The Dak Lak Elephant Conservation Centre rescued a wild elephant trapped at the Yok Don national park, the park said on March 8.

The central, Central Highlands, and southern regions are likely to face water shortages and even droughts during the dry season from March to September this year, as rainfall in the regions are forecast to be significantly below traditional averages

 Vietnam should play a more active role in international efforts to respond to climate change, instead of just calling for assistance from international organisations, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Xuan Linh, better known as Quoc Anh, 32, is the only Vietnamese citizen who still has the opportunity to join Mars One, the $6 billion program that will establish a human settlement on Mars.

 The wet weather currently blanketing the country was making it easier for bacteria to spread, resulting in an increase of respiratory and digestive diseases, and chicken-pox among children in both northern and southern areas.

 Five foreign teams will compete at the annual International Women’s Volleyball Championships VTV-Binh Dien Cup 2015, according to the General Department of Sports and Physical Training.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has released a new regulation on training postgraduates for master’s degree with many easy requirements.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport (MOT) believes that it will succeed in attracting private capital to airport projects if it can develop reasonable policies.

 The establishment of five new specialised rice-growing areas is underway in the Mekong Delta to meet the growing demand of domestic and international markets, said Le Thanh Tung from the Department of Plant Cultivation.

 More than 50,000 people visited the Con Son – Kiep Bac relic site in northern Hai Duong province during its spring festival from the 14th to 17th day of the first lunar month (March 4-7).

 Officers and workers will enjoy a six-day long public holiday to mark a series of occasions, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced.

 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is collaborating with offices involved to search for two Vietnamese nationals aboard a missing Taiwanese ship since late February, said Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.

 Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Le Thanh Hai received a delegation from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, headed by Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, in the city on March 9.

 On March 9, the National Assembly (NA) Committee gave opinions on preparations for the 132nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-132) set for Hanoi between March 28 and April 1.

 The central bank’s governor Nguyen Van Binh has many times urged banks to list on the local stock exchange but many banks may find it impossible to do it this year.

 Almost all visitors to An Nhon Town in the central province of Binh Dinh are impressed by the bamboo prawns displayed for sale at 364 Ngo Gia Tu Street. They look so much like real prawns.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents' complaints have pushed the HCM City People's Committee to order a thorough inspection of all apartment complexes to discover any wrongdoing committed by investors and/or management boards.

VietNamNet Bridge – Though Vietnam has never been considered a hi-tech power, locally made hi-tech brands have become popular with consumers.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many localities in the Mekong Delta have objected to a quota plan announced by the Vietnam Food Association for one million tons of rice in the winter-spring crop to be bought for storage as approved

 Mine and quarry operators may be faced by a big rise in environmental protection fees following the government’s decision to revise the charges.