A training course was held in Hanoi on March 29 to equipped officers who are going to join UN peacekeeping missions in 2017 with skills to handle bombs, mines and explosive materials.

 Vietnam resolutely protests against Taiwan (China)’s live-fire drill in waters around Ba Binh in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and demands that Taiwan not to repeat such activity.

Thailand has announced its final decision for anti-dumping investigations into certain hot dip plated or coated with aluminum zinc alloy of cold rolled steel and painted hot dip galvanized of cold rolled steel imported from Vietnam.

 The trailer of the upcoming television series Living with Mother-in-law, which was released on March 21, has attracted a record-breaking 7.3 million views on its Facebook fan page.

 FPT Information System (FPT IS) last week put into operation the Integrated VAT Administration System (IVAS) worth US$33.6 million developed for the Tax Department of Bangladesh after 12 months of implementation.

 Some 1,000 tons of harvested sugarcane in Ninh Hoa Town in Khanh Hoa Province remains unused on the field after an environmental incident at Khanh Hoa sugar refinery two weeks ago, Nguoi Lao Dong reports.

 Many agricultural experts believe an increase in the farmland limit and land accumulation should be done in a careful manner, or else farmers would become impoverished, heard the 2017 Spring Agriculture Forum in Hanoi this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If nothing changes, ceiling prices on dairy products for children under six will be removed on April, 1.

VietNamNet Bridge - The real estate market saw a boom in M&A deals in the second half of 2016 and the trend continues in the first months of 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An excess of toll collection stations and high fees on BOT (Build-Operation-Transfer) highways have angered local people and commuters,

 VietNamNet Bridge – South Korea should share its experiences and assist Viet Nam in perfecting its legal framework on environmental issues, 

 Pianists will gather at a Passionato concert which the Saigon Classical Music Group will hold on March 31 at the Southern Women’s Museum in District 3, HCMC.

 Winner of Vietnam’s Next Top Model 2016 Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau is now in Seoul for the Seoul Fashion Week from March 27 to April 1.

 Best songs taken from blockbuster movies will be performed in a concert at HCM City Opera House on April 8-9.

 Two preschool teachers are suspended from work to wait for further penalties for their wrongdoing.

 As per the Prime Minister’s directive, relevant agencies must help students complete the high school graduation examination.

The southern central province of Binh Thuan has issued a temporary ban on the exploitation of molluscs and bivalves across its sea waters as part of an effort to protect and regenerate dwindling marine resources.

 Thirty-two per cent of employees in Vietnam’s IT sector are unhappy with their current salary, according to the IT Skills, Benefits and Recruitment Trend in 2017 report released recently by VietnamWorks and the Navigos Group.

 The Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee has proposed Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung consider and approve a plan for turning Quang Ninh Airport into the Van Don International Airport.

Pavements in HCM City’s District 1 have now been largely cleared of obstacles.