On March 31, the newly-elected National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan presented the NA Standing Committee’s nomination of Public Security Minister Tran Dai Quang for the post of State President.

 National Gallery Singapore today launched its first international special exhibition, Reframing Modernism, co-curated and co-presented with Centre Pompidou, Paris.

 Gold books and other royal gold objects of the Nguyen Dynasty are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi from March 31.

 Hanoi will not use budget funds, but mobilised social capital to build a three-storey underground parking lot in Thong Nhat Park, an official of the municipal People’s Committee said.

 Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington DC on March 31.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is estimated that the volume of bombs and mines left from the war is around 800,000 tons, polluting more than 20% of Vietnam’s total area. All 63 provinces and cities in the country are polluted with mines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Duong Nguyen Kha Trang, Vietnam's representative at Miss Eco Universe 2016 pageant, performed a Vietnamese ao dai at the national costume competition on March 30.

 National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan was elected as the new Chairwoman of the NA and the National Election Council (NEC) on March 31 with a majority of votes.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) will sell 8% stake to JX Nippon Oil and Energy of Japan for the price of not less than VND38,000 ($1.8) per share to have money to restructure its loss-making subsidiary in Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Television Cycling Cup will begin on April 10 in Ha Noi and end on April 30 in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Just within five days, the rice price in Mekong River Delta increased by VND300-350 per kilo after the forecast about poor crop.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visiting the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, visitors should not miss stop-over to contemplate a unique architectural work of a 100-year-old Wooden Church in downtown.

 VietNamNet Bridge - About 5,300 cases of child sexual abuse were discovered in Vietnam in the past five year. Particularly, the cases of sexual abuse of boys were on the rise.

Before leaving Vietnam, the “Kong: Skull Island” crew has to pay taxes to the Vietnamese government, said Mr. Tran Nhat Hoang, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 The door to the 2018 World Cup officially closed on Vietnam after they succumbed to a 0-1 defeat against Iraq in their last Group F clash of the second World Cup qualifying round, held on neutral ground in Tehran, Iran on March 29.

 A special art programme themed ‘Sac 16’ (Beauty 16) will be held on April 2 on Dao Duy Tu Street, one of Hanoi’s Old Quarter pedestrian streets. 

 Vietnamese National Assembly deputies called on the government to show the greater determination in protecting the country’s sovereignty in the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos.

  US investors anticipating business windfalls from the upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership have been showing a strong interest in Vietnam.

Vietnam Aviation Academy and D’viation Solutions Sdn Bhd today signed a collaboration agreement on a comprehensive strategic partnership with the aim of enhancing the aviation education and training in Vietnam. 

 No mosquito-borne Zika virus case has been reported within Vietnam so far this year, as samples collected are confirmed by labs as negative for the virus.