The second summit between DPRK leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Hanoi on February 27-28 made meaningful progress, according to the Republic of Korea’s Presidential Office (Blue House).

 Vietnam saw a trade deficit of nearly 900 million USD in February 2019, according to the General Department of Customs.

 The official friendship visit to Vietnam by DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un is expected to set a historic milestone in relations between the two countries.

 Vietnam’s role and position was recognised and highly appreciated by leaders of the DPRK and the USA, as well as the international community, the  spokesperson of Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang has said.

 The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum helped Laos’ Kaysone Phomvihane Museum to restore four important paintings and returned the artworks at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 28.

 A total of 2,822 traffic accidents occurred across Vietnam in the last two months from December 16, 2018 to February 15, 2019, leaving 1,356 deaths and 2,169 injured.

A high-ranking delegation from the DPRK visited a civil equipment research and production complex of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) at Hanoi’s Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on February 28.

 The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) was the only Vietnamese bank chosen to offer money exchange service at the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam’s International Media Centre.

 A number of Japanese newspapers ran articles featuring Vietnam’s role and status as the host of the  second summit between the DPRK and the US in Hanoi, as well as the relations between Vietnam and the US and DPRK.

 International reporters who are in Hanoi to report on the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, expressed their desire to learn more about Vietnam’s culture and people. 

 US President Donald Trump called President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in from on board his Air Force One on February 28 to brief the RoK leader on the outcomes of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam, which ended the same day.

 A number of Vietnamese businesses were selected to provide free services and products at the International Media Centre (IMC) when the second DPRK-USA Summit took place in Hanoi, enabling them to promote their brands to the world.

 Thousands of reporters from around the world have come to Hanoi to cover the second summit between the US and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), creating a race for the latest updates about this high-profile event.

 US President Donald Trump once again thanked Vietnam for hosting the second DPRK-USA Summit while flying back to the US on February 28 after finishing his meeting in Hanoi.

The second summit between US President Donald Trump and leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un ended without any joint statement being issued, according to the White House.

 It only took 25 years, but it looks like it's going to be well worth the wait. The cast of the hit 1994 comedy, "Four Weddings and a Funeral," has reunited for a short sequel that will air as part of Red Nose Day on May 23 on NBC. 

 China was very active in calling on the US to ease its embargoes against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ahead of the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit Vietnam which took place on February 27-28. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Gia Lam District’s Department of Education and Training in Hanoi on Wednesday suspended a private nursery as one of its teachers was found to have slapped a child on February 23.

VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of hectares of land in the central city of Da Nang have been left fallow as miners did not rehabilitate the land before leaving, as requested.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending champions Binh Dien Long An booked a spot in the semi-finals of the LienVietPostBank International Women’s Volleyball Tournament in the northern province of Bac Ninh on Wednesday.

 President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in will unveil the details of his new proposal for the future of the Korean Peninsula on March 1, a RoK official said on February 28.

The International Weightlifting Federation has reported that the urine sample of Vietnamese weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh returned an adverse analytical finding for exogenous testosterone and at least one forbidden anabolic agent.

The Ministry of Education and Training’s new national professional standards for kindergarten teachers and principals will act as a base to rebuild training programmes at universities and colleges of education.

Hanoi has served as a bridge towards peace, especially at the time the city is celebrating its 20th anniversary of being recognized by the UNESCO as City for Peace.

Many international television stations have chosen famous streets in Hanoi with a good view to broadcast live news on the second US – North Korea summit.