Young Vietnamese talent honoured in France; Italy dedicates new library to Vietnam; Photo contest focuses on rural life; Indian Festival brings food and dance to Vietnam; Gong lessons introduced at Central Highland schools

 Mekong Delta strives to cut poverty rate; HCM City water supplier needs $215m to reach all residents; Bird flu inspections strengthened at border gates; PM takes measures to stop wildlife trafficking

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to weather forecast agencies, this year the temperature may be a record high in the summer and the North will no longer have severe cold spells.

 Firm accused of tax evasion, titanium smuggling; MoF increases petrol, diesel prices; Work starts on $66.6m wood production line; Consumer confidence marks two-year high: market survey; EU tops list of Viet Nam trade partners

 STB announces new director for Vietnam; Vietjet Tours Offers promotions in March, April; Hilton Danang project resurrects after foreign capital injection; No letup in travels to bird flu-hit regional destinations

 VietNamNet Bridge - A series of large investors such as Toyota, Madaz and Ford have abandoned auto projects in Vietnam, or do not intend to invest more because of concerns about the underdeveloped support industries.

 Elite swimmers train abroad; Youngsters make good start in U16 tennis tournament; Real Madrid Foundation to hold football training camp; Amateur cyclists get set for Binh Duong race

 VietNamNet Bridge – Baek Ji Young, a famous South Korean pop ballad singer, has arrived in Vietnam to participate in a Vietnamese music contest entitled “Lotte VK Pop Super Star”.

 DNA testing can predict which men face the highest risk of deadly prostate cancer, scientists say.

 Paying US visa fees via post office; 3rd person dies from rabies in Thanh Hoa; VN at risk of avian flu attacks; Gov't helps with flood-proof housing; No Vietnamese deaths reported in Ukraine violence

 VietNamNet Bridge - A suspension bridge in Chu Va 6 hamlet, Son Binh commune, Tam Duong District in Lai Chau province collapsed this morning, February 24, killing at least eight people and injuring 33 others.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Viet Nam have a good draw at the Asian Football Confederation Futsal (indoor football) Championships to be held on April 30-May 10.

 It was a historic week for the stock market of Viet Nam as trading volume and value on both national exchanges reached a record high on Thursday.

 Major-General Nguyen Manh Hung, deputy general director of the army-run Viettel group, has been appointed by the Ministry of Defense as the General Director of Viettel to replace Lieutenant General Hoang Anh Xuan. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students with severe disabilities will be allowed to enter universities and colleges without taking examinations, according to a recent joint circular on educational policies.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Transport Minister Dinh La Thang confirmed that after selecting the chief of the Road Transport Department through examinations, the ministry will continue this model to eradicate corruption.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On February 23, thousands of people flocked to the Phuc Tho district stadium to watch the first ever buffalo fighting competition in Hanoi.

Knowing that two dog thieves were in custody at the communal office, hundreds of people flocked to besiege the office, threatening to kill the thieves. The police had to use a special vehicle to take the thieves out of the blockade.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The decision to cancel the vote of confidence to the positions elected or approved by the National Assembly or the People’s Council in May 2014 derived from the Politburo’s opinion in a statement issued in late 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Pakistani Embassy in Vietnam on February 22 inaugurated its Consulate General in HCM City and appointed Mr. Duong Quoc Thai, director of the Saigon Plastics JSC, as its honorary Consul General.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On February 22, the Hanoi People's Committee received the national monument certificates for the Hai Ba Trung Temple, Hat Mon Temple, Phu Dong Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake - Ngoc Son Temple and Tay Dang communal house.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hearing a noise from a tree, the police chief of Chau Loc commune, Thanh Hoa province thought that the noise was made by birds, so he shot into the tree. However, a young couple was injured by the salvos.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 23-year-old girl from HCM City surpassed contestants from around 20 countries to be the first runner-up at the beauty contest in Sochi, Russia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Striker Alan Bruno’s fibula was totally broken and his ankle was rotated in the game on February 21. Doctors said he may have to say goodbye to football.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Do Hong Son, the expelled student who sent an open handwritten letter to President Truong Tan Sang calling for the President’s help, has returned to school.