VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign direct investment could sharply jump in the second half of this year, after the amended Investment Law and Enterprise Law take effect in July 2015.

 The death toll from traffic accidents in March surged, with 169 more fatalities recorded than during the same month last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Moody's in a recent report said that enhancing merger of banks is a positive move to help eliminate small banks, including weak ones.

 Director Nguyen Hoang Diep's first feature film, entitled "Dap Canh Giua Khong Trung" (Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere), has won three prizes at the 29th Fribourg International Film Festival.

 A traffic accident on National Route 32 killed at least five people near Ha Noi's Phuc Tho District yesterday afternoon.

 Vietnam and Ethiopia unveiled on March 31 that they have reached an agreement to cooperate in the field of heritage management, said Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh.

 Vietnamese Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong and his Republic of Korea (RoK) counterpart Hwang Kyo-ahn signed a cooperation agreement between the two ministries following their recent talks in Seoul.

 National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung’s election as President of the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) is of significant importance in the Vietnam NA history, stated Tran Van Hang, Chairman of the NA Committee for External Affairs.

Infrastructure developers prefer seeking capital from domestic and foreign commercial loans than official development assistance (ODA), which is in the long run more expensive than people think.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City is planning to restrict the use of taxiway 25R/07L to widen parking areas for aircraft from April 10 to June 25. This could affect thousands of flights.

 Major art&entertainment events in Vietnam's big cities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lack of clean water was affecting 1 million Vietnamese each year, the Government's portal chinhphu.vn reported from a conference held in Ha Noi on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh on Monday shared Viet Nam’s foreign policy with nearly 2,000 participants to the plenary session of the ongoing 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly.

VietNamNet Bridge - Increasing demand for loans in Vietnamese dong has caused the lending interest rate to rise, while the stock market has been hurt by US dollar appreciation. 

Bank stocks sale needs SBV nod, Southern expressway in need of funding, Tech stocks contribute 48 per cent to VF4 profit, Chinese enterprises to invest in Binh Duong, Agriculture sector struggles for sustainability, Low Vietnamese rice export in Q1

 French firms to showcase wines in Vietnam, Photography project promotes breastfeeding, Truong Sa and Hoang Sa images on show, Book festivals spotlighted nationwide, Friendship, theme of Canon photo contest for kids

 HCM City dominate in the pool; N Korean team win volleyball comp; VN athletes top medals table

 VietNamNet Bridge - Forty black-and-white photos by Nguyen Thanh Tung record daily moments in the past 20 years in HCM City. The photos are being displayed at Workshop Cafe, 27 Ngo Duc Ke, District 1, until April 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man wearing a lot of gold jewelry attracted shoppers at the Hanoi Vincom shopping mall on March 17. Photos of this man have been shared at a dizzying speed on social networks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the central province of Nghe An have said the coastal town of Cua Lo will develop its own tourism trademark.