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Top 10 outstanding youths announced

VietNamNet Bridge – Ten winners were announced in Hanoi on March 18 for the Outstanding Young Citizens awards sponsored by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Young Talent Support Fund. 

Bangkok-Thua Thien Hue air route launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Bangkok-Thua Thien Hue first direct flight carrying 161 Thai passengers arrived at Phu Bai Airport on March 18.

Flower streets brighten HCM City

Bougainvillea, yellow orchid, phoenix and yellow scorpion flowers are in full bloom beautifully decorating Ho Chi Minh City streets.

Art & Entertainment News 19/3

My Van to appear on L’Officiel, Italian DJ to perform at Madake Bar, Electronic concert to feature UK's Nic Ford, Trio presents jazz music at Decibel Lounge, Activist to pedal from HCM City to Paris

Experts suggest building reservoirs to control floods in city

 VietNamNet Bridge – Building reservoirs and embankments is one of the measures for HCMC to control floods and adapt to climate change,

First polo match to be held in Vietnam

  The Vietnam Charity Polo Cup 2015 will be held for the first time in Vietnam on March 20 at the Golf Club and Long Thanh Urban Area in Dong Nai Province to raise funds for charities and wildlife protection.

Thousands of cheap tickets offered for VietJet’s HCM City - Chu Lai route

To celebrate the launch of a new route between HCM City and Chu Lai (Quang Nam Province), the low-cost airline Vietjet will offer thousands of tickets from just VND9,000 ($0.46) from March 19 to 26.

State agencies to dispose of illegally imported milk

VietNamNet Bridge – The Market Administration Agency has seized dozens of thousands of milk cartons bearing Ensure Abbott brand illegally imported to Vietnam but is unsure whether it has the legal right to destroy them. 

Nick Vujicic to return Vietnam

 Limbless and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic will return Vietnam for the third time on March 22 to take part in a series of activities for local disabled people.

Intel, Da Nang sign MoU on cyber security

 The citys Information and Communications Department and Intel Security signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday to develop and strengthen security for information technology (IT) infrastructure in the city.

Vingroup may become strategic investor in VEFAC

 Property developer Vingroup may acquire an 80 per cent stake in Vietnam Exhibition Fair Centre Co. Ltd. (VEFAC) and become a strategic investor in the firm.

Trang digs deep to clear first round of Yonex Sunrise VN International Challenge

 National badminton player Vu Thi Trang struggled during the first round match of the Ciputra Hanoi-Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge yesterday.

Pitra Andika leads HDBank Chess tournament

Pitra Andika of Indonesia secured the top position after the third round of the ongoing HDBank Cup International Open Chess tournament being held in HCM City.

EU plans tax transparency clampdown

 The European Commission has laid out plans to clamp down on so-called sweetheart tax deals between governments and multinationals.

Ministry bans sixth-grade entrance exams

 The education and training ministry yesterday dispatched an official note to all education and training agencies, asking them not to hold entrance exams to admit sixth-graders in secondary schools.

Container truck overturns, spills cashew oil

 A container truck overturned in the southern province of Binh Phuoc, spilling thousands of litres of cashew oil.

Hanoi to get new car park complex

 Vice-chairman of Ha Noi People's Committee Nguyen Quoc Hung has approved a project to build a VND18-billion (US$839,000) car park complex, named Hai Boi, in the city's Dong Anh District.

Tunis museum attack: President vows to fight terror

 Tunisia's president has vowed to fight terrorism "without mercy", following a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis that killed 19 people.

24 countries, territories in line for Vietnam tourism mart

 Travel agents, tour operators and hotels from 24 nations and territories will showcase their products and services at 141 booths during the 2015 Vietnam International Tourism Mart (VITM), scheduled for April 3-6 in Hanoi.

Vietnam declared Asian rowing champions

 Vietnam has triumphed at the recent Asian Cup Rowing Championship which wrapped up on May 15 in Singapore, according to the Vietnam Sport Administration.