Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung and Cambodian Minister of Planning Chhay Than co-chaired the 8th ministerial-level meeting in Phnom Penh on February 23.

 Vietnamese youth believe there are certain technologies that will have a significant impact on their lives, according to survey findings released on Wednesday by Microsoft.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A sudden incident of mass fish deaths that occurred Wednesday in a section of Am River in the central province of Thanh Hoa have sparked concerns of environmental pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five years after Dong Nai Province began implementing a plan to relocate nearly 480 polluting production and other facilities out of urban and residential areas, most of the establishments remain in place.

 Police of the northern mountainous province of Son La arrested two men for illegally transporting 30 packs of heroin on February 22.

 Pop star Quang Dung will give performances marking his 20-year singing career at home and abroad on March 18-May 14.

 Vietnam’s shooting team will be competing in the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi, India from February 24 to March 1, the first stage of the 2017 ISSF World Cup Series.  

 Traffic accidents killed 826 people among the total number of 1,763 traffic accidents in a month from January 16 to February 15 this year, according to a latest report from the Ministry of Public Security.

 Storms and tropical depressions are likely to arrive earlier and with more frequency in the East Sea than in the average monsoon season, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said.

 When a new Circular comes into effect September 1, market members will be able to borrow Government bonds (G-bond) for sale.

 As cancer drug costs rise, U.S. cancer patients are more likely than other medical patients to struggle with paying for prescription medications,

 South Korea in January surpassed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become the largest export market of Viet Nam in the field of mobile phone and component.

 Thai businesses have invested in 440 projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of US$7.7 billion, ranking tenth among 112 foreign investors in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

 Russia’s National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) has granted graduation certificates to 28 Vietnamese students, who completed a six-year course on nuclear technology. 

 The Government needs to work out comprehensive solutions to control population and labour migraton in the Mekong Delta region to ensure security and defence, officials have said.

 The first Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM1) of APEC 2017 and related meetings ongoing in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa entered their sixth working day.

 Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung received Irish Ambassador to Vietnam Cait Moran on February 22, noting that his city wants to cooperate with the European nation in education and urban landscaping.

 Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba Gladys Bejerano Portela voiced her hope for the sound development of Cuba-Vietnam ties while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh who came to present his credentials on February 22. 

Vietnam’s most in-vogue pop singer Ho Ngoc Ha joined Gucci's Fall/Winter 2017 Show at Milan Fashion Week (MFW) in Italy on February 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A rock concert featuring local and Thai bands will take place at the Hanoi Creative City (HCC) on Sunday.