The Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training has discussed with the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam and agreed on measures to control Vietnamese students in Japan and prevent them from illegally staying in the country.

 The General Statistics Office (GSO) is conducting a nationwide economic survey from March 1 to evaluate the performance of economic and administrative units from grassroots to central levels.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged Government members to take drastic measures to attain the targeted growth rate of 6.7 percent this year at the Cabinet’s February meeting in Hanoi on March 1.

 Vietnamese people’s warm welcome for Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko made headlines in many Japanese newspapers on March 1.

 Vietnam has contributed to a wide range of international and regional initiatives on human rights and other issues, including efforts to respond to global challenges, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc.

Senior officials from Vietnam and 15 other Asia-Pacific countries met in Kobe, Japan on February 27 for the next round of negotiations over the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

Over 14,450 enterprises were set up in the past two months, with a total registered capital of $6.71 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged relevant ministries and agencies to speed up construction of two key rail projects in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three young Japanese travelers – Suzuki Yuuji, Hirano Ken and Takahashi Keisuke – paid a stop at the central city during their world Jinrikisha (hand-pulled rickshaw) tour yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phuong Mai talks to HCM City authorities about the latest plan to liven up the city’s streets.

Numerous flagship/anticipated real estate projects with foreign direct investment (FDI) from Japan are expected to launch for sale in 2017. 

 Vietjet stock (HoSE: VJC) is the hottest of all the listed companies’ stocks today as investors were still queueing to buy three million of the stocks as of the end of the trading session.

Today, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and US tech giant Microsoft Corporation signed an MoU to promote collaboration, particularly in the information technology development. 

 Hundreds of local backpackers have joined in a campaign to collect rubbish from Ba Den Mountain tourist site in Tay Ninh Province.

Over 20 years of development, Vietnam’s internet has made sustainable contributions to society and Government policies have resulted in 60 percent of the population using the web.

 Small-sized enterprises are concerned that they would have to borrow from credit institutions at higher rates when a new lending regulation takes effect next month.

 The first round of the National Billiards and Snooker Championship will be organised from March 5 to March 14 in Quang Ngai Province.

The best place to grab a free and quite amazing perspective of the city of Hue is from atop Ngu Mountain located in the central province of Thua Thien Hue.

 Dang Nhat Minh recently received Licorne d’Or d’Honneur (Golden Unicorn Award) at the 36th Amiens International Film Festival (FIFAM) for his life-long contribution to filmmaking.

 Hue on February 28 opened an exhibition showcasing the history of Vietnam and Japan trade relations.