VietNamNet Bridge – Abnormal weather late last year and earlier this year has caused losses for farmers in southern provinces of Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Communicable diseases from around the world could enter Viet Nam and spread easily if the country does not improve prevention and control, said Tran Dac Phu, director of the Ministry of Health’s Preventive Medicine Department.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese boxer Dat Nguyen will fight Miguel Flores of the US in the 10-round super featherweight main event of Premier Boxing Champions, a television boxing series, in Houston, the US on February 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Both hosts Hai Phong and visitors Ha Noi FC will miss their top players when they meet each other in an early match of the V.League’s sixth round today.

 Visitors dressed in effortless and sexy clothes are required to wear traditional long dress (Ao Dai) when visiting Ponagar Tower- a spiritual tourism site in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

 Da Lat is known as the most beautiful city in the central highlands with romantic natural landscapes, lovely French villas, fresh air, beautiful waterfalls and gorgeous lakes.

 Manchester United has announced it is returning to Vietnam to host the country's third live fan event.

 The fifth cherry blossom festival is slated for March 11 – 15 in Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh, according to the municipal People’s Committee. 

 The administration of the central province of Nghe An on February 15 provided information about an incident involving Song Ngoc Parish regarding the marine pollution caused by Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co Ltd.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The sale of nitrous oxide and nitrous oxide-filled balloons might be temporarily banned in Ha Noi,

 VietNamNet Bridge – A comedy by late Vietnamese dramatist Long Chuong will be revived on stage over 50 years arter its first performance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A foreign project to establish a higher education institution in Viet Nam must secure total investment funds of at least VND1 trillion (US$44.5million),

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stand on just about any sidewalk in downtown HCM City and you can’t fail to see an oncoming stream of taxis, a welcome sight for passengers during rush hour and rainy days, but quite a nuisance for many others.  

 The Phu Quoc Island ‘smart district’ development requires careful planning to maintain a critically important balance between conventional and modern technology, says the Vietnam Post & Telecommunications Group.

 The HCMC Tourism Association has written to relevant authorities proposing lengthening the visa waiver for citizens of five Western European countries from the current one year to five years and the visa-free stay from 15 days to 30 days.

 Vietnam’s low-cost airline Vietjet’s recently issued 2017 listing prospectus shows that there is about 25% room left for foreign investors, to reach its 49% foreign ownership limit.

 The Government has approved a national programme on fighting crimes through 2020, targeting to reduce the number of penal crimes by five percent as compared to the figure in 2016.

 Vietnam’s logistics sector is expected to make up 8–10 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2025.

 The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry and its Thai counterpart convened the sixth political consultation in Bangkok on February 15, saying that cooperation activities in 2016 reinforced the countries’ strategic partnership.

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