The Hanoi People's Court on March 17 commenced the first-instance trial of 13 defendants for their involvement in the case of violating bidding regulations that led to serious consequences at the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT), the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC) and relevant units.

Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan, who is leading a delegation from the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) on their visit to China, held talks with his Chinese counterpart Hou Kai in Beijing on March 17 to intensify cooperation between state audit offices.

Minister of Public Security Gen. Luong Tam Quang has expressed his hope that US logistics giant FedEx will continue its active contribution to two-way trade and aviation security cooperation, making Vietnam a key logistics hub in ASEAN and across Asia.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has affirmed in a recently issued article that the private sector plays a very important role in shaping the future of the national economy and building a dynamic, independent, resilient, and prosperous Vietnam in the new era of national advancement.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on March 17 donated 500,000 doses of measles vaccine to the Ministry of Health (MoH), in an effort to swiftly control the outbreak and prevent its widespread transmission across the country.

VOV.VN - Diego Giustozzi, the Argentinian coach of the Vietnamese futsal team, has called up 20 players for their first training camp of the year in preparation for international tournaments, including four friendly matches during FIFA Days this April.

VOV.VN - Vietnam wishes to expand cooperation with foreign partners, State President Luong Cuong said during his separate meetings with newly accredited ambassadors of Greece, Colombia, Panama, and several other countries in Hanoi on March 17.

Domestic flights of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the new-generation carrier Vietjet Air will officially operate from Terminal 3 of Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport from May 5.

Vietnam's pepper price has surged to around VND160,000 per kilo in the Central Highlands and Southeast regions even though it is the pepper harvest season, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association.

Vietnam has the foundation and potential to successfully build an international financial centre, according to Associate Professor Nguyen Dang Bang, a finance expert at the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School.