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Art & Entertainment News 27/3

Indian girl’s love for disabled kids through paintings, Flower street to welcome National Tourism Year, Hanoi to host watercolour exhibition, Twelve comedians chosen for Viet Nam reality TV show, Television concert to feature old songs

Germanwings plane disaster: German police probe co-pilot

 German police have seized possessions belonging to a co-pilot who apparently crashed his plane in the French Alps killing all 150 people on board, as they investigate his possible motives.

Investors scramble for golden land in central Hanoi

The Giang Vo Exhibition Center, located on the so-called “golden land” in the center of Hanoi, has become “a tidbit difficult to swallow” as investors will face many responsibilities if they opt to exploit the land.

Pictures of spring in Y Ty plateau

 VietNamNet Bridge - Located at an altitude of over 2,000m with a cool climate all year round, Y Ty (Lao Cai) is colorful with apricot and peach flowers.

Photos: Giant glutinous rice cake to celebrate Hue’s Liberation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chefs from Saigon Morin Hue hotel on March 26 completed a 26-metre long banh tet (cylindrical glutinous rice cake) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of liberation of Thua Thien Hue central province.

HCM City tourism day kicks off

 The 11th HCM City Tourism Day 2015, themed "Impression of World Heritage in Viet Nam", kicked off yesterday (March 26) at Zone B, September 23 Park in the city's District 1.

P&G invests $100m in Gillette razor plant

 Procter & Gamble Vietnam yesterday  announced an investment of US$100 million to build a Gillette razor plant in Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park II, in Ben Cat District in Binh Duong Province.

Malaysian bank gets VN central bank nod

 The State Bank of Viet Nam approved in principle this week the establishment of Malaysia's Public Bank Berhad (PBB) in Viet Nam.

Sports News 27/3

 Central city prepares for international marathon; Viet Nam triumphs at regional taekwondo championship; HCM City dominate diving comps

Asian and Malaysian beauties visit Vietnam

 Mrs. Asia Isabelle Liow and Mrs. Malaysia Rachel Sua arrived in HCM City on March 26 to attend the international female leaders forum at the invitation of Mrs. World 2011 Thu Huong.

MyVita to sponsor Vietnamese athletes at SEA Games

 VietNamNet Bridge – SPM Corporation's MyVita brand will sponsor Vietnamese athletes with VND533million (US$25,400) at the upcoming 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore in June.

Photos trace 20-year evolution of HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – An exhibition of dozens of pictures of HCM City taken over the last two decades by a photojournalist opened in the city's Phu My Hung area yesterday, March 26.

Vehicles with expired registration papers to be fined

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vehicles with expired registration papers have been hidden from the authorities, especially in remote and mountainous areas across the country, head of Viet Nam Register Tran Ky Hinh said.

Nam helps Vietnam beat Syria

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Hoang Nam helped Viet Nam defeat Syria 2-1 in the second match of Group B at the Davis Cup's Group III Asia/Oceania Zone in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday, March 26.

Vietnam ready to face Malaysia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Toshiya Miura says Viet Nam's national U23 team is primed to face Malaysia in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification match in Kuala Lumpur today, March 27.

US-VN partner to enhance quality of continuing medical education

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Health and American partners are collaborating to build a national accreditation system that certifies the quality of continuing medical education for medical professionals.

Swedish Parliament Speaker to visit Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mr. Urban Ahlin, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament, will pay an official visit to Vietnam on the occasion of Sweden’s participation in the IPU-132 in Hanoi, from March 28 to April 1.

Electricity Group has new chairman

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Duong Quang Thanh has been appointed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung as the new Chairman of the Board of Members of the Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) from March 25.

ITE-HCMC spotlights Mekong sub-region tourism

 The International Travel Expo in Ho Chi Minh City (ITE- HCMC) has successfully promoted cooperation among the Mekong Tourism Alliance of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

Land rental increases leave businesses in cold sweat

VietNamNet Bridge - Businesses are complaining that higher land rentals imposed by HCM City authorities will push them against the wall.