Construction and urban managers are being equipped with knowledge to build modern and civilised urban areas in Vietnam, at an ongoing training course in the central city of Da Nang.

 Ho Chi Minh City has 78 self-nominated candidates running in the upcoming election of deputies to the 14th National Assembly and the municipal People’s Council.

 Malta and Vietnam can boost cooperation in sea port management, financial and tourism services, and human resource training in maritime law, diplomacy, and foreign languages.

 Chief of the General Staff General Do Ba Ty held separate bilateral meetings with heads of delegations from Laos, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Brunei on the sidelines of the 13th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM-13) in Laos.

 More than 300 delegates, who are foreign diplomats in Hanoi, their spouses, and representatives from international and non-governmental organisations participated in a spring tour in Hanoi on March 13.

 Z.com, a Japanese GMO Internet Group providing Internet solutions, signed a deal with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi on March 11 to sponsor the national football team.

 Hai Phong monopolised the top spot of the 2016 V-League standings with 12 points as they extended their winning streak to four matches following a narrow 1-0 fourth-round win against QNK Quang Nam on March 12.

 Veteran Nguyen Van Thong, 52, from Bo Trach District in Quang Binh Province recalled the battle against the Chinese invaders at Johnson South Reef in the Spratly Archipelago on March 14, 1988.

 The 2nd season of Vietnamese X-Factor will be aired on television in coming time.

 Vietnam, New Zealand, Paraguay, Aruba, and Nicaragua are five new markets for Zara, a brand of Spanish fashion corporation Inditex, in its bid to open between 280 and 360 new stores this year.

  After their arrival in Vietnam last weekend, T-ara Eun Jung and Qri from Korean girl pop group wore Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress) to attend a meeting with their fans at a studio in Ho Chi Minh City on March 14.

About 300 scientists and information technology experts will participate in the eighth Asian Conference on Intelligent Information and Database Systems (ACIIDS) in Da Nang from March 14 to 16.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the competition in the market has become ‘scorching hot’ in the last three years, many home appliance distributors have decided to join hands with foreigners to receive support from powerful partners.

 Vietnam has been drawn in Group A along with Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines at the 2016 AFF Women’s Championship, to take place in Mandalay, Myanmar from July 26 to August 4.

 Green Monday Vietnam, a large-scale vegetarian buffet which is part of a Humane Society International-supported global campaign, will be launched in Ho Chi Minh City on March 25 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

 A group of local Vietnamese has launched an organization to introduce and support the Korean culture wave of hallyu, which has been earning widespread popularity across Vietnam.

 Hairdresser Michael Barnes, of London hairstyling fame, will appear along with supermodels Pham Huong and Ha Anh on March 23 at a free public fashion event of five emerging local designers in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of households living on the corridor of Red River dyke system in Hanoi will likely be moved as part of the flood prevention plan, authorities and experts have said.

 A group of young people have become a link between benefactors and poor workers through voluntary programs in Hanoi.

The local market has seen some of the most attractive shares offered in initial public offerings (IPOs) in March.