Hanoi authorities have presented a range of Chu Dau pottery products as special gifts and ordered large batches of Giang egg coffee to give to international reporters who are in the capital for the upcoming second DPRK-USA Summit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – MD Solid Waste Treatment Plant in central Quang Ngai Province has failed to meet emission standards, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deep underwater surveys will help develop Vietnam’s fishing industry.

Three Vietnamese photographers Khanh Phan, Trung Pham Huy, and Pham Hung, have been named among the winners in the National Awards category of the Sony World Photography Awards 2019.

 A recent study by RMIT University Vietnam and VinaCapital concluded that corporate governance is key to the next wave of SOE equitisation.

 The pre-feasibility study of the North-South High-Speed Railway project was submitted to the prime minister last week by Minister of Transportation Nguyen Van The through Report No.1281/TTr-BGTVT.

On the side-lines of the US-North Korea summit, Chairman Kim Jong Un’s delegation will pay a visit to Viettel to exchange experiences and discuss potential co-operation in the future.

Vietnam has carried out a host of measures to ensure security and safety and logistics for the second DPRK-USA Summit’s success. The country's efforts have been acknowledged by the international community.

 All 5-star luxury hotels in Ha Noi have run out of room ahead of the second DPRK-USA Summit, taking place today and tomorrow in the capital city.

 Traffic will be banned in some streets during the DPRK-USA summit and some other important events in Hanoi on February 27-28 and March 1.

VietNamNet Bridge - Trading gold, silver and gemstones can bring tens of billion of dong each day, analysts say, though the attractiveness of gold has decreased in recent years.

A North Korean delegation led by several Politburo members paid a visit to the World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay on Wednesday morning.

 The 19th ASEAN-India Joint Cooperation Committee (AIJCC) Meeting took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on February 26.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met US President Donald Trump in Hanoi on Feb. 27. The US leader is in Hanoi for the DPRK-USA summit.

The Australian Human Rights Commission will help Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics integrate lessons on human rights into the public school curricula.

 Twenty two official development assistance (ODA) projects with total investment exceeding 2.7 billion USD have been deployed in irrigation since 1994.

 During these days, Hanoi, where the second DPRK-USA Summit is taking place, is more bustling than ever and many of its residents also seem to be eager to welcome the event in their own ways.

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) has witnessed some 300 businesses reportedly exceeding their 2018 business plans in a spectacular way. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – North Korea defeated Shanghai 3-0 in Group B of the LienVietPostBank International Women’s Volleyball Tournament in the northern province of Bac Ninh on Monday.

 Hosting the worldwide political event of the year will be the perfect opportunity for Viet Nam and Ha Noi to showcase its strengths and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) this year.

 Foreign investors have poured US$8.47 billion into Viet Nam this year as of February 20, 2.5 times higher than the same period of last year, data from the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment revealed.

 Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism signed a tourism development co-operation agreement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Tuesday that runs through 2021.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi FC set a record the AFC Cup 2019 after winning 10-0 over Cambodia’s Nagaworld at the Hang Day Stadium in central Hanoi yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Egg coffee, a signature beverage of Hanoi, is among the food and drink items being served to at least 3,500 local and international journalists covering the second Trump-Kim summit this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Loc Troi Group will ink a contract with cyclist Mirsamad Pourseyedi of Iran ahead of the upcoming HCM City Television Cup Cycling tournament.