VietNamNet Bridge – Belgian fries, crepes with maple syrup and chocolate are delicacies to be served during the celebrations for International Francophone Day on March 15-16 in Hanoi.

 US President Donald Trump said in a farewell in Hanoi last month that he expected to welcome Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong at the Oval Office in the White House.

 Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick visited the northern province of Hoa Binh on March 12 to see how Australia’s aid program is providing new opportunities for poor and remote ethnic minority communities there.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City performed its first ever per-oral endoscopic myotomy on three patients with achalasia, a serious condition affecting the oesophagus.

Statistics show that the rise in demand for energy in Vietnam is double the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, participants heard at a workshop in Hanoi City on March 12.

The State budget revenue may reach US$100 billion in the next 15 years if the Government takes drastic measures to reform State-run enterprises and create a level playing field for foreign enterprises.

After three first three rounds of the new season, the 2019 Wake-up 247 V.League 1 has temporarily taken about a month off for the U23 national team summon, preparing for the 2020 AFC U23 Champs qualifier.

 Issues facing private enterprises discussed at latest VET conference in HCMC.

 Despite headwinds in the global economy, experts believe that Vietnam’s fundamentals and opportunities remain attractive to foreign investors.

 One of the major pharmaceutical firms in the country, Traphaco JSC seems to have forgotten the strength of financial vehicles to realise its profit optimisation target.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment held a conference on Tuesday in Singapore to introduce the National Innovation Centre (NIC) and call for investment in Industry 4.0 projects.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Thu Hien, a bus owner and attendant who assaulted a passenger on Monday afternoon, showed up at the Cam Xuyen District Police Department in Ha Tinh Province for investigation, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese researchers in Australia have announced a discovery which could be a breakthrough in the development of the solar energy industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang should build more roads to link its districts with the rest of the province and with highways connecting other provinces and cities to attract more investors, 

 Samsung Life Insurance is seeking to make inroads into Viet Nam through an equity investment in Bao Viet Life, the country’s largest life insurer, Koreatimes reports.

 Vietnam has made strides in ensuring gender equality, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung said on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

 The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on March 13 decided to nullify the granted licences and not to grant new ones for flights using the Boeing 737 Max to enter Vietnam’s airspace.

 “Best English bookstore in Hanoi,” “A heaven for bookaholics”. These are two among many comments of foreigners who have visited Bookworm, a bookshop filled with English books in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dong Thap triumphed at the National Shuttlecock Championship which concluded in the northern province of Phu Tho on Monday.

 Eight elephants joined a football match among some of their other activities at the on-going Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.