Vietnam has high demand for public infrastructure investments and this is an opportunity to attract South Korean investors, according to Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung.

 State-owned Hanoi Trade Corporation (Hapro), operator of a chain of supermarkets and convenience stores and owner of many land plots and properties at prime locations in the city, is looking for a strategic investor to buy over half of its shares.

 Localities in the Mekong Delta region recorded high rice output for their winter-spring rice crop in 2016-2017 despite a decrease in cultivation area and the spread of diseases, heard a conference in An Giang province on March 15.

 Member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) committed to seeking a new path to promote regional economic and trade integration during a high-level meeting in the Chilean city of Vina del Mar on March 15. 

 The frigate HQ-011 Dinh Tien Hoang left Vietnam on March 15 to attend the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Showcase 2017 (LIMA 2017) in Malaysia for the first time.

 Saigon Heat delivered a stunning performance to secure a much needed win against Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions, currently ASEAN Basketball League’s top ranker, on their home turf last night.

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) have won the best team award in February, the event’s organising board has announced.

 Hanoi FC beat Tampines Rovers of Singapore 4-0 in the third match of Group G of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on Wednesday.

In the last 30 years, since the Foreign Investment Law took effect in 1987, foreign direct investment (FDI) capital to Vietnam increased from $0.324 in the first year to $24.373 billion in 2016. 

 International Master (IM) Nguyen Anh Khoi of Viet Nam in a surprise win yesterday defeated Grandmaster (GM) Zhou Jianchao of China at the HDBank Cup International Open Chess event.

 Vietnamese coach Hoang Anh Tuan hopes Việt Nam can make a big surprise at the coming FIFA U-20 World Cup, after the draw for event took place at the Suwon Artrium, South Korea yesterday.

 The French corporation Aeroports de Paris (ADP) is in negotiations with the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to purchase ACV shares.

 Viet Nam’s leather and footwear industry will maintain its strong growth even if the TPP does not materialise, the Viet Nam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) has said.

 The domestic coal sector is going through a tough time owing to serious competition from cheap imported coal, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment has launched the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SMEs) Development Fund for 2017.

 Military sappers in the Tay Giang District of Quang Nam Province yesterday found and defused three bombs left from the wars in the communes of Lang, A Nong and Bhalee.

VietNamNet Bridge - The smart home created by the Japanese painter Fujiko Fujio in the famous cartoon Doraemon in 1969 has become a reality in the 21st century. 

JA Solar Vietnam is building a big $280 million solar panel plant in Bac Giang province, though it has still not submitted a report on the possible impact on the environment as stipulated by law.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has been accused of going too slowly in implementing plans to reform the training of teachers at junior pedagogical colleges (3-year training).