The HCMC Department of Natural Resources and Environment will start late this month broadcasting eight indicators on air and water quality.

 Hanoi is conducting an economic census to collect data on local businesses and economy, heard a conference to discuss the implementation of the work on March 7.

 The Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine inked a deal with the University of Liège, Belgium for a Europe-standard family medicine training programme in HCM City on March 7.

 The Hanoi Health Department has announced two hotlines, 0949396115 and 0969082115, for H7N9 avian flu prevention, heard an online meeting on plans to prevent diseases in humans in Hanoi on March 7. 

Hanoi Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung has suggested New Zealand consider cooperating with Hanoi in protecting the environment, developing transport infrastructure, and studying measures to improve the quality of locals’ lives. 

 A Romanian traditional music and dance performance will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on March 15-20 by the Romanian Embassy and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 Police officers are preparing for the upcoming military parade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Special Police Battalion No.1 on March 9. 

 Hundreds of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) were trained on how to promote their brands through e-commerce at a workshop on March 7 in southern Dong Nai Province.

 80% of female workers aged over 35 are leaving employment because of stress, reported by the Institute for Workers and Trade Unions.

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued the certificate to Gala Viet Event Tour Corporation allowing it to host the Miss ASEAN Friendship 2017 in the coastal province of Phu Yen Province.

 Kong: Skull Island's stars and director tell Channel NewsAsia’s Genevieve Loh all about the challenges and beauty of filming on location in Vietnam.

Mobile World Group (MWG) is set to open its first store in Cambodia, called BigPhone.com, General Director Tran Kinh Doanh confirmed with VET.

 Vietnam has ranked second in the Pioneering Locations Index within Cushman & Wakefield’s latest global Manufacturing Risk Index report, behind Costa Rica. The ranking shows that global manufacturers hold Vietnam in high regard in terms of potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities must be held accountable to the Government if they allow rampant crime in their jurisdictions, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said yesterday.

The number of passengers at Cam Ranh International Airport has surged substantially in recent years while infrastructure fails to address the overload, according to central Khanh Hoa Province’s People’s Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The rate of children suffering from gastric disease is growing due to schooling pressure and inappropriate food, health experts have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Contemporary artists from South Korea and Viet Nam are presenting their work in different materials at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quang Ninh Coal will not be playing on their home turf in today’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup match against Yadanarbon, which will be a disadvantage, coach Phan Thanh Hung said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of stealing over 500 Ngoc Linh ginseng plants from a ginseng farm in Quang Nam Province last Tuesday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Quite a few Vietnamese companies are taking advantage of sand dredging privileges authorised by the Government to rake in huge illegal profits, according to an expose by the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.