VietNamNet Bridge – Six decrees and one circular are scheduled to take effect in March.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The wife of the British ambassador, Gill Lever, spoke to Dan Tri about her opinions of the Vietnamese ao dai as she is going to join the Ao Dai Festival due to take place on March 1-4 in Hanoi.

 Local villagers in motley costumes parade through the streets of Tho Ha on February 28 at the triennial village festival.

Historians and textbook compilers have applauded the Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) decision to add lessons about the island and border wars into the history curriculum designed for general education.

  The local energy sector is expected to be the next driver for foreign direct investment growth in Vietnam this year.

 Organic shrimp farmers protect mangrove forests, Car crash kills four, injures three, Microsoft expert team provides IT training to Vietnamese teachers, Vietnam Railway chairman disciplined, Toll station congestion increasing

Dak Lak’s authorities will replace the traditional buffalo stabbing ceremony at annual Buon Don Elephant Racing Festival this year with a symbolic ritual as part of an effort to stop violent activities at festivals.

VietNamNet Bridge - Will smartphones from India be able to find a position in the Vietnamese market?

While the US President and the ASEAN leaders were discussing issues of regional security at Sunnylands estate in California, in the East Sea, Beijing started the construction of large-sized works in the Hoang Sa Archipelago of Vietnam.

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s export-oriented manufacturing sector has boosted demand for logistics services. However, the local logistics sector has failed to meet demand. Many enterprises are now looking for the opportunities to join the sector.

 Many banks suffered losses in the foreign exchange market last year, according to their latest financial reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Beachside land in the centre of Danang City is being hunted by real estate investors because of the potential high profit due to the large number of tourists in these areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Khmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have inherited Angkor culture with influences from the local wet rice civilization and Chinese and Cham ethnic groups. But they have developed a distinctive musical treasure,

 Green space has shrunk in HCM City because of urban development, but the city lacks the resources to develop concentrated green areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign tech giants are set to jump into the mobile payments market on both the paying and receiving sides of the transaction, thus posing a threat to local commercial banks payment market share,

Events in Vietnam's major cities from March 1 to 15. Daily updated

 Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it bears "some responsibility" after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month.

 Na Nhem Festival in Lang Son Province has been accused of imitating a festival from Japan as both have gigantic phallus on parade.

The Harley-Davidson of Hanoi and the H.O.G, Hanoi Chapter, has held a motorcycle festival titled “Big Day 2016”, attracting thousands of bikers from around the country.

 The Ministry of Finance said a bad translation claiming that the tax-rate-to-profit ratio in Viet Nam was high, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of profit and undermining competitiveness, caused misunderstandings.

 Ba Om Pond, a famous tourist attraction in the southern Tra Vinh Province, has run dry for the first time because of the worst drought in 90 years.

 Ho Chi Minh City is developing street food as a unique culture to draw more domestic and foreign visitors.

 The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has been named as one of the world’s most favourite hotels in Conde Nast Traveller’s 2016 Gold List.

 Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam has jumped to a career-high 884th in the world rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal occupation of sidewalks, robbery, administrative reform, and food safety are among the problems many people expect that the newly-appointed Party Secretary Dinh La Thang can solve quickly.