VietNamNet Bridge – The experience gained from a pilot energy-efficiency plan in Cao Trieu prawn farming area in Quang Cong Commune, Quang Dien District, Thua Thien - Hue Province as well as the experience from Thai Binh Province

 VietNamNet Bridge – The establishment of an inter-ministerial team to look into drug pricing and manage production and retailing should be sped up, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan.

While Article 4 on the role and leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the draft amendments to the Constitution is being widely discussed, the building of the law on the party must be promoted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – WHO scientists have joined investigations into a rare skin disease in central Quang Ngai Province's Ba Dien Commune.

HCM City’s trade promotion focuses on regional countries; Gov’t pledges support for Samsung; Big home loan rate cuts unlikely: experts; Funds prioritized for key traffic projects in city

 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.