A powerful explosion leveled two residential buildings in New York's East Harlem neighborhood on Wednesday morning, killing three people, while nine others remained missing, officials said. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Military experts said that the Malaysian plane might not crash in Vietnam territory but the rescue forces will keep searching it on land.

 VietNamNet Bridge – How would Vietnam behave towards the Chinese market in continuing to export rice to China to clear the big stocks, or stop the export in anticipation of high risks?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every teacher has to take care of 30-50 children during swimming lessons. The current modest teaching staff cannot provide safe swimming lessons to primary and secondary students.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Instead of closing eyes to the intellectual property (IP) infringement or trying to settle disputes through conciliation, Vietnamese nowadays tend to bring the cases to court.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forming part of the UNESCO-recognised Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Tien Son cave is currently reckoned the most attractive destination in central Quang Binh Province.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday it has approved the marketing of a medical device as a preventative treatment for migraine headaches.

Under the government’s Resolution No. 15, state owned commercial banks can buy the stakes of finance companies and banks to be sold by State owned enterprises (SOEs) during their capital withdrawal process.

 HCM City kicks off annual book fair; Horseback riding attracts young people in HCMC; Brutal dog fight in Hanoi stirs anger;

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of students in Quang Nam province once harbored the dream of studying and working for money in Japan. Only after arriving in Japan, did they realize that they were swindled.

 Vietcombank to exceed credit limit for PVOil; Vietnam Airlines airs new jets as part of expansion; Cienco 6 sets IPO date; Cao Bang border gate economic zone established; Vietnamese, Russian companies ink LNG deal

 Forest fire in Ca Mau at alarming level; Spread of bird flu brought under control; Hanoi hopes for Bangkok’s tourism support; Hanoi keeps human diseases under control; Prime Minister instructs no heavy interest rate to fishermen

VietNamNet Bridge – The US group Exxon Mobil has accelerated the pace of its investment in a 20-billion-USD gas-electricity complex in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rolling Stone – the world’s leading music magazine on March 11 ran an article on Nguyen Ha Dong – a 28 year-old Vietnamese programmer whose Flappy Bird games have gone viral.

VietNamNet Bridge – Reigning V-League champions Hanoi T&T continued to fly high in this year’s AFC Cup with a 3-1 victory, their second group win in a row, over Indonesia Super League runners-up, Arema Cronous, on March 11. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ninh Binh have completed preparations for their Asian Football Confederation Cup Group G match today against Yangon United of Myanmar.

 Vietnam, RoK increase sports cooperation; LienViet Bank defend title in nail-biting finish; Jutatip Maneephan wins fifth stage of cycling open; HCM City dominate women's tennis tourney

On March 4, hundreds of people of Cuu Quan village in Hoai Duc district, Hanoi grouped at the village’s ancient communal house to protest some local officials for selling the house’s beams made of sua wood for hundreds of million dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The band The Six Tones, including two Vietnamese traditional instrument players Nguyen Thanh Thuy, Ngo Tra My and Swedish guitarist Stefan Ostersjo, will join string players from the Seattle Symphony Orchestra

Vietnamese garment exporters have been gathering their strength to conquer the home market, which is believed to be more potential once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is signed.