The second defence strategy dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Vietnam and Russia has helped reinforce bilateral trust in military and defence cooperation.

 President Truong Tan Sang has requested the Ministry of National Defence’s department of military supplies enhance its performance in serving the special task forces which are safeguarding the country’s sacred sovereignty.

The Vietnam Outstanding Young Face Award is a great source of encouragement to help young talents position themselves and continue to strive to shine and motivate other young people in the country.

The Government has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Justice to prepare a report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership to submit to the National Assembly for approval at the NA session in mid-2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The authorities of District 1, HCM City, have kicked off a campaign to detect and punish those who urinatein public sites in the downtown area.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to the measurements of a man named Tran Dang Dang Khoa, Do Van Suu is the shortest road in Saigon, with a length of 45m.

 March 22 is the United Nations World Water Day. The Vietnamese government is focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Some photos feature Vietnamese people and fresh water:

The Ministry of Planning and Investment and other relevant ministries and the authorities of Hanoi have basically agreed to Samsung Vietnam's asking for incentives for developing its $300 million R&D centre in Hanoi.

Ly Hoang Nam has defeated Yu Cheng-yu of Chinese Taipei in a head to head match in the main round of the Kofu International Open Tennis men’s singles in Japan.

 Vietnamese athletes will head to the next rounds of the SKYCITY New Zealand Open badminton tournament in Auckland City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Real estate and cigarette distribution are business fields which seem to have no relation with e-commerce. However, digital marketing is now being seriously considered. 

 Vietnam has ranked fourth out of 149 countries assessed for how well they convert national wealth into well-being for the population, according to a recent analysis from The Boston Consulting Group’s Sustainable Economic Development Assessment.

 Volvo Cars of Sweden will open two Volvo 4S centres in Ho Chi Minh City in the third quarter of this year, the group announced on March 22.

 President of the University of Da Nang (UDN) Tran Van Nam on March 22 presented the title of Honourary Doctor to Professor Hitoshi Yamada from Japan’s Yokohama National University on March 22.

 About 14.7 percent of the State budget revenue, or 150 trillion VND (6.7 billion USD), will be spent on paying debt in 2016, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) revealed on March 22.

The performance of the court, procuracy and audit sectors during the 2011-2016 tenure was reviewed during the ongoing 11th meeting of the 13th National Assembly on March 22.  

 Lao Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith affirmed that support provided by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs for the Liaison Committee for Overseas Laotians has helped deepen the Vietnam-Laos relationship.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Finance (MOF) plans to ask petroleum traders to pay 0.5 percent of their annual sales to the environmental risk prevention fund.

 Most voters have lauded the candid and responsible spirit reflected in the working reports presented by the National Assembly Chairman.

  Vietnam vehemently condemns a series of bloody bomb terror attacks in Belgium on March 22, Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said.