There’s no evidence showing that fertiliser imports have damaged local fertilser products to apply trade defence measures for the imports, according to a report by the Viet Nam Competition Authority.

Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has instructed government agencies to consider applying measures to support Vietnamese retailers and controlling the expansion of foreign-invested retail chains. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national women’s football team will gather to prepare for the 2018 Asian Championship’s qualification.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese athletes finished fourth in both the Junior Davis Cup and the Junior Fed Cup tennis tournaments which ended in India over the weekend.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Five Vietnamese women masters have entered the top 10 of the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2017 in the women’s class which is ongoing in Tagatay, the Philippines.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hoang Sa District People’s Committee will display a shipwreck that was rammed by Chinese boats in Vietnamese waters off the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago at the city’s Hoang Sa Museum.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The newest Broadway-inspired music by Vietnamese director Nguyen Phi Phi Anh has sold over 1,300 tickets in 48 hours.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will inspect and impose an administrative fine for Youtube’s advertising violations.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnamese retail market is bustling with the expansion of existing brands and the appearance of newcomers, including 7-Eleven, the world's largest convenience chain. 

Mong Tay Island is part of the Maldives of Vietnam and offers the opportunity of a holiday on a real desert island in one of the most remote uninhabited tropical places on the planet.

 The French Institute in HCM City will host Hanoi Duo music show featuring popular Vietnamese French guitarist Nguyen Le and local composer Ngo Hong Quang at Idecaf in HCM City’s District 1 on March 1.

 Telecom operators are still scrambling to eliminate the impact on internet connectivity in Vietnam from damage to several undersea submarine cables following a breakdown in early January 2017.

 HCM City officials are seeking ways to collect taxes from small- and home-based business owners who are selling merchandise on social media, such as Facebook, in a bid to reduce tax losses in the municipal budget.

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) currently encourages mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for weak credit institutions based on voluntary spirit and the assurance of relevant rights for both parties.

 Many banks complain that the cost of capital increases and they cannot increase lending rates, so interest margins are quickly narrowing, which affects profit.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Land of Heaven, as the Phia Oắc-Phia Đén area in Cao Bang Province was once known before a descent into relative obscurity, is staging a comeback via offshoots of centuries-old tea trees.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pavements, especially those in crowded areas of major cities like Ha Noi and HCM City, are being seriously encroached, causing difficulties for pedestrians.

 Tennis player Ly Hoang Nam was ousted from the China F3 Men’s Futures’ first singles round match on February 27 in Anning City.

 An exhibition entitled “Trade Relation between Japan and Vietnam in History” kicked off at the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum in the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on February 27.

 The State Bank of Vietnam’s anti-dollarisation efforts have managed to keep the dong-dollar exchange rate fairly steady for a long time, thus helping stabilise the monetary market.