VietNamNet Bridge – Active trading of exchange-traded funds (ETF) helped lift shares on the two national stock exchanges last week, with both stock indices rising.

VietNamNet Bridge - According to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment--Nguyen Minh Quang, many businesses have made fat profit from urban land acquisition due to loosened management.

 Longest cake marks Francophonie Day; National labour safety week launched; Disadvantaged women to get job training; 500 guest workers in S Korea overstay visas

Commercial banks have continued to pump capital into key sectors in an attempt to stimulate the economy, but they have also limited the provision of credit to real estate and securities areas,

The HCMC government has agreed to use 1.2 hectares in September 23 Park in District 1 to develop a theater for symphony, opera and ballet which has two auditoriums with a total seating capacity of 1,700.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Italian symphony orchestra “I Solisti Veneti” will play a single concert at the Hanoi Opera House on March 21 to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Italy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Family Year 2013 was jointly launched in Hanoi on March 16 by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Women’s Union.

The 47th Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation conference will be held in Hanoi on March 19-21 to foster innovations in education and training to meet the growing demand for high-quality human resources.

The Directorate of Fisheries of Vietnam (D-Fish) is considering suing the US Department of Commerce in a US federal court for its unfair calculation of anti-dumping margins on Vietnamese frozen fish fillets.

Although the Ministry of Transportation proposed to not fine the owner of a vehicle that is not registered under his/her name, from April 15, the Ministry of Public Security will fine this type of violation.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the Government Inspectorate's conclusions about some of the contents related to the management of land in the central city of Da Nang have a legal basis.

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan inaugurated the 100-megawatt solar plant Shams 1 in the desert of Abu Dhabi, the world's largest concentrated solar power plant in operation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s national badminton team will take part in the Axiata Cup 2013 in Indonesia and Malaysia from March 21-31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professional and amateur entertainers will take part in another fortnightly street music season in Da Nang, which starts on Bach Dang Street tonight from 7.30.

VietNamNet Bridge - Given that the death of the victim is mysterious, the family carried the coffin through the streets of Vinh Yen town in Vinh Phuc province, asking the relevant agencies for clarification.

On the morning of March 16, Mr. Ronald Haeberle, the author of the set of My Lai massacre photos returned to Son My village in the central province of Quang Ngai to see the witnesses after 45 years.

Why not prescribe the compulsory procedures on the people’s review of the draft Constitution to confirm whether the content of the Constitution actually expresses the general will of the people or not …

The authorities have revoked the title “Emulation Example” of the director and deputy director of the Ca Mau Provincial Department of Construction, said Mr. Nguyen Tien Hai, Vice Chair of Ca Mau province.

The sharp poultry egg price increases in early 2013 has caused a headache to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

One hundred Finnish posters since the beginning of the 20th century, will be displayed at the National Library in Hanoi from March 21-24.