Continuing its agenda, the first Asia-Pacific Economic (APEC) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) will hear and discuss an array of reports during the March 2 afternoon session.

 The Vietnam Rubber Group (VBG) will hold an initial public offering (IPO) in the second quarter of 2017, said General Director Tran Ngoc Thuan.

 Vietnam’s national futsal squad was named for the first prize of the 2016 Fair Play Award with 705 points at a ceremony held by the Ho Chi Minh City law newspaper on the evening of March 1.

 The Italian Design Day in Vietnam, offering an opportunity for designers from Italy and Vietnam to meet and exchange their experiences, will open in Vietnam on March 2.

 The Northern Airports Authority has confirmed that a plane was unable to land for 15 minutes because a dog was running loose on the runway at Dien Bien Phu Airport.

 The Vietnam U20 squad will prepare for the FIFA U20 World Cup by joining a long-term training camp February 28- April 16 in Germany.

Around 80 kilometers from Hanoi, Van Long Nature Reserve in Gia Van Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province is as beautiful as a painting.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many celebrities gathered for the Ao Dai Festival 2017, which will open in HCM City today, showing latest traditional and innovative ao dai designs.

Domestic automakers are moving towards importing cars that were previously manufactured and assembled in the country, as the import tax on cars from ASEAN countries will be removed from 2018.

 Measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emission were the focus of a workshop held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Ho Chi Minh City on March 1.

 Bach Mai hospital in Hanoi launched its robotic systems for joint and neurological operations on March 1, making it the first medical facility in Vietnam to employ the technology.

 Viettel is the only Vietnamese company attending the Mobile World Congress (MWC) currently underway in Barcelona, Spain.

Gifted vocalist Nguyen Bao Yen came first for her chamber music performances during an international competition held in Tyumen, Russia from February 23 to 26.

A festival honouring Mother Goddesses, which has been recognised as National Intangible Cultural Heritage, will take place at three temples in the northern city of Tuyen Quang on March 8-13. 

 The People’s Committee of Hanoi will launch the Earth Hour 2017 Campaign in the capital city to raise public awareness of climate change adaptation and energy saving.

 Lady Gaga will step in for Beyonce at this year's Coachella music festival after the R&B singer, who is pregnant with twins, dropped out of her headlining slot due to doctor's orders.

 Snap Inc priced its initial public offering above its target range on Wednesday, raising $3.4 billion as investors set aside concerns about its lack of profits and voting rights for a piece of the hottest tech IPO in years.

 Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) will seek approval from the European Commission for its $14.4 billion bid for European pay-TV firm Sky (SKYB.L) in the coming days,

 Walt Disney Co's live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast," one of the most anticipated movies of the year, will feature a gay character for the first time in Disney's history,

The uncertainties of the EU economy with the Italian PM stepping down and the UK & Northern Ireland leaving the EU will adversely affect Vietnam’s exports to the large markets.