VietNamNet Bridge - Bloomberg has quoted a close source as saying that Aeon - the giant retailer from Japan – is approaching an agreement to acquire the Big C Vietnam chain of France’s Casino Group.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of vehicles could not move on the roads around Dan Chu roundabout in District 3, HCM City because of the gathering of young fans to see the Korean girl band T-Ara.

VietNamNet Bridge - Road building projects that would pass through natural reserves have been proposed, while many resorts have been built in national parks. 

Vietnam will become a new industrial center in the world, while its products such as footwear and garments will enjoy big benefits when TPP takes effect.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Czech photographer Zuzana Rakova has revealed a number of her amazing photos on Hon Khoi salt flats, which were taken during her trip to the central province of Khanh Hoa.

 Vietnam spends about 3.4 billion USD on medication every year, officials of the Ministry of Health said on March 16.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has just instructed that Vietnam will join the compilation of a multinational dossier to seek UNESCO’s recognition of the traditional craft of “son mai” (lacquer) as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to launch a direct flight from Hanoi to the Czech capital of Prague and vice versa in 2017 with the aim to boost tourism cooperation between the two countries.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 100 adventurers will participate in the second Tu Lan Adventure Race 2016 in the central Quang Binh Province from April 1 to 3.

 Authorities in the northern province of Quang Ninh plan to replace wooden ships with steel ones over the next five years to ensure safe journeys for tourists in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO-recognised natural heritage site.

The Bach Khoa Anti-virus Center (BKAV), the leading internet security group, has warned that hundreds of important systems in Vietnam are at risk of having clients’ information stolen through vulnerability Drown on websites using https protocol. 

 A total of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta and Central Highland regions have announced an emergency state of drought and saline intrusion, reported Nhan dan newspaper.

 A State-level ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 16 to mark the completion of a project on increasing and upgrading border markers along the Vietnam – Laos boundary.

 Vietnam and Hungary signed a mutual legal assistance agreement on criminal matters, in Hanoi, on March 16, in the presence of President Truong Tan Sang.

Vietnam is speeding up reform, improving national governance capabilities and upholding democracy, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung assured Managing Director of IMF Christine Lagarde during a reception in Hanoi on March 16.

 The Nature Conservation Zone in the southern province of Dong Nai confirmed the death of another bull yesterday.

  Keneko Hiromi of Japan won the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament, Biwase Cup 2016 yesterday.

 Only two Vietnamese players won at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Asia 14 and Under Championships Division 1’s first matches at Lan Anh tennis club in HCM City on March 15.

 Ngo Thanh Minh's photograph, entitled Lighting Dream, won the Vietnam National Award at the Sony World Photography Awards.

 Beverage companies seek to delay until the beginning of 2017 the application of amended regulations on calculating their special consumption tax, claiming they need more time to adjust their production plans.