VietNamNet Bridge - Following Domesco, Hau Giang Pharmacy has become the next destination for foreign investors.

Suggestions were raised about a budget increase on research and about more incentive policies to boost scientific and technological research activities among high school teachers as well as students.

 HCM City and Hanoi, two biggest cities of Vietnam, have been facing severe traffic jam and environmental pollution caused by exhaust fume. 

 A share ownership dispute has erupted among members of the family that holds the majority stake in Nam A Commercial Join Stock Bank.

 Singaporean culture highlighted in capital on March 23 and 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Đối Thoại Thường Ngày (Daily Conversation) exhibition is something of a family affair, with the silk painting and installation art featuring works by a mother-daughter duo.

 Angoulême International Short Film Festival featuring movies from France and other movie industries of countries will take place at the Ho Chi Minh City College of Stage Performance and Cinematics on March 18.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total 4,144 communes were recognised as new-style rural areas by the end of February, up 306 from the end of 2018, according to the central steering office of the new-style rural area building programme.

 The police are investigating the alleged use of meat from sick pigs at several schools in Bac Ninh Province as the number of children tested positive for cysticercosis has climbed to 209.

Flower arrangements of two Vietnamese artists for the first time are on displayed at the Ikenobo Ikebana Flower Exhibition, which kicked off in Osaka city of Japan on March 15.

Undergoing hundreds of years of existence of development, scarf weaving in Dong Thap faced risks of falling into oblivion but it has now been revived thanks to the locals’ efforts.

 The agricultural sector gained a trade surplus of US$1 billion in the first two months of this year despite a year-on-year decrease of 1.6 per cent in export value.

After the Government took steps to prevent rice prices from falling in February, prices have started to inch up in the Mekong Delta – the granary of Viet Nam – though not by much.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Can Tho City in the Mekong Delta will host its third biennial Book Expo with the theme Sách – Tri Thức, Phát Triển, Hội Nhập (Books: Knowledge, Development, Integration) from March 25-31.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Nay Huynh, head of Ayun Commune’s women association in Gia Lai Province’s Chu Se District, first saved a newborn’s life 14 years ago.

 A new method of blended learning, which combines classroom and online learning, helps Vietnamese students access standard high school education programmes in the US and Canada. 

 The domestic agricultural sector is working to raise the quality and value of Vietnamese coffee given that coffee export turnover has yet to match the volume. 

Since the beginning of the year the State Bank of Vietam has been increasing the reference rate of the đồng against the US dollar, and the Vietnamese currency has appreciated 0.43 per cent as a result.

 Despite officially going bankrupt, Bong Mieu Gold Mining Co., Ltd. (BMGMC) has yet to close the mine and restore the area due to a lack of finances.

 Many provisions set out in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement would directly and positively impact the Vietnamese market for spirits, making it one of the most promising markets in Asia.