A wide variety of unique activities imbued with the Italian culture are being held in Hanoi during March under the third Italian Design Day themed ‘Cities of the Future and Heritage Preservation’.

 The European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) has proposed that the Government rapidly digitalize the country’s economy and continue applying information technology to production and various sectors.

 Former general director of the State-run PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP) Do Van Khanh, 58, was accused of receiving interest payments worth more than VND4 billion under the counter from OceanBank.

 Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to the U.S. this year at the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump, the local media reported.

 Hanoi People's Court on Thursday started the first trial in the intellectual property infringement between a local company and a renowned director over the popular The Quintessence of Tonkin show.

 A toll station in Tiền Giang was planning to start collecting fees again from March 25, more than a year after it was shut down, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Nhật announced.

 Pig-farming Từ Tây Ward in Yên Phú Commune, Yên Mỹ District, the northern province of Hưng Yên, is going through hard times, with farmers forced to cull hundreds of pigs infected with African swine fever every day.

 A series of companies who rushed to trade rice a decade ago are now facing difficulties and in some cases, have gone bust.

 Cross-border e-commerce platform Fado Vietnam and its Chinese counterpart Alibaba signed a cooperation agreement on March 14 in HCM City to launch a new trading channel supporting Vietnamese firms, especially SMEs.

 China is current the biggest market for Vietnamese agricultural products, but its demand for fruits and vegetables is still growing, offering a chance for Vietnamese firms to boost even stronger shipments to this country.

 Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Czech counterpart Lukas Kaucky conducted a political consultation in Hanoi on March 14 to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and international issues of shared concern. 

 The Netherlands is an important partner of Vietnam in Europe, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a reception for newly-accredited Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman in Hanoi on March 14.

 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong chaired a meeting today to discuss solutions to curb and prevent further outbreaks of the African swine fever.

 Vietnam has repeatedly requested Malaysia to ensure a fair trial for and legitimate rights of citizen Doan Thi Huong, a suspect in the murder of a DPRK national at Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017.

 Export of shrimps has been facing several challenges as shrimp export value merely touched US$3.6 billion, down 7.8 percent over the same period last year although the shrimp farming area and production rose 3 percent and 6.3 percent respectively.

VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts estimate that the corporate bond market will grow by rate of 30-40 percent per annum. Anticipating tighter capital flow from banks, businesses are issuing bonds to mobilize capital. 

The Liaison Board of Truong Sa Soldiers for the 1984 – 1988 period held a ceremony on March 14 to commemorate the Vietnam People’s Navy soldiers who fell down on Gac Ma island, part of Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, in 1988.

 Nearly 2,000 foreign and domestic runners will take part in the 61st National Marathon Tournament organised by Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper in the city of Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province, on March 24.

 The anti-vaccine trend has continued influencing parents in Vietnam, particularly in HCM City.

 The 11th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Maritime Security opened in Da Nang on March 14 with the participation of more than 80 delegates from 27 ARF countries and experts from international organisations.