Vietnam will revise some laws to implement the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and the drafts will be submitted to the National Assembly in May.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Forest rangers on Con Dao Island, in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, are familiar with a busy schedule because they not only patrol the forests, they also have to protect aquatic resources.

VietNamNet Bridge - More Vietnamese enterprises are buying overseas companies in an attempt to enter foreign markets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) will improve the productivity and quality of agriculture, increase farmers’ incomes and reduce their vulnerability to adverse climatic phenomena, 

 The Masan Group Corporation (Masan), which saw an increase of more than 57 percent in profit last year, has set a target of double-digit growth for 2019.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Failed negotiations between the power company and localities on where to place power stations and lines were to blame for the delay of power transmission projects, 

 VietNamNet Bridge – As the Lunar New Year begins, spring festivals countrywide are in full swing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Ngoc Phan of Binh Thuan won the "King of Mountain" title at the Tà Cú Mountain Climbing Open in the southern province of Binh Thuan yesterday. 

 Last May, Australian Liz Walsh, her husband and their 2-year-old twins, moved into a 30-story apartment block in an upmarket residential area near Hong Kong's financial and business district.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat lost to Singapore Slingers 70-76 at the ASEAN Basketball League in Singapore yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Quarter Safeguard team for firefighting in Nguyen Thai Binh Ward in HCM City’s District 1 is often called for help by locals.

The three largest commercial banks in Vietnam have asked the government to lift the foreign ownership ratio ceiling in local banks. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hau Thi Ca, a three-year-old ethnic Mong girl, lives in Thao Chu Phin Village and it takes her two hours of climbing up and down mountains to go to school.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With people returning to HCM City from the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta after Tet (Lunar New Year), highways have been severely congested in the past two days.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese Club from Thompson Rivers University recently organized a gathering event to celebrate Vietnamese Lunar New Year and bring a new taste of culture into Kamloops, Canada. 

 With the title “It's time for another Southeast Asian star in Korea”, the Korean Times of the Republic of Korea praised Vietnamese striker Nguyen Cong Phuong as a new talent in the football in Asia. 

 The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to grant a Category 1 rating to Vietnam soon, allowing its airlines to fly to the US and codeshare with US carriers, according to the Strait Times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Huynh Thi Thuy Dung, a primary teacher in a remote area of Dak Nong Province, all she wishes for the new year is a kitchen.

 Ho Chi Minh City plans this year to speed up a project to become a smart city by 2025 in order to better serve its residents.

 Returning from the one-week Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, Viet Nam’s benchmark VN Index is forecast to grow strongly with banks leading the market upturn.

 Moody’s Investors Service has assigned first-time Ba3 deposit and issuer ratings to Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank).

 Registering for and protecting geographical indication (GI) for Vietnamese specialities are needed to protect, add value to unique products and promote their exports, experts have said.

 The Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has predicted the export value of tra fish will reach US$2.4 billion this year, up from $2.3 billion last year.

 The domestic dairy industry will face competitive pressure this year due to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), according to a report of the Rong Viet Securities Company (VDSC).

 The number of people infected with measles in the European region in 2018 is the highest in a decade, the World Health Organization said Thursday.