Head of the Management Center of the Saigon River Tunnel Le Minh Triet yesterday said that as per the traffic digital map management system, a system of 300 surveillance cameras will be installed in traffic jam-prone spots. 

Vietnam received over US$297 million registered capital from Japanese investors and over 100 Japanese businesses coming to learn about, survey and do investment procedures in the country during the past two months.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long on Monday sent an urgent official dispatch asking local authorities to step up preventive measures against whooping cough.

VietNamNet Bridge - Economists and representatives of Vietnamese automobile enterprises believe the threatened departure of foreign automobile manufacturers would not be a problem for Vietnam.

 The International Football Federation (FIFA) has closed the list of 24 teams to compete in the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, to be hosted by the Republic of Korea (ROK), with Vietnam among Asia’s five representatives.

 A fire is reported at Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant in central province of Binh Thuan, which is invested by state-run Electricity of Vietnam today.

 Quang Ninh authorities have carried out various measures to prevent pollution and improve the landscape of Ha Long Bay.

The Vietnam Maritime Administration has ordered port authorities across the country to warn ship owners and maritime transport companies of the increasing pirate attacks in Southeast Asian waters.

 Mekong Capital plans to invest in four new companies in the first half of 2017, with each investment valuing at US$8-15 million, the firm has announced.

 Vietinbank and steelmaker Hoa Phat Group (HPG) have inked a credit agreement to finance the Hoa Phat Dung Quat iron and steel production complex, the company has announced.

 Standard Chartered (SCB) and International Financial Corporation (IFC), a World Bank group member, have agreed to continue their trade finance partnership with an additional investment of US$1 billion.

Two more cases of A/H7N9 bird flu infection in humans were reported in China’s Zhuang Autonomous Region, near Vietnam’s northern mountainous provinces of Cao Bang and Ha Giang.

 The Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) is the sole Vietnamese representative to attend Nepal Investment Summit 2017 in Kathmandu with the aim of seeking trade opportunities in the country.

 Compared to 2016, banks are looking at brighter prospects in 2017 as many indexes look like they are on a trend of improvement.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every Vietnamese knows the poem ‘Banh troi nuoc’ (the dumpling that drifts in water), written by poetess Ho Xuan Huong in the 18th or 19th century.

Vietnamese photographer Binh Duong from Hanoi has been listed among 10 finalists in the travel category at the 14th annual Smithsonian photo contest.The winner of the competition will be announced on March 28.

 The Xuan Pha folk dance in the central province of Thanh Hoa was recognised as a national intangible heritage at a ceremony on March 6.

 Ino Mayu launched the Japanese-funded Seed to Table organisation, which promoted eco-friendly agriculture across Vietnam since 2009.

 The People’s Court of Hanoi on March 6 sentenced two Chinese citizens, Tian Yun Yun and Ke Zheng, to seven years and 30 months in prison, respectively, for using fake ATM cards to steal money from other people’s bank accounts.

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, CEO of Vietjet Air, has officially become the richest Vietnamese female, after Vietjet Air put its shares into transactions on the bourse.