Saigon Heat lost to Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions 97-110 on Wednesday in the penultimate match of the qualifying round of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

FIFA and UEFA have provided over 1.8 billion VND ($79,000) for the central province of Thua Thien-Hue to develop a community-based football project.

 The Vietnamese legal framework and policies regarding transparency in the mining sector is "fairly comprehensive", however, implementation of such policies leaves a lot to be desired.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, President of the Harvard University paid a visit to the Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) in HCM City today.  

 A ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 23 morning to welcome Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is on an official visit to Vietnam.

 Security in the East Sea came under the spotlight at a recent conference held at the Civitas University in Warsaw, Poland, drawing the attendance of local researchers, students and the Vietnamese community.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc received World Bank (WB) CEO Kristalina I. Georgieva in Hanoi on March 23, valuing the WB’s role in Vietnam’s socio-economic development, especially in poverty elimination.

 The electricity producer PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) plans to hold its first initial public offering (IPO) and seek strategic partners this year, PV Power’s representative told vneconomy.vn.

 The Finance Ministry has issued a new circular to help resolve problems in the development of the derivatives market.

 Unilever, Vinamilk, Nestle, Microsoft and IBM topped the list of Viet Nam’s 100 Best Places to Work last year in a survey released on Wednesday by executive search company Anphabe and market research firm Nielsen.

 Coach Ljupko Petrovic of Thanh Hoa FC has been suspended for two matches in the 12th round of the ongoing V.League 1 after he reacted strongly to a referee’s decision.

 Coach Hoang Anh Tuan has agreed to give overseas Vietnamese footballer Tony Tuan Anh a trial to compete for the U20 team jersey during the preparation for the final round of FIFA U20 World Cup 2017.

 A new partnership to benefit 45,000 Vietnamese factory workers has been launched between Marie Stopes International, the Pou Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd and the Australian Government.

Minister of Information and Communication Truong Minh Tuan has asked the US ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius, to encourage internet giants Google and Facebook to open offices in Vietnam.

 Two men have been arrested for spreading news against the State on Facebook - the most popular social network in Viet Nam, police announced on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - The growth rate of convenience store chains is now much higher than that of supermarkets and other retail channels.

 Many big firms in retail and passenger transport are now expanding their business by selling various unrelated products.

 A new Vietnam IT Industry Index that will process IT production, services and business information was introduced on March 22.

 Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia has announced that State management towards Uber solely aims to ensure that the transportation company’s operations in Vietnam comply with regulations.

 The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on March 22 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in building a national strategy on intellectual property for Vietnam.