Tuoitrenews would like to brief you on some news stories published in local media today.
Society: -- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have shut down sidewalk shops in the Pham Ngu Lao backpacker area based in district 1 to ensure public order and security there. However, there have been disagreements about the shutdown.
— Nguyen Dinh Giang, director of the Department of Transport of northern Dien Bien province, said on Tuesday that they will complete the construction of a bridge in Sam Lang village in two months after people nationwide have been shocked to see a video clip showing teachers and students in the village get across a fast-flowing stream by wrapping themselves in a plastic bag to be pulled from one bank to the other on their way to school.
Lifestyle:
— Nearly 300 people attended an event featuring ‘Đờn ca tài tử’ – the unique traditional musical art of southern Vietnam – organized at the headquarters of Tuoi Tre Newspaper on March 18.
Sports:
— Vietnam’s national U19 male team suffered a shocking 0-9 defeat to U-19 Tottenham during a friendly game at the latter’s the training center of Tottenham in London on March 18.
— Chelsea reached the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 aggregate win against Galatasaray on Tuesday, with Real Madrid joining them in the last eight after thrashing Schalke 04 9-2 over two legs of their last-16 tie (Reuters).
Politics:
— Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged on March 18 to elevate the two countries’ ties to a new level of Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia.
— Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung began his official visit to Switzerland on March 18 at the invitation of President of the Swiss National Council (Lower House) Ruedi Lustenberger (VNA).
— Vietnam and the United States have collaborated in various fields, especially maritime search, rescue and security, and humanitarian programs, said Lt. Gen. Vo Van Tuan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, at a reception for Michael G. Vickers, Under Secretary of Defence held in Hanoi on March 18.
To be updated
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