Vietnam still lacks mechanisms to prevent the abuse of children in various forms and support children victims, participants said at the second meeting of the National Committee for Children in Hanoi on March 22.

During a reception in Hanoi on March 22 for Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Public Security Teo Chee Hean, PM Phuc said Vietnam always supports Singaporean firms to do business in the country.

 As many as 399 districts across Vietnam have been identified as high risk areas for the outbreak of bird flu while another 314 districts are at low risk, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

 The Vietnam – Singapore Cooperation Centre was inaugurated in Hanoi on March 23 morning.

 Vietnam has made constructive contributions to the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council which took place in Geneva, Switzerland from February 25 to March 22.

The Singapore Tourism Board and the Singaporean Embassy in Vietnam on March 23 morning opened the Singapore Festival 2019, the first of its kind, at the pedestrian street around the Hoan Kiem Lake right in the heart of Hanoi.

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on March 25 - 31.

 Trade defense measures and strong growth of local steel producers are considered main factors helping local products increase sales and regain market shares from importers, mainly Chinese.

 A concert, themed ‘Around the world’, will be held on March 27-28 with the participation of talented Vietnamese and international artists and dancers.

 About four to five tropical storms and depressions are expected to directly affect Vietnam with the concentration in the Central region.

 Park Hang-seo’s Vietnamese side barely broke a sweat as they thrashed Brunei 6-0 in their Group K opener of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on March 22 to secure top place in the group on goal difference.

Vietnam said that Taiwan has seriously violated the Vietnamese sovereignty and threatened peace in the East Sea after Taipei conducted live-fire drills on Vietnamese Ba Binh (Itu Aba) Island in the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago days ago. 

 Vietnam – South Korea relations are built on high level of mutual trust, and the two countries share similarities in culture and history, according to South Korea Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do Hyon. 

 Vietnam will be one of the first countries to deploy fifth-generation (5G) network, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung emphasized at the first-ever ASEAN Conference on 5G in Hanoi on March 22.

 Vietnam’s average inflation in 2019 is estimated at around 3.5%, according to Bao Viet Securities Company (BVSC). 

 Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) today, March 23, announced the cancellation of many flights from HCMC to Ca Mau and Rach Gia, and from Can Tho to Phu Quoc Island, because of technical problems.

 Local travel firm Vietravel has purchased a 66% stake in HCMC-based Kent International, the owner of Kent International College.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are six chairs of provinces born in 1970s. Of these, the youngest are the chairs of Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces. Both of them were born in 1976.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shan tea, a type of wild tea tree grown by ethnic minorities, has been well known in the mountainous provinces in the north of Vietnam for many years.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign enterprises in China have visited Vietnam to learn about the investment opportunities here, but most have not made decisions to relocate.