As of March 11, the 11th Xuan Hong (Red Spring) festival collected more than 10,200 units of blood from donors in Hanoi.

A three-year-old boy has died after falling from the 20th floor to the sixth floor of a building in Vietnam.

A stray monkey has been found around a residential area in the inner-city Hoan Kiem District over recent days, affecting local people’s life.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have rescued two young Vietnamese- American girls and arrested their suspected kidnappers, who previously demanded a ransom of US$50,000.

The public security investigation agency, Phu Tho province's public security department, has issued a decision on starting legal proceedings against and an arrest warrant for a four-month detention of Nguyen Thanh Hoa, former Director of the Hi-tech Crime Police Department, on the charge of organising gambling.

The south-central coastal province of Phu Yen is implementing an electricity grid project worth nearly VND237 billion (US$10.4 million) sourced from Japanese non-refundable official development assistance (ODA).

A ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Ha My massacre took place at the Ha My Monument, in Dien Duong ward, Dien Ban township, the central province of Quang Nam on March 11.

The Vietnamese Buddhist Association in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a requiem at Phung An pagoda in Seoul on March 11 to pray for national peace and prosperity.

The Japanese retail group AEON planted 500 more cherry blossom trees at the Hoa Binh Park in Hanoi on March 10 as part of the activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties.

Maps of Vietnam are on show along with tourism products at Vietnam’s booths at the 2018 International Tourism Exchange Berlin (ITB) in Germany from March 7-11.

On March 10, Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2018, a highlight of Make the Future Singapore 2018, held at the Changi Exhibition Centre to feature bright energy ideas and solutions that enable human progress towards a low-carbon future.   

Firefighters successfully stamped out the blaze of a tanker at Port K99 in in Hai An district, the northern port city of Hai Phong on early March 11 after eight hours of battling.

The VND20 billion (US$878,000) collected from the auction of the ball and the jersey with autographs of all members of U23 Vietnam team, the runners-up of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship last January, was presented to 20 deprived districts of 12 provinces nationwide in Hanoi on March 11.

The Secretariat of the CPV Central Committee has ordered the Police Party Central Committee to coordinate with relevant agencies in directing further investigation of the case of organising gamble, gambling, fraud and money laundering in Phu Tho province.

The Friendship Journey 2018 was held in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on March 10, gathering nearly 300 delegates who are ambassadors and officials of embassies of various countries in Vietnam, and representatives of friendship associations, international and non-governmental organisations in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - An “Earth Hour” campaign on the theme of “Connect to Earth” was officially launched at Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House on the morning of March 10 with the presence of more than 2,000 volunteers, representatives of green businesses and the singer Isaac, who is the ambassador of this year’s campaign.

VOV.VN - Nearly 1,000 units of blood were donated by Hanoians on the first day of the Red Spring Festival blood drive which is being held at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) on March 9.

Nearly a year after starting a programme to train rural women in nutrition, taking care of themselves and their families, and gradually improving their income, Nestle Vietnam plans to expand it to more localities.

The satellite data sharing system, Vietnam Data Cube, has been introduced in the country, promising a satellite image database for Vietnamese earth observation satellite data users.

Over 1,400 health insurance cards for 2018, worth a total of about VND240 million (US$10,560), were presented to near-poor people in Kon Tum city, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, on March 8 by life insurer Hanwha Life Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A new night market has been opened in Hoi An’s old quarter on the streets of Tran Quy Cap, Bach Bang, and Tieu La in Minh An ward to facilitate local people’s commercial activities in the east of the old quarter.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the Ministry of Transport (MOT) have agreed to work more closely together to protect the environment and cope with climate change in the field of transport during the 2018-2021 period.

The number of chickenpox cases in the southern region has been increasing in recent days, with many newborn babies getting infected.

VOV.VN - During their five-day visit to Da Nang from March 5-9, US Navy servicewomen of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier have had a great time seeing the sights and making new friends.

Nearly 20,000 disadvantaged students in the central province of Thanh Hoa will receive rice support in the second semester of the 2017-2018 academic year as decided by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee.

VOV.VN - A US Navy fleet including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain, and the destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer with around 5,000 crew on board left Da Nang today (March 9), ending their historic visit to Vietnam.

A traffic safety campaign was launched in the northern province of Ha Nam on March 9, targeting better safety awareness of students when joining the traffic.

The Republic of Korea-supported project on overcoming the consequences of post-war bombs and mines was launched during a ceremony in the central province of Quang Binh on March 9. 

VOV.VN - Hundreds of Da Nang citizens and visitors flocked to Thuan Phuoc Bridge and Son Tra Peninsula on the morning of March 9 to watch the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier which is about to leave Da Nang, ending a five-day visit to the central city.

The Belgian Government’s official development assistance (ODA) will help the central province of Ninh Thuan to enhance capacity in the management and operation of its irrigational system as part of efforts to respond to climate change under a project launched on March 8.