The most outstanding Vietnamese athletes of the year were honoured in a ceremony called Vietnam Glory in Hanoi yesterday.

 Hoang Anh Gia Lai-Arsenal JMG Academy’s youth team have been invited to take part in Football for Friendship (F4F), an international children’s social project, in Milan, Italy.

 Coach Nguyen Huu Thang has finalised his squad of 23 players who will travel to play Iraq in Iran in the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 Asian Cup joint-qualifiers on Tuesday, March 29.

 Nguyen Tien Minh continued to play exceptionally well at the SkyCity New Zealand badminton tournament on March 25 in Auckland City.

 The South Korean Cultural Centre has introduced a group of Vietnamese who will support culture co-operation between Vietnam and Korea.

 Vietnamese author Ha Quoc Anh’s book about the world largest cave, Son Doong, was launched at the HCM City Book Fair on Wednesday.

 The second National Mong Festival will be held in Dong Van District in the mountainous northern Ha Giang Province.

 Network provider MobiFone is planning to pilot 4G services next month, according to local media.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications has asked telecom providers and relevant agencies to work with police to inspect and enforce strict punishment on those who sell illegal SIM cards.

Software giant FPT is planning to seek investors for its FPT retail and trading segment this year, according to FPT’s website.

The Ministry of Information and Communications’ Journalist Department yesterday ordered Hanoi’s Police Department to quickly identify three suspects who attacked journalist Do Doan Hoang from the Lao Dong newspaper on Wednesday.

 The Government should offer policy support for rice farmers in chronically drought-stricken areas, enabling them to switch to other crops.

 The final round of the Vovinam (Vietnamese martial arts) Grand Prix took place in Algeria on March 25.

 Leading Vietnamese fencers Vu Thanh An and Nguyen Thi Le Dung are in the Republic of Korea for the Fencing Grand Prix Sabre.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every Thursday, the theatre workshop that Céline Mariage offers Francophone students at the Ha Noi University attracts the most motivated French-learning students.

 “Nhin | Picturing Autism Vietnam”, a photo exhibition by US photographer Debbie Rasiel, opened in Hanoi on March 26.

 Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuracy Nguyen Hoa Binh introduced nine laws on judicial matters, recently approved by the Vietnam National Assembly to the eighth international conference on penal sciences in Cuba.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luong Minh Dong of the central Quang Nam Province has reduced his work load by inventing a more effective, multi-functional plough using old machinery parts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ready-to-eat tomatoes, and lettuce, grown without soil, and consumed unwashed, are the future in Viet Nam and people will soon have the chance to experience this form of ‘smart agriculture’.

VietNamNet Bridge - Both State-owned and private schools are trying to attract students with scholarships.