VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC authorities are considering working with Facebook on a policy which would control revenue from sales on the social network.

 Up to two thirds of domestic financial leasing companies operate at a loss and are riddled with inefficiencies.

 Ton Poh Fund, an open-end fund managed by Thailand's Ton Poh Capital, has paid $11 million to purchase 1.5 million shares of Mobile World Investment Corp (MWG), a major mobile phone distributor in Viet Nam.

 P&G, Yamaha and more have to take responsibility for “having their advertisement shown on illegal videos” on Youtube, according to local authorities.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited, the operator of Dung Quat Refinery, has set its pre-tax profit target at $73 million for 2017, which is a lot lower than its actual pre-tax profit of $219.45 million in 2016.

 Vietjet stock ended the morning trading session at VND108,000 ($4.74), 20 per cent higher than the initial price of VND90,000 ($3.95).

 Many foreign visitors have complained about the dead goats being sold along the road leading to the Trang An Tourism Complex in Ninh Binh Province. 

 Tired of the noise, a man in the central province of Quang Ngai has opted to live alone in the deep forest for the past 20 years.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade has pointed out the causes for the USD90m losses at a fertiliser plant in Ninh Binh Province that forced it to halt operation four years after being put into use.

The farmers in Dak Nong Province will have to bear huge losses as thousands of pepper trees suddenly died because of disease just before they were harvested.

 Nomad coffee shop is an ideal place for diners to come to enjoy a cup of delicious coffee and read poem collections.

Salt fields in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau in the scorching sun create a wonderful and appealing picture to visitors.

 Nam Em was ranked 10th, while Kha Trang stood at 19th in the Timeless Beauty 2016 list released by Missosology.

The High Command of Vietnam People’s Navy today hosted a flag-hoisting ceremony for two Kilo-class submarines at Cam Ranh Military Base in Khanh Hoa province.

 Japanese convenience store chains are rapidly expanding across Vietnam, where demand is strong for the service culture of the East Asian island nation.

 Two documentary films featuring the wars in Vietnam were screened recently in Choisy-le-Roi city in the southeastern suburb of Paris.

 Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are paying a State visit to Vietnam from February 28 to March 5.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Finance Ministry (MoF) have set up action plans to improve the business environment and the national competitive ability for the future.

 Da Nang has announced its first solar power project, funded with $415,000 from the European Commission (EC) and $75,000 from the city’s counter fund.

 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has released a national plan on monitoring food safety for processed chicken for export to help Viet Nam’s chicken conquer the world market.