VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is entering the aging process at an unprecedented high speed, said Ms. Victoria Kwawa, Country Director of the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam.

 A photo exhibition week introducing Vietnam’s achievements since its three-decade renewal is underway in Port Said city, Egypt, opening a series of events popularising the Southeast Asian nation and its people beyond the capital city of Cairo.

Plans of increasing the percentage of foreign ownership will continue gripping the attention of investors when companies propose them in their annual general shareholder meetings normally taking place in the second quarter of the year.

 The south central province of Binh Thuan has issued a temporary ban on the exploitation of mollusc and bivalve across its sea waters from April 1 to July 31 with a view to restoring the marine resources.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is taking measures to ensure Vietnamese fishermen being detained in the country are treated in line with local and international laws, Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh said on March 28.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has lost rice export contracts as some of its major markets including Indonesia and the Philippines have canceled their import plans.

 National Assembly deputies looked into draft working reports of the 13th legislature and its organisations from 2011-2016 during a plenary session live broadcast nationwide on March 28.

 Voters nationwide have closely followed the 11 th session of the 13th National Assembly, and expressed their satisfaction with the NA’s and its agencies’ activities during the last tenure.

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on March 28 welcomed Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad, who is leading a Lao business delegation to Vietnam to attend the two countries’ Investment Cooperation Conference 2016.

 The third Vietnam – China border defence friendship exchange is underway in the northern border province of Lang Son and the Chinese province of Guangxi on March 28-31.

 Vietnam strongly condemns terror attacks on civilians, most recently a bomb blast in Pakistan which claimed tens of lives and injured hundreds of others, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh on March 28.

 Vietnam and Indonesia have continued their discussions on issues relating to the delimitation of the two countries’ Exclusive Economic Zone boundary based on the principles of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - Forested land is under the strict control of six powerful agencies, but land continues to be cleared to make room for resorts.

VietNamNet Bridge - A high school student in Hue City who wants to help minimize traffic accidents caused by drunk people has invented a smart helmet. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is expected to attract a number of investors of transport infrastructure projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) model this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mother Goddess religion, considered to be Viet Nam’s oldest religion, is rising in popularity. Each year, tens of thousands flock to the Phu Day festival in Nam Dinh,

VietNamNet Bridge - For years, people believe that Hanel was the owner of Daewoo Hotel after it bought hotel’s shares from the South Korean investor.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Experts have said it is necessary for the real estate sector to find stable financial sources to ensure adequate housing supply as demand was anticipated to pick up rapidly.

 Vietnam International Fashion Week 2016 will be held at Gem Center in Ho Chi Minh City on April 23-26.

VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal parking areas and street-side vendors are encroaching on pavement and roads in HCM City, causing traffic congestion, particularly on narrow streets.