Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that Vietnam always supports and treasures South – South cooperation in his speech delivered at the plenary session of the second High-Level UN Conference on South – South Cooperation.

 The average retail price for power was raised by 8.36 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

 Vietnam’s retail market needs a comprehensive development strategy to boost domestic trade, experts said at a conference in Ha Noi on Wednesday.

VietNamNet Bridge - Telcos and IT solution providers will have great opportunities to exploit the IoT market when 5G is deployed in Vietnam by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - The price of pepper, which Vietnamese farmers call ‘black gold’ as it brings billions of dollars of export turnover each year, has fallen dramatically.

 Everyone wants to travel, but it’s something that’s difficult for disabled people as there are several barriers hindering them from accessing tourism services. 

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) will open a new consulate general in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang, the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) has reported.

 The Rang Dong Light Source and Vacuum Flask JSC held a workshop on smart lighting solutions in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 19.

 Rice exports are expected to recover in the second quarter of this year, boosted by encouraging market signs.

The Department of Animal Health of Vietnam affirmed on March 20 that the information carried by some foreign news agencies with the content “FAO recommends Vietnam to declare African swine fever as a state of national emergency” is inaccurate.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) plans to focus its investigations on businesses that use high volumes of energy as part of its mission to save energy.

 The Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with the Border Guards and the General Department of Vietnam Customs, broke a major drug trafficking ring on March 20, seizing 300kg of drugs.

 Legendary golfer Greg Norman, who was appointed as Tourism Ambassador of Vietnam for 2018-2021, has promised to promote Vietnamese coffee to the world.

 The Vietnam Internet Forum 2019 (VIF19) opened in Hanoi on March 20, discussing ways digital technology can help build a creative, open and sustainable society.

 The Consulate General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on March 20 to ink contracts on the granting of the country’s non-refundable assistance to social welfare projects in six Vietnamese localities.

 A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung attended the High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation in Jakarta, Indonesia, on March 20.

VietNamNet Bridge - The current teacher shortage and the high number of unqualified teachers have contributed to the failure of English teaching programmes at general schools.

Vietnam in recent years has applied low-greenhouse gas-emission production technology, agricultural waste management models, and bioenergy generation in many localities with positive results. 

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Washington DC on March presented a documentary on the search of remains of US naval officer James B. Mills, who died during the war in Vietnam, to his sister Ann Mills-Griffiths. 

 The cause of African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Hien An hamlet in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue’s Phong Dien District is being investigated, said Chairman of the district People’s Committee Trinh Duc Hung on March 19.