FDI drop not to be taken in isolation, Local securities firms call for raising foreign stake cap, HCM City making inroads into Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand eye US$15 billion in trade by 2020, Japan to launch more projects in Can Tho

 About 300 people have been arrested in the Indian state of Bihar, authorities say, after reports emerged of blatant cheating in school exams.

 A German tourist has been killed in a rare shark attack off an Egyptian Red Sea resort, police say.

 Vietnam became home to another record holder on March 20 with the presentation of the Guinness record for the world’s longest shrimp spring roll to APOT.asia.

 The work entitled 'Selfie' by author Ngo Hieu from Hanoi won first prize of the photo contest entitled 'Vietnam-Country for Peace' held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union's Central Committee.

 An inspection team will be set up in Hanoi to report on the chopping down of thousands of street trees.

 The Prime Minister has approved a Government programme designed to boost the fight against wastefulness in 2015, which includes a freeze on public servant recruitment.

 Vietnamese engineers have worked to master advanced oil rig construction technology and have now exported their giant oil platforms.

 Thailand beat Vietnam U23 team 3-1 in warm-up match; Ha Noi women trounce Ha Nam in national women's football; Bui The Anh wins national marathon race in Vinh Phuc

 VietNamNet Bridge – Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has emerged as both the men's singles and doubles champion of the 25th Sarawak Chief Minister's Cup (I) ITF Junior Tennis Championship (Grade 1) in Malaysia.

 The government’s Decision 80/2014/QD-TTg on piloting information technology outsourcing (ITO) within the public sector, which took effect on February 15, is expected to stimulate a market ripe with potential.

 Football and security officials from Vietnam, the World Football Federation (FIFA), and Interpol have met in Hanoi to discuss measures and cooperation in the fight against negative phenomena and match-fixing in football.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Television and private film companies are cooperating in both human resources and finance to produce TV series that highlight urban life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of co-operation at ministry level is hindering the implementation of last year's Law on Environment Protection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's top chess player, Le Quang Liem, took the title at the HD Bank Cup International Open Chess tournament in HCM City yesterday, March 22.

VietNamNet Bridge - BKAV, a wholly owned Vietnamese enterprise, has promoted its BPhone smartphone as a super product, but the device remains a mystery.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As you get older, you spend hours regretting each minute you wasted in your youth, which flies by.

 Viettel Cambodia aka Metfone, a subsidiary of the Vietnam-based telecom group Vietttel, recently acquired Beeline, the fourth largest telecom service provider in Cambodia.

 In recent years, Vietnamese enterprises have significantly increased their inflow of goods into Myanmar and raced each other to gain a foothold in the market, which is ripe with potential.

Start-ups could earn millions of dollars by providing seedlings, raising Kerria lacca and developing Motorway apps, according to business plans expected to be applied this year.