The northern border defence war now belongs to the past. Residents in border villages in the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai now live in peace and look toward a bright future.

 With refreshing weather and stunning landscapes, Moc Chau plateau in the northern mountainous province of Son La has in recent years emerged as an attractive destination for tourists, especially during spring time.

 For those who love traditional Vietnamese cakes, bánh da lợn (literal translation “pig-skin cake”) should be at the top of your list during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday which welcomes in the Year of the Pig.

 Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said recently the ministry would consider increasing the price of electricity this year.

  The Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD) granted new securities trading codes to 265 foreign individual and institutional investors in January.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Phu Yen to take urgent actions and find solutions in response to the EU’s warning about illegal, unreported  and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 

 The upcoming visit of President Maurico Macri to Vietnam is significant to Argentina due to the important role of the Southeast Asian country in the current overall international relations of Argentina.

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 The Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital in Hanoi successfully performed an endoscopic surgery through the mouth to repair a patient’s orbital floor, announced the hospital on February 17.

 The Ho Chi Minh City-based Nhan dan (People) 115 Hospital has successfully carried out the first robotically assisted brain tumour surgery in Vietnam, said Director of the hospital Phan Van Bau on February 17.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese Government has issued a series of conditions required to set up a foreign-invested vocational training institution in Vietnam, expected to take effect from March 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) is planning to change its policy on reserve requirement ratios for credit institutions and foreign banks’ branches for the first time since 2011.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first programme of a special art project to introduce classical music to young people will begin this week in HCM City. 

Cu A Trang, a man from the Mong ethnic minority in Lao Chai 2 Village in the northern province of Lai Chau stands in front of his newly-built house. The house has one floor and covers an area of about 100 square metres.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City will need nearly 10,000 classrooms for 1.7 million students in the 2019-2020 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Hanoi Medical University is applying a new low-cost cancer therapy in curing the five most common cancers in Vietnam. The initial results have been satisfactory.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite advice against the early deployment of 5G, the government of Vietnam and the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) have taken the first steps toward 5G.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City, the country’s dynamic economic hub, is rarely considered a cultural centre but is actually filled with wonderful architecture and a wealth of culture.

 Japanese retailers have continued to flock to Vietnam's retail market given it's expected to undergo a major period of transformation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is expected to receive more foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan in the coming years as part of its strategy to shift investment attraction towards high-quality capital.