Vietnam suffered yet another heavy defeat on March 7 at the AFC Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016 qualifier, losing 6-1 to hosts Japan in a game where the only prize was honour.

VietNamNet Bridge – Since 2010, the FDI from China has skyrocketed, from a few hundred million US dollars to several billion US dollars.

 Mekong Delta farmers are struggling with the worst water shortages and saltwater intrusion in nearly a century.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Since mid-June 2014, 15,00 drivers have joined, a figure which non-technology-based taxi firms need nearly 10 years to reach.

Hanoi’s transport infrastructure is alarming since a number of recently-launched works have become overloaded, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai raised his concern at a meeting with the Transport Ministry in Hanoi on March 7.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Minister of State at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire co-chaired the fifth Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue in London on March 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Stores, parking lots, pubs, cafes, and street vendors are occupying entire sidewalks and even roads in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoi An International Food Festival 2016 will take place from March 14 to 20 at the An Hoi Statue Garden and the old town of Hoi An, with the participation of 13 world-renowned chefs.

 Politburo member Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 7 for Tsutomu Takebe, special advisor to the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance, who affirmed his continued contributions to developing the two countries’ relations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - As many as 28 million shares of the Viet Tien Garment Corporation, one of the largest garment companies in Vietnam, will be traded on the UpCom transaction floor as of October 10.

 Leaders of international political parties, countries and organisations continue to send their congratulations to Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

 Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu received Azerbaijan Justice Minister Fikrat Mammadov in Hanoi on March 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), along with three other banks from Taiwan, South Korea and India, have been approved by the Government of Myanmar.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many teachers complain that the job is especially hard: they are criticized if they punish students when students go wrong.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In the rankings by Missosology, Pham Huong was ranked 10th with a score of 4,182, while Lan Khue ranked 19th with a score of 3,545.

VietNamNet Bridge – The documentary about Son Doong, produced by ABC network for the TV program Good Morning America won "The New York City Drone Film Festival" award in the category of "information and documentation".

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested fighting saltwater intrusion as a key political task during a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on March 7. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The third Central Highlands’ Folk Culture Festival and Culture Tourism Week will be held in Kon Tum Province from March 18 to 23.

 Japanese fund invests in Ho Chi Minh City’s real estate, Thua Thien-Hue looks to draw 350-400 million USD in FDI, Quang Ninh licenses cattle farming project within three hours, Tourism to intensify promotion work for more visitors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam House has been launched recently in HCMC’s District 2 to preserve and promote the quintessence of domestic crafts to locals and foreigners.