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.

 CLS Knights Indonesia beat Saigon Heat by a narrow score of 91-90 in the ASEAN Basketball League on Wednesday.

 Arkady Dvorkovich, new president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) told Viet Nam News about the Viet Nam Chess on his occasion visited HCM City and attended the award ceremony of 9th HDBank International Chess Tournament 2019.

 Twenty-five mortar shells left from the war were safely removed from a local house in the central province of Quang Tri on March 14, according to the mobile ordnance disposal team managed by Project RENEW and Norwegian People’s Aid. 

 The VND1.08 trillion (US$46.5 million) LIG solar power plant - the first of its kind in the central province of Quang Tri is expected to become operational in June.

A 54-year-old man in Binh Duong Province died after being stabbed by his 14-year old daughter.

 PetroVietnam's board of directors have approved the resignation of General Director Nguyen Vu Truong Son.

Despite international and domestic investment increasing in the renewable energy sector, unease remains  over the capacity of the nation’s power grid. 

 The system can be integrated on smart phones, tablets, popular social networks, automatic answering telephone switchboards.

 Last month`s decline came after a 24% year-on-year jump in January and brought cumulative year-to-date sales to 43,242 units, up 14.4% on the 37,797 units sold in the same period of last year.

 "Nuoc mam" (fish sauce) is not only a traditional specialty, but also symbolizes Vietnamese culture that must be protected in any way.

 The incident occurred on a large scale, and Vietnam is affected with average scale.

 The offer of such a size is expected to attract foreign investor and spur the company’s long-term growth.

VietNamNet Bridge - Changes in tax and investment policies have required automobile manufacturers to take steps to optimize their business. 

 Of over 18,078 cases of rash in 56 cities and provinces countrywide, around 3,000 cases are positive for measles virus, said the Ministry of Health yesterday.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc signed an approval for the introduction of the document and work record management system in the inauguration ceremony of the National E-document Exchange Platform on March 12.

FDI attraction to industrial parks and export processing zones in HCMC has slowed down as businesses have blamed the issue of the downgraded infrastructure systems in the zones and surrounding areas.