Vietnam has suspended commercial trade in specimens of species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with Laos .

 The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced on February 18 the enrolment of 1,300 candidates this year for Project 911.

 Concerted efforts need to be made by the education sector to fine-tune the quality of English language teaching in primary schools, paving the way to meet the nation’s new education programme.

Underground section of Metro Line No.1 ready in 2019, Damaged weather covers from Ninh Thuan to Ca Mau, Truck hits motorbikes, kills 2, HCMC adopts poverty-reduction plan, Overseas intellectuals help promote national innovation

  Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday morning discussed amendments to the current Law on Press and the Law on Child Protection, Care and Education.

VietNamNet Bridge - ‘One program, many sets of textbooks’ is the principle of the plan on renovating curricula and textbooks, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State plans to sell VND40 trillion worth of its capital in state-owned enterprises  (SOEs) in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six Vietnamese movies will be screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 set to take place between March 4 and 13 in Osaka City, Japan with a focus on Asian films, said the event’s organizers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi FC official website announced that entry will be free for fans in their first round match on Sunday against Hoang Anh Gia Lai of the V. League.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grand Sport of Thailand will be the official ball provider to the national V. League competition this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has gone down in the history books of world gymnastics after a technique that he created and performed successfully was recently added to the Men's Gymnastics Code of Points

VietNamNet Bridge - An old mobile phone installed with remote-control supervision and anti-theft system can easily find the location of a vehicle.

More than 10 years ago, scientists warned about the endangered yew (Glyptostrobus pensilis) forests in the central province of Dak Lak. Since then, activities have helped to preserve the species.

 Thailand’s SCG, the owner of an 85% stake in Prime Group, plans to acquire the remaining 15% to make the major ceramic tile maker in Vietnam a 100% Thai-owned concern.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Economic Community has been in place for more than one month, but many domestic travel agencies have not prepared products to attract more visitors from other ASEAN countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Bac Ninh continued holding its traditional pig slaughter festival in private this year despite the public outcry. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang on February 15 instructed to set up a hotline so that residents can directly contact him, in an effort to listen to genuine opinions and confidential suggestions

 VietNamNet Bridge - Investing billions of US dollars abroad, many Vietnamese corporations have gradually harvested "sweet fruit" in recent years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV)'s recent proposals on tightening lending rules would benefit local banks, the rating agency Moody's said on Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – To make a musical instrument is no less art than chiselling away at rock to make a sculpture. And an artisan from Dao Xa Village in the outskirts of Hanoi has spent a lot of time on the tough job.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City’s canals, drains and waterways are being filled up or clogged, making the city increasingly susceptible to flooding during rains. A lack of public awareness and poor city management

  VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign traders may establish representative offices and branches in Vietnam according to the country’s international commitments.

 President Truong Tan Sang has expressed his hope that Japan’s Gunma prefecture will assist Vietnam in areas of the locality’s strength such as industry, especially the support industry.

 Ly Hoang Nam entered the men's singles quarter-finals of the China F1 Futures tennis tournament in Anning City on February 18.

 The Ministry of Health plans to administer free medical tests to people suspected of having contracted the Zika virus to allow for early detection, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said.