Police bust online soccer betting ring, Two arrested for possessing drugs & guns, Ha Noi to crack down on illegal taxi enterprises, HCM City authorities seize millions of fake products, Earth Hour event saves Hanoi 240,000 kWh

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the General Department of Customs, by the end of February 2015, Vietnam’s four major export markets, the US, China, Japan and South Korea, brought $9.8 billion to the country.

More foreign owned banks to open in Vietnam, Vietnam’s Q1 inflation sluggish in decade, Russian firm to build Vietnam's first solar power plant, ADB forecasts Vietnam’s GDP to grow 6.1% in 2015

VietNamNet Bridge - Many economic zones (EZs) have been left idle because they cannot attract investors, but experts agree that revoking investment licenses would not be a good solution.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has directed relevant bodies to ask bear breeders in Quang Ninh to quickly hand over all bears to the Tam Dao Bear Rescue Center.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A baby elephant was discovered dead in a ditch in the field of a local family at the La Nga Forestry Farm in Thanh Son commune, Dinh Quan district, Dong Nai province on Monday, March 23.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After monks at a pagoda in southern Soc Trang Province suspected two novices of stealing money, they beat and forced the novices to put their hands in a pan of boiling water to prove their innocence.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Buddhist record certificates were presented on Monday to venerable monk Thich Tho Lac of Dong Bac pagoda in Ninh Binh province and the world’s largest flower-made Buddhist flag was given to the province authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The pig-tailed monkey (Macaca Leonia) living on the peak of Ban Co in Da Nang’s Son Tra Peninsula was caught on Sunday after reports of it teasing and attacking tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A restaurant on Dien Bien Phu Street in HCM City provided free fast food for motorcyclists and bicyclists on Monday evening on March 23. Thousands of people lined up, waiting to receive free food.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Transport (MOT) wants to develop Long Thanh Airport in Dong Nai province into an international transit airport but experts believe the proposal is too vague.

Long term strategy needed to nurture agritourism, Tourism helps historic Ha Giang village prosper, Vietnam promotes tourism in Russia, Fiditour looks to 25% growth on coming holidays, Many hotels in HCMC report full occupancy

VietNamNet Bridge - The late Lee Kwan Yew, during his visit to Vietnam in 2007, gave advice on how to develop Vietnam’s education. He said that if Vietnam won in the education race, it would win in economic development.

 VN lose to China in beach soccer tournament, Wresting contest to grip Bac Giang, Lienvietpost Bank beat China's Fujian

 VietNamNet Bridge – TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice has announced its 2015 Travelers' Choice awards for Destinations.

 Vietnam and Thailand convened their ninth bilateral conference on drug prevention and control cooperation in Hanoi on March 24, resolving to employ stronger measures to work towards creating a drug-free ASEAN region.

 Tran Manh Hung, General Director of the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) has been officially appointed as the Chairman of the group's Member Council.

 The northern Quang Ninh province has decided to delay the commencement of construction of Quang Ninh International Airport, the provincial government website reported.

 A scrap collector couple in HCM City, who found JPY5m in an old loudspeaker and reported the find to police a year ago, will get to keep the money because no one has come forward to claim it.

 Vietnamese Ly Hoang Nam made his debut in the world’s top 35 young tennis players with 514.38 points as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced its latest world junior boys’ rankings on March 23.