The Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu is facing a level-4 risk of fires, which is likely to be raised to level 5, the level of extreme danger, said the sanctuary management board on March 13.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will sign the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership during the former's visit to Australia.

 International Master Le Tuan Minh defeated Grandmaster Gordievsky Dmitry of Russia at the HDBank International Chess Open Tournament’s sixth-round match in Hanoi on March 13 to replace his rival at the top position.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Meningococcal disease is not new, but recently, drug-resistance in children with meningitis has been increasing, doctors in HCM City have warned.

 The world’s leading e-commerce player, Amazon, is scoping out the Vietnamese market, hoping to benefit local consumers and enterprises. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators complain that teaching has become a ‘dangerous profession’ as teachers have to bear too much pressure from superiors and parents.

Users now can buy iPhone X in Vietnam at prices lower than those quoted by Apple Stores in the US, Singapore and Hong Kong. Locked products are several million dong cheaper than unlocked ones.

Starbucks’ arrival in Vietnam marked a change in the way coffee is made and served in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese snack market, with value of $518 million in 2015, is expected to be worth $1 billion by 2020, experts say. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Businesses will likely narrow the pay gap among labourers and recalculate salary scales based on productivity at work instead of seniority, 

VietNamNet Bridge - In Lai Chau, there is an ancient tea forest which might be the rarest, largest and unique in the world.

After years of decline, in 2017 the number of bus riders in Hanoi increased by more than three per cent, however experts say improved bus stops and shelters will make public transport even more attractive.

 The office-for-lease segment in Ho Chi Minh City will maintain its growth momentum in the coming time, after a successful year in 2017 featuring high occupancy, increasing rental rates, and strong demand.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Waikato University, a leading educational facility in the world, on March 14 morning (local time) before wrapping up his official visit to New Zealand.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Trevor Mallard on March 13.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Sunday announced that a decision by Krong Pak District to suspend the labour contracts of about 200 teachers in the locality would be halted.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Locating an underground station (Terminal C9) for the city’s urban railway project near Hoan Kiem Lake is reasonable, 

 Some foreign banks have assured that they will retain their presence in Vietnam after withdrawing capital from some Vietnamese partners recently, noting that the country is still an attractive market.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, agreed on major directions to boost the future Vietnam-New Zealand cooperation in all fields during their talks in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 13.

 Vietnam and New Zealand on March 13 issued a Joint Statement on advancing the comprehensive partnership toward the strategic partnership during Vietnamese Prime Minister’s official visit to New Zealand on March 11-14.