Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid a visit to Samdech Sar Kheng, Acting Prime Minister of Cambodia, in Phnom Penh on March 14.

Leaders of HCM City and Houaphan province of Laos reached consensus on cooperation plans and orientations in various fields for 2017-2020 during their talks in Vietnam’s southern largest economic hub on March 14. 

 The 8th meeting of the National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee opened on March 14 with an agenda full of important contents for the third session of the 14th NA.

 Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Van Thanh has hailed the European Police Office (EUROPOL) as the Ministry of Public Security’s important international partner in the fight against crimes.

 President of Israel Reuven Ruvi Rivlin and his spouse will make a State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.

There is a high possibility that China could overtake the U.S. as the biggest importer of Vietnamese tra (pangasius) fish this year, heard a seminar on agricultural and aquatic products in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on Tuesday. 

Vietnam’s exports to the United States might be impacted at least in the short term if America implements its border adjustment tax as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to revise tax policy, a macroeconomic report said.

 UOA Group of Malaysia has expressed interest in developing a dedicated zone for video-game developers in HCMC, a representative of the group told HCMC vice chairman Le Van Khoa at a meeting last week.

New Zealand Education Fairs will return to Hanoi (18 March) and HCMC (20 March), and this year, the country’s leading educational institutes will be offering a number of exciting scholarships to Vietnamese students.

VietNamNet Bridge - Last year was a prosperous one for life insurance companies, with impressive growth of 37 percent, a record 10-year rate.

 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from 19th to 20th March 2017.

 Key economic indicators in February 2017

A cold air mass is currently moving from the northern to the southern provinces of Vietnam, warned the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center.

 The Prime Minister has recently approved in principle the project on prenting and combating illegal trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora.

 With an area of over 20ha, Thu Thiem Central Square in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2 is planned to be the largest public space in Vietnam.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Transport to form a panel of experts from various disciplines to choose the optimal design from the three shortlisted ones for Long Thanh Airport. 

 “Big Vietnamese information technology (IT) and telecommunications corporations will become major and reliable partners to Angola if they are given favourable conditions.”

 Da Nang holds substantial potential for real estate investment with major opportunities available in the hospitality segment, according to the latest report from real estate consultants Savills.

Stock market capitalization has reached VND2,260 trillion ($101 billion), equal to 50.3 percent of Vietnam’s GDP, a rise of 16 percent since the end of 2016 and the highest level since the market began operations

The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) cancelled the auction of shares in Maritime Bank owned by the Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group on March 10.