More than 100 foreign teachers in Hanoi were found working without work permits, the city’s Department of Education and Training has said.

 The national round of the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship 2015, the fifth of its kind in Vietnam, was officially kicked off during an announcing ceremony in Thai Nguyen city, northern Thai Nguyen province on March 14.

 Vietnam will once again honour the French language through a film festival and concerts to celebrate International Francophonie Day, which falls on March 20.

 The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has asked for financial support from the Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to cope with a severe drought.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Super-thin houses with odd shapes have been built for hundreds of million of US dollars along Tran Phu and Nguyen Van Huyen streets in Hanoi.

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 On March 16, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, his wife and delegation arrived in Sydney for an official visit to Australia at the invitation of Prime Minister Tony Abbott and his spouse.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held a working session with senior officials of the Government Inspectorate in Hanoi on March 16.

The National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up its 36th session in Hanoi on March 16 with several important legislations under discussion in preparation for the 9th session of the legislature.

 Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan shared her country’s experience in mitigating the risk of natural disasters at the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction on March 14 in Sendai city of Japan.

 Vietnamese and Chinese experts have discussed cooperation for co-development at sea during their 4th round of negotiations from March 13-15 in the central city of Da Nang.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved a plan to auction mineral mining rights in 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Under the mossy old gate of the Son Tay Ancient Citadel, embraced by huge roots of 100-year-old trees, a group of teenagers were chatting and laughing and trying to take photos of each other.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Cyclo Challenge hosted by Saigon Children’s Charity (SCC) will be back but at a new location, Celadon City near the Aeon Mall in HCMC’s Tan Phu District, instead of Phu My Hung town in District 7.

 The growth in global carbon emissions stalled last year, according to data from the International Energy Agency.

VietNamNet Bridge – The competition among fast-food brands in Vietnam has become fierce as they now have to struggle on the internet. 

 Vietnamese firms have reported that finding qualified employees to fill critical positions is one of their biggest challenges and it is impeding both growth and the attraction of foreign investment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rhino horn syndicates may have replaced Vietnamese couriers with white South Africans to courier the illegal horns on commercial flights from Africa to Asia because of courier profiling.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singaporean conductor Kah Chun Wong will perform at concerts held by the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi on the nights of March 20 and 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge –The Ministry of Transport will launch a pilot scheme to collect e-toll at three tollgates on National Highway 1A and Ho Chi Minh Road.