Dr Payam Nahid, a world expert on pulmonary diseases, was awarded Honorary Citizenship by the Hanoi People’s Committee on March 18, in recognition of his tireless work to develop Vietnam’s National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme.

 Australia’s New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training and EMG Education have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on expanding their cooperation.

VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have shown determination to increase lending in 2015, while businesses are believed to have better conditions to apply for loans. 

Travel firms downbeat about business on upcoming holidays, Vietnam Airlines offers summer promotion, Four-star hotel to be built on Ly Son, Thousands tours with discounts to be offered in Vietnam Int’l Travel Mart

 Algeria’s Vovinam (a world-famous Vietnamese martial art) competitors confidently announced their goal of finishing second at the fourth World Vovinam Championship 2015.

 Nearly 170,000 people living near the Bien Hoa airbase in the southern province of Dong Nai and in the vicinity of Phu Cat airbase in the central province of Binh Dinh no longer face potential risks of dioxin exposure.

 The Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien has advised students to not worry too much about their national high school graduation.

Hungarian Ambassador honoured with friendship insignia, Vietnamese Party delegation visits Mexico, El Salvador, Agenda announced for international parliamentary meeting, President upbeat about prospects of Vietnam – RoK ties

 Singapore has retained its position as a leading foreign investor in Vietnam, according to the latest figures released by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

 Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his New Zealand counterpart John Key have agreed to intensify the two countries’ comprehensive partnership, ultimately building towards a future strategic partnership.

VietNamNet Bridge – DIE Group, a group of hackers, has posted personal information about 50,000 clients of VNPT, the largest telecom group in Vietnam, on the internet.

 Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang met senior US security and diplomatic officials in Washington D.C on March 18, who hailed his visit as a promising start of celebrations for the 20 th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

 Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Senior Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty hosted Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippines Navy Jesus C. Millan in Hanoi on March 19, assuring him that the Philippines is a crucial partner to Vietnam.

 President Truong Tan Sang and his spouse will visit Laos at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and State President Chummaly Sayasone.

 President Truong Tan Sang welcomed new Ambassadors of Guinea, Luxembourg and Portugal in Hanoi on March 19, who all vowed all possible support to nurture bilateral ties during their tenure.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade have called on domestic companies to take measures to break the dominance of foreign-invested firms over the local husbandry sector.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Au Aviation Joint Stock Company and HCMC Department of Tourism are planning to launch seaplane tours in the city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam still has social problems to solve though it has reaped outstanding achievements in poverty reduction in the past two decades.

 A new global fund is being launched to help developing countries fend off challenges to tobacco control measures by cigarette makers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The People's Committee of Quang Ninh has recently announced a series of transport infrastructure projects worth hundreds of million USD. Will these giant projects help this northern coastal province develop?