have said.

VCCI and USAID on March 14 announced the Provincial Competitive Index (PCI) 2016, which sees central Da Nang city continuing topping for the seventh time and the fourth consecutive year.

 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.

 Families of sexually abused children and the community should raise their voice and be resolved in pursuing their cases in order to create a safe and healthy environment for children.   

 Over 100kg of suspected rhino horn was discovered in the luggage travelling from Africa to Hanoi on March 14, according to Hanoi Customs.

Greece’s Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Kanellos said in his meeting with the Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on March 13.

 The Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarian Alliance always pays heed to boosting multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, particularly in climate change adaptation, said special advisor of the group Takebe Tsutomu.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid a visit to Samdech Sar Kheng, Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh on March 14.

Leaders of HCM City and Houaphan province of Laos reached consensus on cooperation plans and orientations in various fields for 2017-2020 during their talks in Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub on March 14. 

 The 8th meeting of the National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee opened on March 14 with an agenda full of important contents for the third session of the 14th NA.

 Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh has hailed the European Police Office (EUROPOL) as the Ministry of Public Security’s important international partner in the fight against crimes.