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Vietnamese give thumbs up to new Samsung Galaxy S6 design

VietNamNet Bridge – Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones have been welcomed warmly by Vietnamese for their design and hardware.

Farmers should be seen as main players in modernisation project

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Quoc Cuong, chairman of the Viet Nam Farmers Union, tells Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the role of farmers in transforming Viet Nam into a modern, industrial nation.

Vietnam’s women’s football seizes huge potential: Coach Takashi Norimatsu

 VietNamNet Bridge – Japanese Takashi Norimatsu expressed how impressed he was with Vietnam’s female footballers after becoming the head coach of the women’s national team on March 4,

Ben Thanh market – a symbol of Ho Chi Minh City

 Located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Ben Thanh market has long been viewed as a symbol of the country’s largest economic hub.

HCM City commemorates Bach, Handel with concert

 VietNamNet Bridge – A concert will be held at the HCM City Opera House next Monday to commemorate the 330th anniversary of the birth of Johannes Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, both born in 1685.

No new flu strains in Vietnam: health ministry

 Vietnam has not detected any new influenza strains or mutations that increase toxicity or are drug resistant, said the Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department (PMD) on March 5.

Vietnamese politicians and their public Facebook pages

In addition to the Minister of Health who has launched her public Facebook page, the vice chair of Nam Dinh Province and the deputy chairman of the National Committee for Traffic Safety are using their Facebook pages to receive public comments.

16,000 VN firms close in first two months of 2015

 More than 16,000 businesses were either dissolved or suspended operations during the first two months of this year, said the General Statistics Office.

Art & Entertainment News 7/3

 String quartet to help women enjoy life; Artist stages solo pantomime show; Cuoi Xuyen Viet begins auditions for first VN reality show; Conference to delve into artistic life of Emperor Ham Nghi; Saigon Outcast starts Sunday event

Social News 7/3

 Ministry: Truck loads to be inspected before departure; Leprosy treatment centre opens in HCM City; Japan funds over US$1 million for two healthcare projects; Vietnam to seek new water sources underground

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 7/3

Thailand’s KBank opens two branches in Vietnam; Central bank urged to continue flexible monetary policy; PM approves special mechanism for Nhat Tan – Noi Bai route; Foreign investors frown on weak supporting industries

Japan, VN sign contracts for NGO projects

 Japan and Viet Nam signed non-refundable assistance contracts for two non-governmental projects worth more than US$1 million on Thursday in Ha Noi.

Singapore biggest foreign investor in HCMC

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singapore has become the biggest foreign investor in HCMC with 719 operational projects worth nearly US$8.22 billion,

SPORTS NEWS 6/3

 U-23s beat T&T 3-1 in friendly; National women’s football championship kicks off; Trang wins the Binh Duong Open's sixth stage

Vietnam intensifies role in UN peace-keeping mission

 Deputy chief of the General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia led a delegation to the Central African Republic from February 28 to March 6.

Nine provinces to get rice from national reserves

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the finance ministry to release more than 6,930 tonnes of rice from the national reserves for nine provinces during this year's fallow period.

Is Vietnam too hasty in equitizing State-owned enterprises?

VietNamNet Bridge – Many SOEs have been put up for equitization recently, but experts have warned that “haste will make waste”.

Tien Giang could lose forest buffer to climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – The mangrove forest in Tien Giang Province’s Go Cong coastal region could disappear forever if effective solutions are not identified and implemented immediately,

Foreign celebrities charming in Vietnamese Ao Dai

Nozomi Sasaki, Jang Na Ra and Zi Lin Zhang become more graceful and feminine in Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress). Let’s look at some photos:

A home away from home for migrant kids

 VietNamNet Bridge – A socially responsible private sector can turn around a serious failure to meet the basic needs of low-income migrants' children in HCM City.