VietNamNet Bridge - The water shortage in Vietnam is becoming serious, requiring management agencies to strengthen water sources protection.

Valeria Vazquez Latorre, Miss Supranational 2018, and Prathamesh Maulingkar, Mister Supranational 2018, arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on March 11.

 The HCMC government has decided to advance VND39 billion (nearly US$1.7 million) to the Management Authority for Urban Railways of HCMC (MAUR) to pay the salaries and allowances of its employees.

 The China Pacific Construction Group, a Chinese firm specializing in infrastructure investment and construction projects, has expressed interest in investing in Vietnam’s North-South Expressway project under the PPP format.

Because of the currently slow disbursement of ODA funds, the Ministry of Transport has agreed with proposing the Government and the National Assembly to use state budget for building Rach Mieu 2 bridge to ease traffic jam in the Mekong Delta.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment remained optimistic about Vietnam’s GDP growth target of 6.6% - 6.8% for 2019, VnEconomy reported.

Vietnam has achieved replacement level fertility and maintained the total fertility rate (TFR) - the average number of children born per woman - at less than 2.1 children per woman in almost all the past 10 years. 

In addition to benefiting from import tariff cuts, under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, European businesses will be able to have their products protected in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National team captain Que Ngoc Hai of Viettel has been hit with a four match ban after a bad foul in the derby match against Ha Noi FC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Urban agriculture could be successful in big cities such as HCM City, but farmers face a shortage of available land because of many incompleted projects that have been in the planning stages for years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 105 art works by 102 women artists are on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Association.

As the water supply and drainage sector gears towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution, there is an urgent demand for the training of highly skilled engineers and system operators who are capable of adapting to constantly changing technology, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of special deals will be on offer at the Vietnam Travel Fest 2019 which will take place in Hanoi from March 15 to 17.

A private troupe specialising in cai luong (reformed opera), a traditional art in southern Vietnam, in Kien Giang Province’s Rach Gia District is holding performances and offering free training to youth.

VietNamNet Bridge - After a long period of interruption, key transport infrastructure projects can now resume operation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese companies making eco-friendly straws have received many orders from other countries that have reduced the use of plastic straws or even banned their production.

 Last year was an excellent one for the Vietnamese real estate market with positive signs coming from all sectors, among which hospitality stands out by drawing enormous attention from international and local developers as well as investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The export turnover of Vietnam’s key export items unexpectedly fell sharply in the first two months of the year. 

Hundreds of ethnic minority households have been living without ID cards in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong for the last 20 years, missing out on countless basic legal, social and economic rights and opportunities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Thien Nhan has asked all districts to develop housing policies for migrants based on specific characteristics of each locality.