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Education minister awards student in Soc Trang for honesty

 Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha has approved the award of a certificate of merit to Do Van Bang, a student in Soc Trang province who returned a lost wallet with a large amount of cash to its owner. 

Auto imports drop following government’s new decree

 Automobile imports in Vietnam plummeted in the first month of 2018, also the time before Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

VN President to pay State visits to India, Bangladesh

 President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay State visits to India from March 2-4 and Bangladesh from March 4-6.

Large-caps strongly support VN-Index

 Vietnamese shares rallied on February 26 but the uptrend weakened towards the closing minutes due to selling pressure in a number of blue-chips, especially during the ATC session.

Yen Tu spring festival lures visitors

 The Yen Tu Spring Festival is taking place in the northern province of Quang Ninh. The festival is part of the National Tourism Year activities hosted by the locality.

Festivals nationwide ring in glorious spring

Three major spring festivals – the Mother Au Co Temple Festival, the Tinh Dien (Ploughing) Festival and the Vieng Market Festival – began on Fiday, as part of the festive season in the north of Vietnam.

Da Nang signs Brazilian striker

 VietNamNet Bridge – V.League 1 club, SHB Da Nang have signed Brazilian striker Diogo Pereira from Becamex Binh Duong ahead of the upcoming season.

Visiting a pagoda embraces the beauty of Vietnamese tradition

 During the early days of the new lunar year, Vietnamese people often visit a pagoda to pray for good luck and happiness. These days, temples and pagodas are filled with crowds of pilgrims.

Vietnam lags behind region in economic freedom

Though Vietnam has managed a modest rise in its overall score, it still is at the bottom position in the region in the latest ranking by the US-based Heritage Foundation in terms of economic freedom.

Top social security targets for 2018

 This year, Vietnam’s social security policy focuses on improving human resources, increasing job opportunities, and fine-tuning labor institutions, all aimed at ensuring social welfare for all.

The largest vault of wildlife skulls and horns in Hanoi

A group of reporters from Tap chi Bao ve Rung va Moi Truong (Forest and Environment Journal) have been able to penetrate a large-scale wildlife trafficking ring which carries out both domestic and cross-border affairs.

VN female scientist discovers way to help treat Alzheimer’s

VietNamNet Bridge - After seven years of research, a female Vietnamese scientist has discovered a new transmitter to help prevent Alzheimer’s.

Natural resources and environmental protection high on agenda

 Tran Hong Ha, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, speaks about his commitments to assure Viet Nam will be wealthy and clean.

Woman who brings luxury fashion brands to Vietnam

Tran Thi Hoai Anh is the founder of GlobalLink, a company that has brought dozens of famous fashion brands like Celine, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Chloé, Moncler and Loewe to its multi-brand chain of concept stores called Runway. 

Dien pomelo- a Hanoi speciality

 With its unique fragrance and taste, Dien pomelo is a precious gift and a speciality of Hanoi.

An urgent strategy needed for Vietnamese enterprises to grow

Associate Professor Dr Tran Dinh Thien, director of the Viet Nam Institute of Economics, talks to Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper on what the country should do to gain strong economics development in 2018.

Social News 26/2

 Hospital attackers to be given stringent punishment, Doctors save patient after firecracker accident, One dies, two injured in motorbike accident, Winter-spring rice yields big profits for farmers

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/2

 Australian delegation to learn about Vietnamese shrimp production, Viet Nam fruit exports skyrocket, Foreign investors register to invest 1.25 billion USD in January, Agro-forestry-fishery exports exceed 6 bln USD in first two months

2017: Vietnam among world’s 10 fastest growing destinations

 The latest statistics from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) show Vietnam sixth among the world’s 10 fastest growing travel destinations in the first months of 2017 and first in Asia.

Vietnam Poetry Day experiments with new activities to attract audiences

 A string of new activities are expected to take place within the framework of the 16th Vietnam Poetry Day, scheduled to start on February 27 (the 12th of the first lunar month), in the hope of attracting more audiences.