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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 1/4

 Vietnamese seafood available in 156 markets; Positive signs for the economy in Q1; Vingroup announces plans to launch into e-commerce; Shrimp industry protests US imposition of anti-dumping taxes

Art & Entertainment News Headlines 31/3

 Vietnamese guitarist defeats 200 to win Yale scholarship; Vietnamese artists to participate in charity event; Hue International Food Festival 2014 to open in mid-April;

Sports News Headlines 31/3

 U19 Vietnam to face strong rivals at regional champs; Bronze medal for Vietnamese gymnast at world tournament; Women football remains 28th place on FIFA rankings; Vodickova, Wild claim first place at Hue triathlon

Social News Headlines 31/3

 Funeral held for Most Venerable Thich Tri Tinh; Blaze rips through 3000sq.m of wood; 58 passengers saved from stranded boat; Heat wave spreads across the north; Bomb left over from war found in garden

Bidding law will offer great opportunities to small contractors

Vietnamese construction companies, which always complain that they cannot win the bids due to the small operation scale, will have bigger opportunities to obtain more contracts, once the Bidding Law takes effects on July 1, 2014.

Vietnam has the second world shooting record after 52 years

 VietNamNet Bridge - At the 2014 ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup Championship in the US, Hoang Xuan Vinh became the second Vietnamese to break the world record.

Anh Vien named top swimmer at American swimming competition

 VietNamNet Bridge – With four gold and two silver medals, Anh Vien is the top swimmer of the NASA Junior National Championship Cup in Florida, USA, which took place on March 27-29.

Thousands of trucks stuck in Lang Son

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of trucks loaded with fruit have been stuck at the Tan Thanh border gate in Lang Son Province for several days.

Gyalwang Drukpa’s delegation to visit Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa 12th is paying an official visit to Vietnam from April 5 to 21 at the invitation of the Drukpa Vietnam.  

150 exhibits prove Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel, Spratly Islands

The exhibition of historical and legal evidences asserting that Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) and Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) belong to Vietnam is held in Phu Yen from March 28 to April 3, on the occasion of Vietnam Seafood Festival 2014.

Woman brings Vietnamese novel to world

 VietNamNet Bridge – With the novel entitled O Dat Ke Thu (In the land of the enemy), business woman Le Lan Anh became known in Vietnamese literary circles.

Businessman tests his mini-submarine in lake

After about two hours of testing in a lake in a private industrial zone in Thai Binh City, the mini submarine named Truong Sa, manufactured by a local businessman, could dive and resurface at the witness of hundreds of people.

Climate impacts 'overwhelming' – UN

The impacts of global warming are likely to be "severe, pervasive and irreversible", a major report by the UN has warned.

Festival highlights traditional love market in Ha Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cultural event highlighting the Khau Vai Love Market will take place on April 24 to 26 in the northern Ha Giang Province's Meo Vac District, a local official said.

Minh claims first international badminton crown in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The only world top 10 athlete, Nguyen Tien Minh, had no rival at the Ciputra Hanoi - Yonex Sunrise Vietnam International Challenge.

Foreign businesses asks to clarify conditions for opening retail points

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign business associations have unanimously voiced their opinions about the necessity of loosening and clarifying the conditions foreign investors must satisfy to be able to open new retail points in Vietnam.

Political News Headlines 31/3

 Malaysian PM to visit Viet Nam; VFF President enjoys productive Singapore visit; Defence Minister leaves for Seoul; Party delegation attends int’l conference in Mexico

Geographic information systems in southwest built

 VietNamNet Bridge – Geographic information systems, intelligent mapping system have been developed in Vietnam's southwestern region to support the effective management of natural resources and socio-economic development,

Tens of thousands gather for Earth Hour 2014

 Thousands of people gathered in Hanoi at August Revolution Square on March 29 to observe the Earth Hour Campaign 2014 and show their support for climate and energy conservation and preservation.

Joint Committee to clarify Japan’s alleged bribery

 The first meeting of Joint Vietnam-Japan Committee will be held in Hanoi on April 3 in a bid to clarify issues related to bribery allegations against Japanese railway consultancy firm JTC.