VietNamNet Bridge – Manager Toshiya Miura has urged Vietnamese players to practice on their straight shots to prepare for their match against Macau today (March 31) during the AFC U23 Championship qualifier in Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A musical show dealing with the fading of tradition as urbanisation approaches will be staged in Ha Noi on April 4 and 5.

 Vietnam’s premier chess player Le Quang Liem rallied to his third title in a row in the past month after joining his Webster University peers to win the 2015 President’s Cup that took place at the New York Athletic Club from March 27 to 29.

 Physician Phung Tuan Giang, head of Tho Xuan Duong traditional medicine pharmacy has been awarded a certificate from the Asia Book of Records for effectively using Vietnamese traditional medicine to treat many patients around the world.

 The US$4 billion-Nam Hoi An casino resort, whose development has been hindered due to investors changing repeatedly over the last more than four years, is expected to see progress soon.

 Foreign security firms have warned Vietnam’s enterprises and organisations about the ever-growing threat of cyber security attacks.

 US-based Cedar Point International LLC’s project for a $450 million resort in the central province of Ninh Thuan has been cancelled due to its long delay.

 The State General Reserve Fund of Oman (SGRF) has offered to buy all the State-owned stake in the Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company.

Regional conference on quality assurance for university education, Russian educational cooperation expands

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investors have failed to implement their plan to take over Vietnamese enterprises as they have met headstrong businessmen.

 The third season of the American web television drama series House of Cards has just been introduced to Vietnamese audiences.

  The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)'s Governor Nguyen Van Binh has approved Sai Gon Thuong Tin Bank (Sacombank) opening a wholly-owned subsidiary bank in Laos.

 The Ministry of Public Security has issued orders prohibiting the overseas departures of any individuals who could be responsible for last Wednesday's deadly scaffolding collapse in the Vung Ang Economic Zone.

National goals set for IT sector by 2020, Five firms fined for improper advertising, Da Nang to monitor service charges of enterprises, Vietnam, Japan discuss hi-tech agriculture, environmentally-friendly technology

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

 Malignant lymphoma, a type of cancer, is occurring with alarming frequency in Vietnam and the numbers are rising every year, says Nguyen Anh Tri, Director of the National Institute of Haematology and Central Blood Transfusion.

 Nestle on March 30 opened a US$80 million decaffeinated coffee production facility in Dong Nai Province's Amata Industrial Park.

 The world’s prestigious travel website TripAdvisor has announced the world’s top 25 travel destinations this year in its 2015 Travellers’ Choice Awards.

An estimated 5.4% of adults in Vietnam suffer from diabetes yet 64% of these go undetected, an alarming rate for a 90-million-strong population like Vietnam, said Director of the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management.

 Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have initialled the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), according to a press release from the RoK Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) on March 29.