As many as 2,000 Vietnamese students are studying in New Zealand, the New Zealand Education revealed at a seminar recently held in Ho Chi Minh City to introduce opportunities in the country. 

 Over 60 Vietnamese entrepreneurs have convened in HCM City to hear about the benefits of corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies that integrate zero-tolerance towards threatened wildlife consumption.

 The ten winners of the Vietnam Outstanding Youth Faces Award 2016 were named on March 10 following a meeting of the organizers, the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union’s Centre Committee and the Fund for Vietnam’s Young Talents.

 Physical education is considered as important as academic education, but the role of physical education is limited in many schools, showing the need for more investment in infrastructure and manpower in the field.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung has made a working visit to the EU from March 4-10, aiming to boost Vietnam – EU ties via lobbying for the early signing and ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement.

 Vietnam’s relations with the US and Israel were the focus of a recent diplomatic reception held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the US and the Asia Pacific Institute of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).

VietNamNet Bridge - A Google representative said that in the near future, Vietnam’s e-commerce performance will be ‘mobile only’.

VietNamNet Bridge - About 50 dollar millionaires in Vietnam earn billions of dong a month via Facebook, according to a Facebook representative. However, the taxation body said it cannot collect taxes from these sellers.

Parents in Hanoi complain that they cannot decide which English learning programs to choose for their children because there are too many programs and they don’t have sufficient information about the quality of the programs.

VietNamNet Bridge - Two students in Can Tho City are using waste from seafood processing factories to create microbiological sludge to grow safe vegetables and ornamental flowers. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnam’s fruits are popular among choosy consumers in the US, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand, the products have to struggle to cement their positions in the domestic market.

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has sent a letter to a teacher in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai for his efforts to persuade many local students back to their class.

Weather experts expect the southern region to  experience less drought and salinity and more unseasonal rain during this year’s dry season.

Falling demand and overseas competition are expected to bite into Vietnam's rice exports.

Vietnam will work with the new administration and Congress of the US to continue fostering the two countries’ comprehensive partnership in economy, trade, national security, education, science-technology, and settlement of post-war consequences.

Vietnam’s relations with the US and Israel were the focus of a recent diplomatic reception held by the Vietnamese Embassy in the US and the Asia Pacific Institute of the American Jewish Committee (AJC).

 Ca Mau Petroleum Fertilizer to increase 2017 sales by 10%, Hoa Phat targets 1mn tons of feed annually by 2020, Sacombank to hold AGM on April 28, Vietcombank offers to finance Tan Son Nhat expansion

 Deputy PM urges more drastic fight against smuggling, counterfeits, Tay Thien festival commences in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam’s images promoted at ASEAN Plus Three Festival, Hà Nội seizes 1,000 litres of home-made liquor

 The Republic of Korea (RoK) has offered Vietnamese people an insight into its traditional and modern culture at a two-day event in Hoi An Ancient Town, the central province of Quang Nam.

 As many as 232 chess masters from all the five continents will compete in the 7th HD Bank International Open Chess Tournament, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 12. 

 Ho Chi Minh City plans to become a smart city, and the task requires concerted efforts by the administration and information technology community, a city leader has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has been seeing slight GDP growth in recent years. The growth rate was 6.2 percent in 2016 and is forecast to be 6.3 percent this year. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - When asking for a place to eat dried beef salad, you will be directed to Ho Hoan Kiem Street. Few people know this is the most “modest” street in Hanoi.

 The Food Safety Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City officially made its debut at a ceremony on March 11, making the city become the first locality in the country piloting food safety management by only one agency. 

 The cherry – Yen Tu yellow apricot blossom festival, themed “Cooperation and Development”, was opened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on March 11.