VietNamNet Bridge – Air pollution in the capital city, which has been bad since last Tuesday, is so severe now that health experts have warned people to stay indoors.

 The Chinese Taipei team arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday to prepare for a friendly match with Viet Nam’s national football team on March 22.

Energy labels will be compulsory for cars with less than nine seats from January next year and for motorbikes from January 2020, according to a decision made by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

 The National Interdisciplinary Steering Committee on Food Safety will conduct a food safety action month from April 15 to May 15 to ensure that citizens produce, trade and consume safe food and liquor.

A flag hoisting ceremony and exhibition of calligraphy and painting kicked off the annual Quan The Am (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva) Festival in Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son District on Tuesday.

A 62-year-old woman, who had suffered from allergic rhinitis for 20 years, visited Thu Duc District Hospital’s traditional medicine ward several years ago, seeking relief after undergoing unsuccessful treatments

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Center for Science and Technology Development for Youth in HCM City has launched a VND10 billion (US$440,000) programme to support young researchers.

 A favourable draw was not in the works for Vietnam at Wednesday’s (Mar. 15) draw in Suwon the Republic of Korea (ROK) for the 2017 Fifa Under-20 Cup.

Co Café in Da Lat is best for groups, couples or anyone to come to enjoy a cup of coffee and indulge themselves in a nostalgic space full of items that date back decades.

 The People’s Court of Ho Chi Minh City has sentenced 38-year-old Singapore resident Wong Boon Leong to 14 months and 24 days in prison for acting as the ringleader of an illegal online betting ring.

 The biennial Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2017 will be held in Hue, the capital city of Thua Thien-Hue Province on April 24-May 2. 

VietNamNet Bridge - 2016 was expected to be tough year for the banking sector, but commercial banks all reported considerable increases in profit. Will this occur in 2017?

 ANZ Vietnam is selling its retail banking business and five banks have expressed interest, according to local media.

VIR updates on all the new developments at the billion dollar projects licensed between 2006 and 2016 that were valid as of February 2016. Projects that were finished and have seen no new developments are omitted.

 There are considerable disagreements between Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and its potential French investor Aéroports de Paris (ADP) that need to be addressed by the government.

 The physical strength of young Vietnamese is falling behind their peers in Asia according to a report by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

 The traditional dress competition of the upcoming Miss Grand International 2017 will be held at Thien Duong Cave in Quang Binh Province.

 Da Nang has added the mega project of an underwater tunnel crossing the symbolic Han River to the city’s master plan, despite public criticism of the project being costly and unnecessary.

 The country’s import of vegetables and fruits saw strong growth in the first two months of 2017, especially from Thailand and China.

 AstraZeneca's ovarian cancer drug Lynparza slashed the risk of disease progression in a closely watched clinical trial, boosting its profile against rivals within the novel PARP inhibitor drug class.