Rice exports: Vietnam’s low-price advantage won’t help

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite difficulties, Vietnam’s rice exports have remained stable over the last few years thanks to low prices. However, this advantage may not help in the future as the world market has seen major changes.

Parts of Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction due to El Nino: scientists

 Parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef face permanent destruction if the current El Nino, one of the strongest in two decades, does not ease this month, scientists said on Wednesday.

New FDA guidelines aim to prevent Zika transmission via tissue, cell donation

 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of Zika virus transmission through donated human tissues and cells used in surgical or reproductive procedures,

Vietnamese-born billionaires respected by American

VietNamNet Bridge - The billionaires all have huge assets in the US, and their names are well known in the US, which has the highest number of billionaires.

Trump, Clinton capture key wins on U.S. Super Tuesday

 Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton took big steps toward securing their parties' presidential nominations on Tuesday with a series of state-by-state victories, but their rivals vowed to keep on fighting.

Peaceful mountainous village in Ha Giang

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lying quietly behind mountains, Lan Xi Village in Ha Giang Province will impress visitors in the first month of this lunar year by its wonderful natural surroundings and peaceful atmosphere.

Scaling the Great Wall of Vietnam

 One of central Vietnam’s most interesting tourist destinations – The Great Wall of Vietnam – was discovered by archaeologists in 2011 in the remote countryside of the central part of the country.

Photo gallery: Cua Bac Church in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Cua Bac Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 56 Phan Dinh Phung Street in the Ba Dinh District of Hanoi.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 2/3

 Finance-banking sector offers best wages, Chinese venture capital fund invests in Triip.me, Property brokers assoc backs strict new rule, Bayer AG appoints new chairman, Mobile World turnover up in January

Art & Entertainment News In Brief

 Miss Vietnam judges Ao Dai festival, Trang An jammed as people flock to King Kong 2 filming site, Tokyo Fashion Week highlights designs by Cong Tri, Director Phan Dang Di joins Japanese film festival’s jury

Petrolimex out of loss, gaining $138 million profit

 The Vietnam National Petroleum Group posted a consolidated after-tax profit of more than VND3.1 trillion (US$137.8 million) last year, versus a loss of nearly VND9.1 billion ($404,000) in 2014.

Japan expels four Vietnamese workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Guest workers management office in Japan, under the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, reported receiving news on February, 22 about four Vietnamese workers being expelled from Japan.

Prime Minister calls for action on drought, salinity

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged agencies to take measures to tackle the ongoing drought and saline intrusion in the central region at a Government meeting on Monday.

When helping does more harm

 On Monday morning a driver lost control of his car. He hit and killed three people, including a 6-year-old student at Ngoc Lam Primary School in Ha Noi's Long Bien District.

Dialogue, cooperation – a need to ensure human rights

 Dialogue and cooperation are the most effective ways to address human rights issues, said Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc at the 31st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland on March 1.

Two foreigners walk 7,000km to help Vietnamese children

 VietNamNet Bridge – Simon Niggli of Switzerland and Christoph Obmascher of Austria walked 7,000km from Europe to Asia, across 19 countries, over the last 13 months to collect aid for underprivileged Vietnamese children.

Female ambassadors to go catwalk in Vietnamese ‘ao dai’

 Several female ambassadors and ambassadors’ spouses will go catwalk in Vietnam’s traditional long dress (ao dai) for the first time during a festival live broadcast in Hanoi on March 4.

Hanoi begins issuing int’l driving licences

 The Hanoi Transport Department on March 1 began issuing and re-issuing international driving permits (IDP) for both Vietnamese and foreign residents at No.2 Phung Hung street or No.16 Cao Ba Quat street.

Pham Van Dong’s 110th birth anniversary celebrated

 The 110th birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, a prominent leader of Vietnam’s revolution in the 20th century, was marked at his memorial site in Duc Tan commune, central Quang Ngai province, on March 1.

Vietnam, Singapore commit to expanding defence ties

 Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to strengthen wide-ranging defence cooperation to further contribute to the bilateral strategic partnership.

Biggest fishermen’s festival in Danang

VietNamNet Bridge – Cau Ngu Festival, the biggest event of fishermen in Danang City to pray for good weather and fish catches in the new year, was held last week in Thanh Khe District, gathering a large number of fishermen and visitors.

VN men, women win at world table tennis championships

 Vietnam beat Slovenia 3-1 in the second match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships' women's competition, which is ongoing in Malaysia.

Tokyo FC defeat Binh Duong

  Vietnamese Becamex Binh Duong lost 3-1 to FC Tokyo in the second round Group E match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo yesterday.

Uber records loss in China, but big profits in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - The CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, said that Uber lost more than $1 billion per year in the Chinese market while participating in the price competition with its rivals. However, in Vietnam, Uber is working very well.

Road building threatening special-use forests

VietNamNet Bridge - Following hydropower plants and water reservoirs, road projects now threaten natural sanctuaries and special-use forests (SUF).