The Typhoon Committee (TC) convened its 50th session in Hanoi on February 28.

 Many critics and poets attending a workshop on contemporary poetry in Hanoi on February 27 agreed: the country is home to many poets, but few good poems.

 FIFA expert Belinda Wilson is in Hanoi to survey the national women’s youth football teams.

 Vietnam will make efforts to ensure that its citizens fully enjoy human rights, said Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of the permanent Vietnamese mission to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, Switzerland.  

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has proposed urgent measures to tackle the European Commission’s illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) yellow card in March.

Nguyen Chien Thang, Director of HCM City-based wood products maker Scansia Pacific, said his company has export orders for the whole year, which are 25 percent up from 2017.

 Shares rose for the fourth consecutive day on February 28 on the HCM City Stock Exchange, largely on the strength of a handful of banking and energy blue-chips.

The Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) international undersea cable broke down at a location about 125 km away from Hong Kong at 6:30 am on February 27, disrupting Internet connections from Vietnam to other countries. 

The demand for animal bone glue, especially tiger bone glue, is high as people believe the glue can help improve health. More and more tigers have been killed and traffickers are earning big money from glue sales.

Experts all agree that the Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices of Hanoi National University is the best international journal in physics in Vietnam, with a powerful editorial board composed of mostly prestigious foreign scientists.

VietNamNet Bridge - Psychologists say puberty is occurring at an earlier period due to adequate nutritional conditions and environmental effects, and, as a result, sex education lessons at school are necessary.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s sericulture and silk industry has seen a revival in recent years, but experts are concerned about the lack of materials.

Le Nguyen Thien Huong, the founder and coordinator of Save Sơn Doong organisation (#SaveSonDoong), which protects the pristine beauty of the largest known cave in the world, has been listed on Forbes Vietnam’s ’30 Under 30’ list.

 For centuries the dog has been believed to bring good luck, blessings, and happiness to humans. At Dich Vi, a village not far from downtown Hanoi, a stone dog is considered the villagers’ tutelary god.

 A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail in Singapore for smuggling rhino horn from Angola, the Strait Times reported.

 Vietnam’s medical sector has made important achievements in healthcare and treatment, which help ensure social security and socio-economic development.

 Vietcombank’s recent move to put 7.6 million shares of Vietnam Airlines on sale is lauded as a shrewed decision.

 Emerging markets have become a major force in driving development and fighting climate change as 34 countries, including Vietnam, have initiated banking reforms to expand sustainable lending.

VietNamNet Bridge - Only unique or unusual tours can satisfy the increasingly high requirements of tourists today.

 Vietnam attaches importance to its cooperation with and wants to continue receiving more support from the International Trade Centre (ITC), said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh.