Seven Vietnamese fishermen, who were rescued and brought to Thailand by a Singaporean ship several days ago, left Bangkok for Ho Chi Minh City on March 31.

 Mui Ne beach in the central coastal province of Binh Thuan has been rated by the Global travel website Skyscanner as one of the 12 most beautiful beaches in Asia-Pacific region.

 The Hue Monuments Conservation Centre on March 31 reopened the Duyet Thi Duong Royal Theatre after a temporary closure to upgrade its interior.

Favored by nature, possessing many rivers and streams, Vietnamese still lack water because of mismanagement, an issue related to the message of the UN’s World Day for Water which was celebrated on March 22.

 Sudden floods marking the start of summer have claimed four lives and damaged a total of 11,000ha of rice and vegetables in the central provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and Quang Ngai.

 Japan has committed another 112.4 billion JPY (936.4 million USD) in official development assistance to Vietnam to facilitate its socio-economic development.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Vuong Dinh Hue and Representative of UNFPA Ritsu Nacken explored the possibility of cooperation in designing population-related policies during their working session in Hanoi on March 31.

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 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday said Viet Nam must slash the total time needed to prepare and file yearly tax payments to the ASEAN average of 171 hours per year by the end of this year.

 Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong called for expeditious, transparent and timely trials for serious and complicated corruption cases during his meeting with the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption in Hanoi on March 31 .

 The 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly adopted a resolution on countering the evolving threats of terrorism, with two thirds of approval vote during its plenary session on March 31.

 There is ample opportunity for Vietnam and the US to elevate their relations to a strategic partnership, said Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh reiterated Vietnam’s commitments to negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership while meeting Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in Hanoi on March 31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Early this year, we made an interesting adventure into C7 Cave of the Chu B’luk vocanic cave system in Krong No District in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) has rejected a proposal on offering tax incentives to the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone (EZ) in the central province of Quang Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has asked high schools to continue the teaching schedule until May 31, but teachers and students say they need more time to prepare for upcoming high school exams.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Japanese companies are expected to promote foreign investment. Vietnam is capable of receiving a new wave of investment from Japan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The competitive power wholesale market will be kicked off early next year following an approved road map and power plants to join the market are forecast to outnumber those on the existing power generation market. 

The warning about losses that could be incurred by the two bauxite projects in the Central Highlands has become a reality. 

  About 70 reporters from across the nation voted for the Music Devotion Awards today at the Vietnam News Agency in Ha Noi and its branch office in HCM City.