The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested the northern province of Vinh Phuc to tighten control over the organising of the Hai Luu buffalo fighting festival in the local district of Song Lo.

 Teachers in the mountainous areas of Quang Tri Province visit every household to persuade pupils to go to school after Tet Holiday, and this year, they are also giving out lucky money as motivation and support.

VietNamNet Bridge - Bitcoin holders are feeling anxious as the price of the cryptocurrency has dropped dramatically.

 Thousands of pilgrims and tourists are flocking to visit Huong (Perfume) Pagoda after the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday, wishing for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity.

Many telephone booths in Hanoi have been decorated with colourful paintings carried out by young volunteers.

 58-year-old Truong Van Chong, who was declared dead in 1985, shocked his whole family after returning home during Tet Holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Teams are ready to take part in the final round of the National U19 Football Tournament which is scheduled to open at the Tu Do Stadium in Hue City on March 6.

The cultivation sector aims to earn export revenue of more than $21 billion this year, a year-on-year increase of 2.2-2.3 per cent, the Vietnam News Agency reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as saying.

 The world's rarest chimpanzee has been captured on camera in the remote forests of Nigeria.

 The Ninh Binh Nitrogenous Fertiliser Company has just proposed to get an additional loan of VND350 billion (USD15.43 million) from the government to save its loss-making plant.

 Authorities of Khanh Hoa Province have revoked the investment license of a tourism project for illegally encroaching on the renowned Nha Trang Bay.

Immediately after being set free by people, fish and turtles were caught again for resale to customers in front of the renowned Tran Quoc Pagoda in Hanoi.

An exhibition of paintings on 2018 Lunar New Year (the Year of the Dog) will open at Dong A Gallery in Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi on February 25.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment threatens to shut down factories found polluting Nhue and Day rivers in Ha Nam Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake will not be expanded to the Old Quarter area.

Nguyen Van The, Minister of Transport, talks to Viet Nam News Agency about important missions for the transport sector in 2018.

 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has asked other ministries and localities to closely monitor the supply and demand in the market as well as prices of commodities.

 China has overtaken the US to become Viet Nam’s largest importer as of January 2018, accounting for 77 per cent of the country’s export market, official statistics show.

The central coastal Khanh Hoa Province’s Department of Planning and Investment has decided to withdraw the licence it had issued for the US$33 million Nha Trang Star entertainment complex due to tardy progress.

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