An education mobile application developed by two Vietnamese overcame 1,200 technology companies globally to win first place at the SXSWedu in Austin, Texas, USA, which concluded on Thursday.

 Japan might need to recruit 30,000 foreign Information Technology (IT) engineers in the next four years to work in the country especially from India and Vietnam.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh has agreed with the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s plan to issue more stakes and increase the charter capital of the Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex).

 The US has pledged that the implementation of US regulations will not hinder Vietnam’s tra fish exports to the market, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.

 Honda Vietnam (HVN) will work harder to contribute more to Vietnam ’s vehicle industry, HVN General Director Minoru Kato said.

 Vietnam and Mozambique have agreed to work on concrete measures to boost all-round ties in the time ahead during talks between visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Jacinto Nyusi.

 The 12th Party Central Committee mulled over the socio-economic development scheme for 2016-2020 on March 11, the second working day of its second plenum.

 The National Assembly Committee for National Defence and Security convened its 21st plenary session in the central city of Da Nang on March 11 to sum up its activities during the NA’s 13 th tenure.

The Railway Project Management Unit has asked the Chinese contractor of the Cat Linh-Ha Dong elevated railway project to explain the lack of safety and faults found during the construction process.

 Many waterway vessels operate without a licence and have failed periodic technical safety inspections, threatening water transport safety nationwide.

 The pressure of daily garbage collection quotas and problems storing tools have created more work for trash workers in Ha Noi.

 Relevant agencies are applying themselves to preserving and optimising genetic resources in Vietnam, one of the countries with the richest biodiversity in the world.

 A senior HCM City lecturer has complained about on-the-job qualifications, claiming that people merely seem them as something to cross-off on the list when seeking promotion, rather than genuine chances to learn new vocational skills.

VietNamNet Bridge - With new policies and ‘iron discipline’, the State Bank and Governor Nguyen Van Binh has led the banking system to sustainable growth.

 Wild animals are being kept in abject conditions in a private zoo in the southern province of Long An.

 The Prime Minister has approved a nationwide prostitution prevention programme for 2016-2020 with a series of solutions.

 Vietnam is expected to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in 2017, Dr. Dang Thai Hung, Director of the Accounting and Auditing Regulation Department at the Ministry of Finance.

 The Hanoi’s People Court on March 11 sentenced Nguyen Viet Dung to 12 months in prison on the charge of “disturbing public order” under point d, clause 2 of Article 245 of the Penal Code.

 Real Madrid FC will organize a football camp titled “Foundation Real Madrid Clinic Vietnam 2016″ for children in Hanoi from May 16 to 20.

 The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) plans to sell some 166 million shares to French airport authority Aéroports de Paris (ADP), which is set to become a strategic investor.