Microsoft Vietnam and IBM Vietnam surprisingly got the dropped-ranks in the list of 100 best workplaces in Vietnam in 2017, according to the annual survey of Anphabe JSC in collaboration with market research company Intage.

Agricultural intensification and growth in the past three to five decades have provided a solid footing for the development of East Asia.

More than 200 objects and documents affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes are being displayed in Trieu Son district in the north central province of Thanh Hoa. 

The outgoing Ambassador of Thailand to Vietnam, Manopchai Vongphakdi, has been honoured with a “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).

The Central Lung Hospital in Hanoi aims to utilise scientific and technological advances in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, according to the hospital’s Director Prof. Dr. Nguyen Viet Nhung. 

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) President’s wife Kim Jung Sook visited the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups on the morning of March 23 as part of a three-day visit to Vietnam.

The UN Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention made debut at an event co-chaired by the permanent missions of Vietnam and Fiji at the UN headquarters in New York on March 22.

Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City’s Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on March 23 requested screening all firefighting plans in all apartment buildings in the city while inspecting Carina Plaza apartment complex where a fire broke out, killing 13 people and injuring 28 others early on the day.

VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese students will take part in Yown Puraya youth festival which is set to take place in Sri Lanka from March 27 to April 1.

VOV.VN -A fire broke out at a condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City on early March 23 killed 13 people and seriously injured 14 others.

The significant role of the hydro-meteorological sector in eliminating natural disasters was spotlighted at a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 22 in response to World Meteorological Day and World Water Day.

Dr Nguyen Thi Hiep was selected to be part of the International Rising Talents Programme of the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science Awards, which were presented on March 21 in Paris, France.

Cyber security experts have advised users not to share private information on social media networks in light of a recent incident in which some 50 million Facebook users’ information was collected without their consent.

Japan’s Wanokai International Culture Association presented Nguyen Du Secondary School in downtown Hanoi a set of Smart Education solutions, worth VND12 billion (US$528,000), during an event on March 22.

With nearly 3,000 startups, Vietnam is entering a startup boom similar to Europe’s in the 2010-2011 period, according to Max Scheichenost, the co-founder of 15 startups. 

A wastewater treatment plant was put into operation on March 22 in Moc Bai TMTC industrial park (IP) in Ben Cau district, the southern province of Tay Ninh. 

Japan’s water education programme “Mizuiku – I love clean water” kicked off in the central province of Quang Nam on March 22 in response to World Water Day.

The Saigon Innovation Hub (SiHub) under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology on March 21 announced its programmes through 2020, looking toward connecting the global start-up community.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) on March 22 co-organised a ground-breaking ceremony for Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK) Institute of Science and Technology in Hanoi-based Hoa Lac High-Tech Park. 

The Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water) will support and share experiences as well as technologies with Vietnam in dealing with water-related issues. 

A ceremony took place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 22, to present awards to winners of a writing contest on 50-year relations between Vietnam and Cambodia, which was launched in 2017.

A prison term from 18 to 19 years has been proposed for Dinh La Thang, former Chairman of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), who was accused of wrongdoings in the group’s investment of VND800 billion (over US$35 million) into the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank).

VOV.VN - Following the memorial service on the morning of March 22, a gun carriage carrying the coffin of former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai left the Thong Nhat Hall, to transport his remains to his home town in Cu Chi district, HCM City. People lined the roads to bid a final farewell to the late PM.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba held a ceremony on March 21 to pay tribute to former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, who passed away on March 17. 

The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, the NA, the State President, the Government, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the funeral organising board and the family of late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai have expressed thanks to individuals and organisations for their tribute to the former leader.

VOV.VN - On March 22, a delegation of China’s Guangxi People’s Radio Broadcasting Station (GXBS) visited the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) for the signing of a cooperation agreement on producing and broadcasting TV programs with VTC Digital Television under the VOV.

A seminar on the East Sea and Asia-Pacific regional security recently took place in Warsaw, Poland, attracting Polish diplomats and Vietnamese nationals living in the country. 

The Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) held a symposium on studying the application of oceanographic models to adjust sea radar data, and make wave and flow forecasts in the East Sea and the western coast of the Gulf of Tonkin on March 21 in Hanoi.

The central coastal city of Da Nang and its partners from Finland will bolster cooperation in innovation and smart city development, heard a workshop held in the city on March 21.

Many foreign diplomats and officials have hailed former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, who passed away on March 17 aged 85, as a dedicated leader and a great contributor to Vietnam’s ties with other countries.