The Information System (IS), a company of the FPT Group, will supply information technology infrastructure (IT) for 16 hospitals in Da Nang this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rangers and police in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai intercepted an illegal logging and timber smuggling operation in a protected forest area at midnight on Sunday.

 Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong has assigned the Department of Planning and Architecture to build an underground space plan this year, adding that the agency can invite experienced foreign experts to do that.

 The Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Day 2017 themed “Hello summer” will be held at Le Van Tam Park in District 1 from March 23-26.

Holi is a traditional festival celebrated by Hindus in India and several other countries. Those who joined the event in Hanoi were treated to an array of Indian dishes and had the chance to throw colourful powder at each other.

 Five female staff members of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology recently were presented with the 2016 Kovalevskaia Award for their project on nanotechnology applied in agricultural production and healthcare. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – After an international marketing guru’s advice that Viet Nam should sell itself as a food destination, there has been increased focus on the culinary delights produced in the country.

Lac Hong University flies the flag for Vietnam in Eco-Marathon competition, with teams winning first prize for last three years.

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced by 70 percent by 2050 and completely phased out by 2060, research by the International Renewable Energy Agency showed on Monday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will restage the Ballet with Tchaikovsky and Raven this weekend (March 25 and 26).

VietNamNet Bridge - At least four foreign investors have drawn up casino and betting projects capitalized at billions of dollars in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health ordered the Health Department of central Quang Tri Province to urgently investigate the case of a pregnant woman who reportedly died after her surgery last Friday.

 Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Dan Hospital on March 20 conducted the first stomach cancer surgery with robot arms for a male patient, 54, from the Mekong Delta Dong Thap Province.

 Vietnam has two representatives in Forbes 2017 billionaires list including VietJet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, a newcomer, and Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong who has been listed on five occasions.

US-based global cable and satellite sports television channel ESPN has made a TV reportage on family life of Vietnamese famous footballer Cong Vinh and his wife, singer ThuyTien.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue pursuing the dream of a real auto industry in Vietnam despite the failure of 20 years of efforts towards this goal. 

 A 35-year-old worker died on Monday after a rock plunged into his head while he was working in a quarry near Phung Mountain in Tay Ninh Province’s Thanh Tan Commune.

 The equitisation of State-owned enterprises has been an attractive target for foreign investors, however, there are still challenges that discourage them from participating in those deals.

 High-end and luxury housing continues to be an attractive segment in the national real estate market, with high demand and a good purchasing scale, experts have said.

 Some commercial banks have entered a new interest rate hike race to lure medium- and long-term deposits, pushing the rate to a record high of more than 9 per cent per year.