Investors can look forward to plenty of opportunities as Vietnam Rubber Group, Vinafood 2, and many more companies where the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development represents the state holding.

 As car sales fall within the country, Vietnam is looking to overhaul regulations to keep up with the rapid changes within the automotive industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People’s Procuracy has proposed the death sentence for Giang Kim Dat, the former official at a subsidiary of Viet Nam’s Ship Building Industry Corporation, or Vinashin, a state-owned shipbuilding giant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pop star Quang Dung will perform in HCM City, Ha Noi and California early next month at three sound and light shows for fans celebrating his 20-year career.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese delegation officially joined the Asian Winter Games following a flag raising ceremony held on Saturday in Sapporo City, Japan.

 More than 400 university students have learned about pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammal, through activities held in Hanoi by the SVW and the students’ association of the Vietnam National University of Forestry.

 Brick ruins from the Champa era have been found during an archeological excavation at Nui But (Pen Mountain) tower, Nghia Chanh ward, the central city of Quang Ngai.

Over the past 25 years, APEC has proved a leading economic cooperation mechanism in the region and the world, directing trade and investment liberalisation processes, while bolstering collaboration and cooperation for peace and growth.

 A Hungarian love story called "On Body and Soul" about two lonely hearts working in a slaughterhouse in Budapest won the Golden Bear for best film on Saturday at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.

 The Viet Nam Rubber Group (VRG) plans to equitise along with 20 of its subsidiaries in the third quarter of this year.

 Tran Thien Nguyen, who owns shares in a joint stock bank based in HCM City, hopes this year it will pay higher dividends than in previous years.

 Saigon Heat could not extend their winning streak after losing 97-72 to the Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions on their home turf at CIS Arena in HCM City on February 18.

 Vietnamese chess player Pham Le Thao Nguyen ended her tournament at the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship after losing 0-2 to No 2 seed Anna Muzychuk of Ukraine in the third round on February 18.

 Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam will kick off his competing in China F2 Men’s Futures tournament on February 20 in Anning city.

 Vietnam came from behind to tie the Yunnan province team 1-1 at the opening of an international football tournament for U19s on February 18 in Kunming, China.

 The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) collected more than 9,300 units of blood from donors on February 18 in Hanoi.

 Four working groups have completed their two-day sessions as part of the first Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC (SOM-1), which is underway in Nha Trang city, in the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa, from February 18 to March 3.

 The bountiful southern provinces are always known for their elegant dishes which combine the interesting local specialities with simple yet demanding cuisines.

 Though the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s new circular has allowed enterprises more latitude in energy labelling requirements, firms are saying that bureaucratic tangles remain.

 About 7.2 million people are expected to take part in Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017, which will begin at 7 am on March 26.