Banning motorbikes is expected to curb traffic congestion and pollution. However, it has a long way to go.

Vietnam has identified the private sector as a growth engine and the future of the economy, however, its current role in the economy remained modest.

 In the first two months of this year, the exchange rates at commercial banks have not seen much fluctuation but reference exchange rate has been continuously adjusted by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

 The consignment of 351 containers of Vietnamese rice in transit at Kota Kinabalu port on their way to Luaban port to export to the Philippines and Hong Kong have been sequestered by the customs division.

 Four players of the national men’s football team won the highest score in the 2018 Fair-Play Awards, which were announced in Ho Chi Minh City on March 11.

 Google’s Gmail and Driver report problems as Google says applications were experiencing ‘issues’, causing many users around the world report that they cannot send mail, download files.  

 A concert will be organized at the Hanoi Opera House on March 26 and 27 to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB).

 The Ministry of Science and Technology on March 12 asked the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality to put on hold a plan to issue a set of standards for fish sauce production.

 Counterfeit products have been flooding ecommerce platforms, Thanh Nien newspaper reported, citing a report by the General Department of Market Surveillance under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 The Investigative Security Agency at the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has arrived at a decision regarding a case of exam fraud in the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh last year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 33,000ha of the U Minh Ha National Forest in the southern province of Ca Mau is at risk of fire.

VietNamNet Bridge - Replying to criticism, educators said that with a lack of money, facilities, teachers and curricula, ensuring high quality physical education was an impossible goal.

The Viet Nam Golf Association and the Els Performance Golf Academy — the first international golf academy in Vietnam — on Monday signed a co-operation agreement to promote golf among young people in Vietnam.

Singer Tuyet Nga beat off competition from 100 other contestants to be announced as the winner of the Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2019 during the grand final which was recently held in Singapore.

 As theCPTPP has taken effect, Vietnam and Canada can boost cooperation across multiple fields such as agriculture, fisheries, infrastructure and clean technology, according to a Canadian official at a workshop on March 11.

 The conclusions of the State Audit of Vietnam on the forced collection of tax debts from Unilever Vietnam and Sabeco are reasonable and are not cause for lawsuits, the local media reported, citing SAV auditor general Ho Duc Phoc.

 Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), is currently on a tour of various Asian countries and is due to pay Vietnam a visit on March 13.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty men’s and women’s teams will take part in the National Volleyball Championships which are scheduled to start on April 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC drew and Becamex Binh Duong lost in the second round of group stage matches in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup yesterday.

Cu Lan Village in Dalat is not only renowned for its peaceful beauty but also for its wooden statues that are as rustic and unpretentious as the people of the region.