VietNamNet Bridge - Director of a private firm in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, has ordered a special gift for his wife on the occasion of the International Women's Day (March 8). It's a gold-diamon rose worth VND250 million (nearly $12,000).

It is still unclear how the airports’ worth should be assessed before they are transferred to private investors.

 The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Japan’s Yanmar Joint Stock Company on March 4 signed a one-year sponsorship deal.

Foreign writers have suggested that the Vietnamese Government promote cooperation with other countries to spread Vietnamese literature around the world.

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists say that Vietnam is not as rich in natural resources and minerals as people assume, and that the country must avoid squandering its available resources. .

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hai Phong City People’s Committee aims to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions caused by vehicles to 8.6 percent by 2020.

 The head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Hoang Binh Quan held talks with his Lao counterpart Thoonglun Sisulith in Hanoi on March 4.

 The Vietnamese Government looks to achieve 75% health insurance coverage in 2015 and 80% by 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on March 4.

Sixty Vietnamese and Danish universities and colleges explored cooperation prospects during an education forum in Hanoi on March 4, which coincided with Danish Minister of Education Christine Antorini’s three-day visit starting the same day.

 Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised all possible help to Vietnam including introducing high-profile investors as strategic partners in the equitisation of Vietnamese State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 Most major infrastructure projects in Ha Noi are behind schedule and unlikely to be completed on time, a project review meeting attended by top city leaders concluded yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Vertical Run to be held next month will officially be included as an "Exhibition Race" in the 2015 Vertical World Circuit (VWC) calendar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities said that four more bears have died in a private farm in Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province.

 A surge in the number of visitors to Tram Chim sanctuary has piled pressure on biodiversity preservation at the national park in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap, heard a conference last week.

The sharp fall of the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) to a record low has caused serious concerns among Vietnamese shipping firms. .  

FDI into Vietnam via mergers and acquisitions is on an upward trend, underlining the growing appetite among foreign companies to acquire stakes in existing companies as the fastest way to strengthen their foothold in the country.

  Local gay-themed movie Lac Gioi (Paradise in Heart) has been chosen to compete at the 16th Le Festival International de Cinema Asiatique de Tours (FICAT) in France from March 17 to 25.

 French artist Rehahn, who ranks 4th among the top travel photographers in the world, will launch his first exhibition “Precious Heritage” featuring Vietnam’s landscapes and people at VinGallery in HCMC’s District 2 from now until March 21.

Fire destroys 300 tons of cotton; Quang Binh's largest fake fish sauce case discovered; Police detain man for possessing 20kg methamphetamine; Vietnam increases vaccination to curb measles pandemic

 The government has just issued a long-awaited decree on public private partnership investment modes, replacing previous decrees intending to promote private investment in infrastructure to boost economic growth.