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Pleiku Airport to be closed for repairs

VietNamNet Bridge - Pleiku Airport Director Nguyen Trong Hai on March 4 said the airport will be closed from March 15 to October 25 for repairs and expansion.

Photos: Thousands of young men stampede to get lucky ball at festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of young men rushed to get a lucky ball, which is thought to bring prosperity to the family and village, during the Phet Hien Quan Festival on March 3. Some were injured, and others fainted.

US ambassador to South Korea injured by knife-wielding attacker

 The US ambassador to South Korea, Mark Lippert, has been injured by a knife-wielding attacker in Seoul.

Eight million local tourists travel at Tet

 The number of domestic tourists who traveled during the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) reached eight million and only one-third of them joined tours of at least two days, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Facebook pages of Vietnamese politicians faked

 VietNamNet Bridge - Leaders of the Party and State as well as famous entrepreneurs are being misrepresented on fake Facebook pages.

Dentsu to buy stake in local digital agency

 Japan's Dentsu Aegis Network on Tuesday announced that it is set to acquire a stake in Emerald, a full-service digital marketing agency in Viet Nam, to strengthen its size and scale in Viet Nam's market.

PM reiterates Formosa's investment term while accepting mistakes

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to maintain an investment term of 70 years for the Taiwan-invested Formosa project in the central province of Ha Tinh.

Dong Nai's man gives his wife VND250mil. gold rose as Women's Day gift

VietNamNet Bridge - Director of a private firm in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam, has ordered a special gift for his wife on the occasion of the International Women's Day (March 8). It's a gold-diamon rose worth VND250 million (nearly $12,000).

How much are airports really worth?

It is still unclear how the airports’ worth should be assessed before they are transferred to private investors.

Japanese Yanmar sponsors national football teams

 The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Japan’s Yanmar Joint Stock Company on March 4 signed a one-year sponsorship deal.

Int’l experience in promoting Vietnamese literature

Foreign writers have suggested that the Vietnamese Government promote cooperation with other countries to spread Vietnamese literature around the world.

Vietnam does not have “golden woods and silver sea”: scientists

VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists say that Vietnam is not as rich in natural resources and minerals as people assume, and that the country must avoid squandering its available resources. .

Hai Phong turns green with electric-bus project

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hai Phong City People’s Committee aims to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions caused by vehicles to 8.6 percent by 2020.

Party’s external relation commission boosts ties with Laos

 The head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Hoang Binh Quan held talks with his Lao counterpart Thoonglun Sisulith in Hanoi on March 4.

Government resolves to achieve 75% health insurance coverage

 The Vietnamese Government looks to achieve 75% health insurance coverage in 2015 and 80% by 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said on March 4.

Vietnam, Denmark explore education link

Sixty Vietnamese and Danish universities and colleges explored cooperation prospects during an education forum in Hanoi on March 4, which coincided with Danish Minister of Education Christine Antorini’s three-day visit starting the same day.

Former UK PM Tony Blair vows assistance to Vietnam

 Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has promised all possible help to Vietnam including introducing high-profile investors as strategic partners in the equitisation of Vietnamese State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

Major Hanoi projects to miss their deadlines

 Most major infrastructure projects in Ha Noi are behind schedule and unlikely to be completed on time, a project review meeting attended by top city leaders concluded yesterday.

Hanoi race to be included as part of 2015 vertical world circuit

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi Vertical Run to be held next month will officially be included as an "Exhibition Race" in the 2015 Vertical World Circuit (VWC) calendar.

Four more bears die in Quang Ninh farm

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities said that four more bears have died in a private farm in Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province.