NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam, on March 26 morning, beginning her three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of Speaker of the Dutch House of Representatives Khadija Arib.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has voiced its protest against China’s unilateral decision to ban fishing in the East Sea, saying that it has no validity.

 Benchmark VN-Index further rose on March 26, gaining 17.63 points to settle at 1,171.22 points as it seemed not affected by the global stock market among concerns over a possible US-China trade war.

 President Tran Dai Quang presented appointment decisions to six ambassadors to foreign countries for 2018-2021 at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 26. 

 The Xin Man (Vietnam)-Dulong (China) border gate pair was officially opened at a ceremony on March 26.

 There has been not any information about Vietnamese victims in a fire ravaging a shopping mall in the Russian city of Kemerovo on March 25, said the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia. 

 General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and his entourage arrived in Paris on March 26 morning, beginning the official visit to France. 

In pursuing its ambitious smart city goal, Hanoi has announced – for the first time – a list of sectors to be prioritised for Japanese investment. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese livestock farmers are under pressure as their products are uncompetitive in comparison with surprisingly cheap poultry and animal meat imports.

BKAV Corporation has delayed its plan to launch a new generation of BPhone models until mid-year when a series of versions for different market segments will be introduced.

 Hanoi's Construction Department and Hanoi Housing Development and Investment Corporation should take responsibility for a large number of abandoned apartments in the city according to an official from the municipal people's council. 

Ngo Quy Nham, a lecturer at the Hanoi University of Foreign Trade, says that plagiarism has reached a ‘terrible’ level, and in most cases, plagiarists are not punished. 

 Prudential, Manulife, and FWD were among the first insurance firms to transfer insurance transactions to digital platforms, who are now followed by Chubb Life, Generali Vietnam, and Hanwha Life.

The project on allocating forests to hundreds of enterprises to manage and protect to forestland in five Central Highlands provinces has failed. Forests have been lost and land has been illegally appropriated.

 There seemed to be a collective gasp of horror as the news spread recently of a mother and her new-born dying as she tried to give birth at home.

 Hai Huong, 66, owns a small grocery store in an alley off Huynh Dinh Hai Street in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District. The shop has helped her run her family for the last 20-odd years.  

Vietnam’s finance and banking sector has attracted quite a number of foreigners to leading roles over the years. This trend is expected to continue.

 Localities across Vietnam switched off their lights for one hour on the evening of March 24 in response to the global Earth Hour campaign.

Do Tuan Duc and Pham Nhu Thao won their mixed doubles final match against Russian opponents on March 25, to earn the host country’s only gold medal in this year’s event.

 Citizens in HCM City are flocking to buy fire safety equipment after at least 13 people were killed in an apartment fire last week.