Foreign investors are registered to invest approximately US$4.03 billion in Vietnam in the first quarter of this year, surging by 119 per cent against the same period last year.

Experts have calmed the public down amid the worry that Thai retailers would dislodge Vietnamese goods from supermarkets, saying Vietnamese goods can stay in supermarkets if the quality and prices are good.

 A ceremony was held on March 27 in Ho Chi Minh City to commence the first phase of the project to upgrade the 130-year-old municipal People’s Court building.

 President Truong Tan Sang welcomed newly accredited ambassadors from Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia who presented their credentials to the Vietnamese State leader in Hanoi on March 26.

 Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh and his Chinese counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Chang Wanquan candidly discussed the sea dispute that has affected relations between Vietnam and China during their talks in Hanoi on March 27.

A video clip of Japanese children crossing the street has unexpectedly caught the attention of many Vietnamese parents on the internet. The parents said it showed the differences in the way Vietnamese and Japanese children are taught.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Several provinces and cities where prostitution is popular were chosen for a pilot project that aims to prevent the crime and reduce its effects on the community.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) on March 21 gave the nod to a Government proposal to downsize industrial zones (IZs), economic zones (EZs) and some infrastructure projects from now to 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group of Doan Nguyen Duc, an influential businessmen, suffered the first quarterly loss since 2008. Duc also lost VND5 trillion over the last year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – An historic flood, similar to the flood that battered the central region with 2,000 mm of rain in 1999, is predicted to hit Viet Nam in the second half of this year after the most severe drought in 100 years

 Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves have soared to a new high of US$40 billion thanks to the execution of some policy tools, especially monetary policy, said an official from the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Nguyen Vu Phuoc captured these photos of the Cham ethnic people, a group that not many, even in Vietnam know much about.

 Many people have raised concerns about a new regulation by the Ministry of Construction which may punish people for quarrelling or swearing inside apartment blocks.

 The 2015 results of Vietnamese banking testified to an ongoing process of recognising and cleaning up problem assets, a credit positive, Moody’s said in a new report released midweek.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite various achievements, over 3 million Vietnamese children are facing water shortage, said Ms. Pratibha Mehta, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative

 VietNamNet Bridge – After being drafted to serve in the war in Vietnam, an American GI decided to treat his days off-duty in the country as a 'working vacation' with camera in hand.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is nearing its goal of eliminating malaria, but it’s all riding on how determined the Government is to succeed.

 Vietnamese badminton star Nguyen Tien Minh missed out on a berth in the final of the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix Gold after suffering a bitter 0-2 loss to Riichi Takeshita of Japan in their semifinal clash on March 26.

 The XQ Vietnam Embroidery Company officially launched an Artistic Street along Yersin Road in Da Lat, Lam Dong province on March 25, making it a new destination for tourists on their journey to explore the Da Lat flower land.

 The Ministry of Health (MoH)) denied the information that it has allowed the import and use of Salbutamol chemical rampantly.