In the Year of the Dog, let’s learn about police dogs who have had significant contributions to help border forces ensure national border security.

The use of made-in-Vietnam medicines at provincial-level hospitals has risen to 35.4 per cent since the Ministry of Health initiated an ongoing project named “Vietnamese people give priority to using made-in-Vietnam medicines” in 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in central Thua Thien-Hue Province have started breeding eels to prevent the fish species from becoming extinct.

 Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung talks with the Ha Noi Moi (New Ha Noi) newspaper about financial and budget works this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – We headed up to Bao Dai Mountain, also known as Vay Rong Mountain, to visit the Ngoa Van Am (Ngoa Van Pagoda) historical site. 

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Many people have flocked to Lam Son Stadium in Vung Tau City to watch the first dog race of the Lunar New Year.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested the northern province of Vinh Phuc to tighten control over the organising of the Hai Luu buffalo fighting festival in the local district of Song Lo.

 Teachers in the mountainous areas of Quang Tri Province visit every household to persuade pupils to go to school after Tet Holiday, and this year, they are also giving out lucky money as motivation and support.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bitcoin holders are feeling anxious as the price of the cryptocurrency has dropped dramatically.

 Thousands of pilgrims and tourists are flocking to visit Huong (Perfume) Pagoda after the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity.

Many telephone booths in Hanoi have been decorated with colourful paintings carried out by young volunteers.

 58-year-old Truong Van Chong, who was declared dead in 1985, shocked his whole family after returning home during Tet Holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Teams are ready to take part in the final round of the National U19 Football Tournament which is scheduled to open at the Tu Do Stadium in Hue City on March 6.

The cultivation sector aims to earn export revenue of more than $21 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 2.2-2.3 per cent, the Vietnam News Agency reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as saying.

 The world's rarest chimpanzee has been captured on camera in the remote forests of Nigeria.

 The Ninh Binh Nitrogenous Fertiliser Company has just proposed to get an additional loan of VND350 billion (USD15.43 million) from the government to save its loss-making plant.

 Authorities of Khanh Hoa Province have revoked the investment license of a tourism project for illegally encroaching on the renowned Nha Trang Bay.

Immediately after being set free by people, fish and turtles were caught again for resale to customers in front of the renowned Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi.