The golden apricot flowers in Yen Tu mountain will be displayed for the first time at the 2016 Ha Long cherry blossom festival, which will take place in Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh from March 18 to 21.

 The Vietnam International Cafe Show is debuting this year on May 12-14 at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in HCM City, showcasing products related to bakery & confectionery, food & beverage, tea & coffee industries.

 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen will attend and deliver a speech at the 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which will take place in New York from March 14-24.

 President Truong Tan Sang wrapped up his State visit to Tanzania on March 11 after reaching dozens of agreements to elevate the two countries’ wide-ranging cooperation.

The 14th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting took place in Bangkok on March 10, focusing on ways to enhance connection among Asian nations in the future. Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy led a Vietnamese delegation to the event.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy and Malta Cao Chinh Thien presented his credentials to Malta President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca at a ceremony held on March 10 in the capital city of Valetta.

 Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministries of Science and Technology of Vietnam and Laos to maintain experience sharing in managing science and technology activities, while welcoming Lao Minister Boviengkham Vongdara on March 10.

 Vietnam is attending the 33 rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific in Malaysia.

VietNamNet Bridge - The proposal by the national oil and gas group PetroVietnam to force domestic enterprises to buy petroleum products from domestic sources will create a monopoly, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has warned.

 The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) rhetoric was "false" in a high-profile fight over the government's bid to unlock an encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – No Turning Back, a hardcore band from the Netherlands, will come to HCM City on March 20, ending its tour around Asia from March 3-20 to promote their latest album Never Give Up.

Many securities companies are wavering between lifting the room ceiling for foreign investors to 100 percent and staying Vietnamese-owned as they fear they will no longer receive preferences if they are foreign-owned.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Record Organization (VietKings) has nominated four special destinations among the top 100 most attractive destinations in the world.

 Taxi company Uber Vietnam cuts fares, Piaggio recalls faulty Zip motorcycles, Ford reports record sales in February, HCM City supports new business park, Vietnam mobile phones exempt from Turkey’s safeguard duty

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese Kaneko Hiromi won the second stage of the sixth Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament, Biwase Cup 2016 on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Admitting that the air in Hanoi has been polluted for a long time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) said the pollution level in Hanoi must not reach levels as high as in Beijing.

 Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang and Speaker of Tanzania’s National Assembly Job Ndugai have consented to back the enhancement of legislative ties between the two countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Competing with 400 international beauties for Miss Grand Slam 2015, the representative of Vietnam at the Miss World 2015 pageant Lan Khue is named on the list of the top 50.

Two U.S. soldiers serving in South America contracted Zika but have fully recovered and returned to duty, while a third, pregnant service member left the region early for fear of contracting the virus, a top U.S. commander said on Thursday.

 Japan on Friday mourned the thousands who lost their lives in a massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago that turned towns to matchwood and triggered the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.