Vietnam is ranked 128th out of 180 countries and territories with score 55.3 in Heritage Foundation’s latest report on 2019 Index of Economic Freedom, up 13 places from the previous rank of 141st and 53.1 points. 

 Criminal police team in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday announced they have arrested bag snatcher Thach Thanh Tuyen, 24, from the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, for robbing property.

VietNamNet Bridge - Money collection services have brought big money to commercial banks. 

 As per the decree No. 86, public schools and self-financing facilities are entitled to raise tuition fee once every two year whereas other public higher educational institutions subsidized by the government will change tuition fee annually.

In its direction to state agencies in districts about the regulation of wildlife protection, the People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City bans gifting rare animals or release dangerous imported animals.

Forty years have gone by since Vietnam struggled against Chinese invaders to protect the northern border, the pangs of Vi Xuyen are still there. 

 Bluebirds’ Nest Book Cafe in Ba Binh District of Hanoi will hold a workshop on the art of paper cutting Kirigami from 1:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 24.

 People visiting some pagodas in HCMC have recently seen statues of rhinos, elephants, and pangolins kneel in prayer to Buddha.

Mobile carrier MobiFone has rolled out a package, named PEACE, designed for international participants in the upcoming summit between the United States and North Korea in Hanoi.

 The Ministry of Transport has written to Vinalines announcing the abolition of its two decisions allowing the firm to sell 75.01% of its stake in Quy Nhon Port to Hop Thanh Mineral and Investment JSC, the local media reported.

 Argentina expects to work with Vietnam to further boost its telecommunications and Internet sectors, as a mere nine million of the country’s population have access to broadband Internet, while 60% use 4G smartphones.

 The National Center for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting on February 19 issued a warning over high tides that may exceed alert level 3 and thus trigger flooding in HCMC’s low-lying areas.

 Seven Vietnamese migrant workers were arrested in Taoyuan, a special municipality in northwestern Taiwan, for their alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of a compatriot.

 Since the beginning of the year, hospitals and medical centers in HCMC have admitted more than 6,000 people infected with dengue fever, rocketing by more than 200% year-on-year.

 Nguyen Thi Thu, vice chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee, died yesterday, February 20, at the age of 53, the local media reported.

 Representatives of Chinese technology firm Lenovo on February 19 worked with Bac Giang Province's government to explore the possibility of building a factory in the northern province, the province's website reported.

 At least 70 people have been killed and 40 injured after a fire tore through apartment buildings and chemical warehouses in a historic part of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, the latest such deadly blaze in the south Asian nation.

 "Roma," Alfonso Cuarón's affectionate look at the Mexico City of his childhood, has 10 Academy Award nominations. It's been in theaters for three months. Most Hollywood observers consider it the favorite to win ...

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City is determined to pursue administrative reform this year, a meeting held by authorities on Tuesday to review the outcome of reforms in 2018 heard.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese and European universities are developing a research-based curriculum in molecular and materials sciences (MOMA).