VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi needs to develop its own brand of tourism, focusing on craft villages, eco-tourism and cultural tourism, said Nguyen Cong Hoan, the deputy director of Ha Noi Redtours.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A dictionary of Nom scripts – the Chinese-based Vietnamese script that was widely used between the 15th and 19th centuries – will be introduced to the public today.

  Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT) announced it has ensured the safety and data of 50,000 customer accounts in the southern province of Soc Trang.

 The Government Inspectorate says it has detected irregularities involving millions of dollars at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phong Nha Ke National Park in the central province of Quang Binh has announced the release of six rare mammals and two turtles.

 Two Vietnamese persons were caught smuggling elephant tusks by the Tan Son Nhat airport customs officials in HCM City last Saturday, the government website chinhphu.vn reported.

 The Ministry of National Defence told eight provinces and relevant ministries to closely monitor forestry projects implemented by foreign companies in Viet Nam, Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper reported.

 Authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh have approved the feasibility report of the Quang Ninh airport project that will be built on a build-operate-transfer basis.

 The Munich-based Raggabund band's two brothers, with the stage names Paco Mendoza and Don Caramelo, will perform in Hanoi to open the Deutschlandfest (German Festival) on March 28.

 Artists aged 18 or over are invited to send their artworks ranging from painting, sculpture, performance art to graphic design, video art and installation art to the Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition 2015.

 The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has licensed a project to build a wind power plant with a capacity of 48MW in the first phase.

 Real estate inventory was valued at over 73.1 trillion VND as of February 28, a 22.56 percent reduction or a 55.4 billion VND drop from the first quarter of 2013, according to the latest report released by the Ministry of Construction.

 The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced to reopen incoming and outgoing flights to Pleiku city in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai during March 15 and March 22.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though many foreign investors have announced investments in new apartment projects, they are unsure about the sustainable recovery of the property market.

 The Infrastructure Development and Construction Corporation (Licogi) plans to sell nearly 21.27 million shares during its initial public offering (IPO) on April 12 at the Hanoi Stock Exchange.

 FPT Software has signed a three-year contract with German energy supplier E.ON. to provide software services.

A ceremony was held last Friday in Khanh Hoa to launch construction on a memorial park dedicated to 64 naval soldiers killed during a battle to defend Gac Ma Island in Vietnam ’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago 27 years ago.

 Students from Hanoi universities had an opportunity to act as National Assembly deputies in a plenary session to discuss and approve a resolution on addressing occupations for university graduates.

 A group of consultants from the Republic of Korea has presented to Can Tho city leaders a project touted as a bold initiative which will turn the Mekong Delta city into a city of happiness.