Sweden's IKEA said on Tuesday they had started an investigation on the source of bacteria detected in its cakes.

The formula products imported through unofficial channels to Vietnam have been available on the market and favored by customers, even though their quality has not been certified by state management agencies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national under-23 football team has been called on to win a gold medal at the 27th Southeast Asian Games to be held later this year in Myanmar.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Institute of Nutrition has found that more than 50 percent of Vietnamese children fail to get enough vitamins or iron in their daily meals.

On the evening of March 5, an intense fire erupted at a shop selling incense and votive papers on Han Hai Nguyen Street in Ward 10, District 11, Ho Chi Minh City. Two people were injured while three unknown carbonized bodies were found.

After the Government Inspectorate announced the conclusion on inspection of land violations in Da Nang, which caused losses of more than VND3,400 billion ($160 million), the city leaders have confirmed to explain in writing to the Politburo.

The statue of Maitreya Buddha on the Cam Mountain in An Giang Province and the statue featuring the Buddha entered Nirvana on Ta Cu Mountain in Binh Thuan province have been recognized as the Asian records.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese music student Tran Tuan An was awarded first prize at the Society of American Musicians (SAM) Guitar Competition on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – English Premier League’s Arsenal will play a friendly match against Viet Nam in Ha Noi in July as one of their warm-up activities for the new season.

  NA Chairman visits Russia, Germany, Poland; Vietnam, Russia further develop defence ties; Deputy PM lauds ties with Yunnan

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cyclist Nguyen Thi That had her second win yesterday, March 5, in the International Binh Duong Women’s Cycling Tournament.

 U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a new all-time closing high and intra-day high, as investors became more confident in the stock market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Government decree takes force today stating that people violating manufacturing laws by producing and trading counterfeit goods will be subject to severe fines.

Vietnamese food, which is considered one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide, would be developed to attract more tourists to Vietnam.

The plan on the investment tendencies of strategic partners would give the answer to the question which countries Vietnam should attract foreign direct investment (FDI) from.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Traffic updates are being displayed on overhead electronic boards at main routes in HCM City on a trial basis to help reduce congestion.

 Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez died Tuesday, Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced, shortly after Caracas revealed that the cancer-stricken leftist icon was suffering from a severe infection.

The government of Vietnam is considering lifting the ceiling foreign ownership ratio in Vietnamese banks in an effort to make Vietnamese banks more attractive in the eyes of foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bird flu has recurred in Hau Giang and Kien Giang provinces, and the epidemic is likely to spread across the Mekong Delta.

Scientists have warned that in the dry season, the saltwater can penetrate far into the interior area the Mekong Delta by 70 kilometers, or five kilometers further than in 2012.