The fact that more five-star hotels will be up and running in downtown HCMC in years to come will pile pressure on the operational high-end hotels which are struggling with room occupancy drops.

With stunning landscapes of mountain, caves, lakes and the impressive Ban Gioc water falls, Cao Bang province in Northern Vietnam ranks fifth among top ten ideal destinations for trekking tourists, according to SkyScanner.

VietNamNet Bridge – The $1.7 billion in assets owned by Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam’s richest billionaire, would be enough money to build four Gia Lai Myanmar Centers,  and buy 61 next-generation helicopters and the e-commerce Lazada system.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The plan to sell operational rights of some domestic airports, wholly or in part, has captured the interest of many businesses, but experts caution that a comprehensive legal framework is needed this happens smoothly.

VietNamNet Bridge - World of sound tour is experimental electronic music tour which marks the collaboration between acclaimed musician Vu Nhat Tan and talented young musician Nguyen Hong Giang.

 Legal doubts over plan to seize and sell traffic violation vehicles; HCMC should increase capacity to treat toxic wastes: experts; More illegal brokers arrested at Huong Pagoda Festival; Education authority strictly asks students to obey traffic law

 Son La Province invites investment for 21 projects; HPG enters fodder industry; Financial attacks against Android users triple; Vingroup asks to buy largest ports; SASCO plans to list on HCM Stock Exchange in 2015

 National carrier Vietnam Airlines unveils new staff uniform; Danang tells small hotels to register quality; Kenya Airways targets Vietnamese market; Vietnam promotes tourism in India; Southern hub to kick off annual tourism festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Do Ngoc Nam, 43 and his wife Huynh Thi Lac, 47, are known for having the most children of any family in Central Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The environmental protection police and the Ha Noi police found 32 king cobras being illegally transported in an interprovincial vehicle, after it was stopped for checking in Hoang Mai District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 40-year-old male elephant, which carried tourists on sightseeing trips for years in the Central Highland Dak Lak Province's Ban Don tourism area, died of overwork on Sunday, March 9.

 New Zealand authorities say a national farming body and dairy giant Fonterra have been sent letters threatening to poison milk formula.

VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign-invested textile and garment projects are no longer welcomed in many provinces in Vietnam because the gains they bring are smaller than the losses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The low-cost airline Vietjet is offering 3,000 free air tickets for one of its newest international routes: Hanoi – Seoul. The program will run from 12 noon to 2pm (Vietnam time) from March 9-14.

 VietNamNet Bridge - U.S. Embassy officials on Tuesday paid a visit to Dien Bien province to hold local consultations to inform about operational planning for HIV/AIDS programming.  

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

VietNamNet Bridge –  The biofuel E5 (ethanol 5 percent) RON 95, used in next-generation vehicles, is still not available in Vietnam, while E5 RON 92 is being sold at hundreds of filling stations nationwide.

 Three French sports personalities are among 10 people killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, the French presidential office confirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Buon Ma Thuot coffee and commodity exchange company (BCCE) opened for business on March 10.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has issued a resolution on its February meeting with important tasks for the coming time stated.