VietNamNet Bridge – Mahatma Gandhi famously said that eye for an eye would make the whole world go blind. In other words, two wrongs don’t make a right.

Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi have been continuously staying among the global top 10 of JLL’s Short-Term Momentum Index, coming in at third and sixth places this time. 

 Dozens of households in Duc Tho District, Ha Tinh Province are complaining about pollution caused by an overloaded dumping site in the area.

 HCM City People's Council approved a six-fold increase in car parking fees on roads at a meeting on March 16.

 HCM City may fail to reach the target to restore 50% out of the city’s total old apartment building number of 474, according to the municipal Department of Construction.

 Sapa’s upcoming achievement of town status will pave the way for more opportunities for investors in the real estate market.

 Officials of Australia and the ASEAN member states signed a Memorandum of Understanding on strengthening co-operation to counter international terrorism within the framework of the ASEAN – Australia Special Summit in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. 

 Over 1,000 people came together at the walking and painting events held on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake, Hanoi on March 17 in response to the Earth Hour 2018.

 Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai passed away at 1:30 on March 17 at Cu Chi, Ho Chi Minh City, aged 85. Let's take a look back over his time as PM of Vietnam through a collection of photos by VNA.

 A State funeral will be held on March 20-21 for former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, who passed away on March 17.

 The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) has requested all of the toll stations in Vietnam to employ an electronic toll collection system by the end of 2019, in an effort to make the collections more transparent.  

 The Viet Nam Renewable Energy Summit 2018 (VRES 2018) will take place on March 26 to 28 in InterContinental Nha Trang in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang City.

 The import of automobiles surged suddenly early this month, according to the General Department of Customs (GDC).

 VNPT VinaPhone Corporation launched its Over-The-Top (OTT) application Karo for businesses and individuals this week.

 Experts have recommended amending e-commerce regulations that would allow authorities to better manage and collect tax as well as develop the sector.

 Japan, one of the global leaders in implementing the 4.0 industrial revolution, is witnessing strong investment from Viet Nam’s information technology (IT) firms.

 The Sao Khue Awards 2018 received 100 nominations from 80 enterprises and units in the two months since the process began.

 The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority has reported that Halotel, Viettel’s subsidiary, has achieved a 10 per cent of market share equivalent to 3.8 million subscribers within just two years of inception.

 Viet Nam’s securities market has a 25 per cent chance of being upgraded to the “emerging market” status from its current “frontier market” level by 2021.

 The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has asked for the Prime Minister’s approval of Vinamilk’s plan for an Employee Stock Ownership Programme (ESOP) in the 2018-21 period.