Such airlines as Vietnam Airlines, Viejet Air, and Jetstar Pacific announced to increase airfare from March 15-22.

 The Management and Operation Center for Public Transport of HCMC will test set up bus-only lanes on Dien Bien Phu and Vo Thi Sau streets in April, said Tran Chi Trung, the center’s director.

Vietnamese residents should have been admitted to local casinos from last Wednesday when a three-year pilot scheme took effect. However, casino operators have denied Vietnamese entry due to a lack of guidance.

 The Danang Tourism Association has written to the Prime Minister and relevant government agencies proposing reviewing the master plan for developing Son Tra Peninsula in Danang City into a national tourism site by 2025 with a vision towards 2030.

The government of HCMC will press on with the long-planned Saigon Safari project in Cu Chi District and develop it into a new tourist attraction.

 The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs is devising a scheme on export of high-skilled workers given the abundant domestic labor force, and thus seeking input from major corporations.

Steph Lysaght, Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Hanoi, joined local artists in an activity to paint walls and draw paintings along the streets in Saigon with an aim to send a message of environment and wild animal protection.

 The official FIFA website, fifa.com, has published an article about U-20 Viet Nam team’s striker Tran Thanh, a promising footballer in the upcoming FIFA U-20 World Cup. 

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust yesterday met with leaders of HCM City University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) to extend co-operation between the two schools in the upcoming time.

Not only the issues of human resources, bad debt, profit, dividends, but also the pressure of increasing capital to cater for updated standards in line with Basel II are pushing banks to exhaustion.

 Rental prices for many shops in Hanoi have started to fall following the city’s fight against pavement encroachment.

 President of Harvard University, Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust had a speech about the war between Vietnam and the US during a visit to the Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities on March 23.

 Vietnam is among the leading countries in Asia investing in infrastructure even thought it is one of the smallest economies in the region, according to Bloomberg.

 While the government is spending billions of VND on projects to deal with worsening erosion at Cua Dai Beach in Hoi An Town, several companies have been caught taking advantage of the projects to illegally exploit sand.

 Sol Beach House Phu Quoc has opened a night market to house the island’s vendors.

 Analysts of the Retail Research and Investment Advisory Division at Saigon Securities Incorporation (SSI) have predicted 2017 will be a challenging year for banks to increase their Net Interest Margin (NIM).

 The Government of Viet Nam has made accelerated efforts to improve the business climate but more drastic measures must be taken at local levels where firms still face obstacles in doing business.

 Vietnam are in Group B of the qualifying round of the 2018 World Women’s Volleyball Championship, Asia zone, according to a recent draw.

 Tops seeds Nguyen Tien Minh and Vu Thi Trang of Viet Nam booked their quarter-final berths at the Ciputra Hanoi–Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge.

 Vietnamese top player Ly Hoang Nam entered the simi-finals of the singles of the Japan F3 Men’s Futures tennis tournament in Kofu City yesterday.