VietNamNet Bridge - In 2013, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners released 44 new and improved rice varieties, continuing the decades-long mission of using rice science to reduce hunger.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local people in Binh Hoa Commune of Giao Thuy district in Nam Dinh province have got panicked after realizing that the local authorities decided to bury pesticide in the rice fields.

 VietNamNet Bridge - According to a global survey report on consumer confidence by Nielsen, Vietnam is the most economical country in Southeast Asia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese once hoped to establish Vietnamese-style fast food chains powerful enough to compete with McDonald’s or KFC. However, the dream seems to be too fabulous.

VietNamNet Bridge – During my adventures across the country, I had been amazed by the twisting roads in the north and impressed by the driving skills of local residents on their Honda Win motorbikes.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is set to allow shares of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to be sold at below book value in order to hasten their equitisation.

 U.S. researchers on Wednesday reported "more encouraging news" about an experimental therapy against a deadly form of leukemia, called B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).

 VietNamNet Bridge – In the last two years, many poor people in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho have sold their kidneys. They typically receive VND100-150 million ($5,000-7,000) for the organ.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Transportation of Hai Phong City has rejected 217 bus and truck drivers who fail to meet health conditions, many of them had a positive drug test.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “Cua da” as called by local people, or Gecarcoidea lalandii, a specialty of Cu Lao Cham (Cham Isle) is in the danger of extinction because the dishes made of the crabs prove to be too attractive to travelers.

 Concert celebrates late composer Son; Canadian singer to perform in HCM City; Top model Hoang Thuy shines in London; Japanese garden retreat to open in HCM City; Full agenda for movie goers

 Viet Nam bans import of used electronic devices; Steel pipes face high anti-dumping levies in US market; Industrial parks, export zones seek $550m investment capital; Investors still face red tape woes

 40 escape bus inferno unharmed; Information leakage case may be put on hold; Australian fund supports Vietnamese women; Vaccinated not at risk of new measles virus; Open terms on offer for apartment ownership

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City has asked the World Bank to continue lending US$450 million for the second phase of the HCM City environmental sanitation project (Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Basin), according to the city's Transport Department.

With VND600 billion (nearly $30 million) of debt, Chairman of the Xuan Kien Automobile JSC (Vinaxuki) has sent a 12-page letter to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to ask for the government’s assistance to the auto industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Laboratory of Animal Biotechnology of the Institute of Tropical Biology has successfully researched the method of producing eggs rich in Omega-3, which is 5-8 times higher than normal chicken eggs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Guangzhou Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Company lost their patent for Buon Ma Thuot coffee, according to Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Association on February 19.

 Gov’t, VFF join forces to inspire national unity; Mozambique hopes for enhanced cooperation with Vietnam; Deputy Minister meets top Japanese defence officials

 Vietnam to host tennis play-off matches versus Sri Lanka; Thousand to join fun run to be held in HCM City; Bouldering competition aims to expand

 VietNamNet Bridge – On February 19, the Hospital of Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa Province conducted an urgent cesarean to save a mother and her baby, a boy of up to 5.1kg.

675 households in areas at risk of landslides and storms will be relocated this year, and the rest will be removed from the dangerous areas before the end of 2016, according to a plan that has just been approved by HCM City authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge - FPT Software is Vietnam's first business in the list of the top software outsourcing service providers in the world, recently published by the International Association of Outsourcing Providers.

 VietNamNet Bridge - With a distance of about 3km, a female taxi driver who faked a Ha Anh Taxi charged two British tourists up to $50. The tourists took pictures of the taxi and sent them to the authorities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After more than 20 years of smoking, a man in HCM City was hospitalized with a lung tumor of 300gr.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thanh Hoa FC topped in the best team of the month poll with 64 points, far from Quang Ninh Coal (27 points) and Hanoi T & T (23 points).