The central province of Quang Ngai has decided to establish the Ly Son sea reserve of 7,925 ha in an effort to preserve marine resources and biodiversity and improve local livelihoods. 

 The Australia Border Forces (ABF) said on February 17 that they had detained 29 Vietnamese fishermen allegedly poaching sea cucumbers in the country’s waters.

 A breast milk bank opened at the Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children on February 17, aiming at providing milk for 3,000 – 4,000 babies per year.

The Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Co-ordination Centre No 3 in Vung Tau City on Friday assigned a ship and some doctors to rush to the scene and provide first aid to 11 seamen who had met with an accident at sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FLC Thanh Hoa are currently at the V.League’s top position in all five rounds.

 The visit to Vietnam by Chief Justice of the Singapore Supreme Court Sundaresh Menon will help bolster the partnership between the two court sectors as well as Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership, said President Tran Dai Quang.

 Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior signed a minutes to implement the bilateral cooperation plan in 2017 after their talks in Phnom Penh on February 17.

More than 170 domestic and international reporters have registered to report news at the first Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC and related meetings scheduled for February 18-March 3 in Nha Trang city.

NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has suggested the Swedish side continue supporting Vietnam in realising millennium development goals and enhance cooperation with the country in trade, education-training, science-technology and health care. 

Berjaya Land Bhd will be exiting its Vietnam-based Berjaya Long Beach LLC business, as it will be selling its entire stake in the latter to Sulyna Hospitality Hotel Restaurant Travel Service Co Ltd for VND333.25 billion or nearly US$15 million. 

 Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) is not permitted to mobilise capital to invest in the real estate and finance sectors.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 55-day Da Nang International Firework Festival 2017 (DIFF 2017) with amazing firework displays, many fantastic art and culture events and entertainment activities is expected to attract millions of tourists to the city.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade affirmed in a statement released on Tuesday that its controversial draft decree neither extend nor make additions to the category of State monopoly.

Vietnamese photographers won two gold medals at an international photo contest that was held by the Kotrung Uttarpara Photography Association in India with the support of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP).

The State Bank of Vietnam has pledged to provide $4.39 billion credit package for hi-tech agriculture with suitable interest rate after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc instructed the bank and relevant ministries to develop the field. 

 The Prime Minister has issued the index of services in education that can use the state budget.

The DAIWA-SSIAM Vietnam Growth Fund II L.P (Daiwa-SSIAM II) has recently invested in Concung.com, a Vietnamese retail chain for maternal and baby products.

 Latest Robert Walters report predicts an increase in job opportunities for professionals this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s transport department proposed at a meeting on Wednesday solutions to traffic congestion, including proper traffic management, camera installation and higher traffic fines.

 Grapefruit flower baskets have appeared on Hanoi’s streets and Hanoians can smell the sweet scent of grapefruit flowers everywhere.