The upcoming visit to Vietnam by President of the National Assembly of France Claude Bartolone is expected to further the strategic partnership between the two countries – which was signed in September 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge - 1988 is considered the peak year of Vietnam's difficulties when the economic crisis in the country worsened and Vietnam’s main supporter, the Soviet Union, was in a difficult situation.

VietNamNet Bridge - A new drug for cancer treatment produced by Vietnam at the price which is equivalent to one third of the similar one processed by the US will be available soon. The medicine has been successfully tested on animals in laboratory.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said nearly 300,000 households lost their income in recent months or were affected by drought and saltwater intrusion, the worst in the Mekong Delta in the last 100 years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City have launched a new bus route (No. 109) from 23/9 Park in District 1 to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Tan Binh District.

VietNamNet Bridge - Cong Tri, a well-known fashion designer in Vietnam, launched his haute couture collection called “Paddy” at the Tokyo Fashion Week on March 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Bloomberg has quoted a close source as saying that Aeon - the giant retailer from Japan – is approaching an agreement to acquire the Big C Vietnam chain of France’s Casino Group.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of vehicles could not move on the roads around Dan Chu roundabout in District 3, HCM City because of the gathering of young fans to see the Korean girl band T-Ara.

VietNamNet Bridge - Road building projects that would pass through natural reserves have been proposed, while many resorts have been built in national parks. 

Vietnam will become a new industrial center in the world, while its products such as footwear and garments will enjoy big benefits when TPP takes effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Czech photographer Zuzana Rakova has revealed a number of her amazing photos on Hon Khoi salt flats, which were taken during her trip to the central province of Khanh Hoa.

 Vietnam spends about 3.4 billion USD on medication every year, officials of the Ministry of Health said on March 16.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has just instructed that Vietnam will join the compilation of a multinational dossier to seek UNESCO’s recognition of the traditional craft of “son mai” (lacquer) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to launch a direct flight from Hanoi to the Czech capital of Prague and vice versa in 2017 with the aim to boost tourism cooperation between the two countries.  

 Import cover in foreign reserves close to three months, Fuel supply forecast to outpace demand in 2018, Largest wood processing plant in Mekong Delta inaugurated, Japanese bank assists Vietnamese SMEs

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 100 adventurers will participate in the second Tu Lan Adventure Race 2016 in the central Quang Binh Province from April 1 to 3.

 Authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh plan to replace wooden ships with steel ones over the next five years to ensure safe journeys for tourists in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO-recognised natural heritage site.

The Bach Khoa Anti-virus Center (BKAV), the leading internet security group, has warned that hundreds of important systems in Vietnam are at risk of having clients’ information stolen through vulnerability Drown on websites using https protocol. 

 A total of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta and Central Highland regions have announced an emergency state of drought and saline intrusion, reported Nhan dan newspaper.

 A State-level ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 16 to mark the completion of a project on increasing and upgrading border markers along the Vietnam – Laos boundary.