VietNamNet Bridge – A fisherman in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on March 4 caught a 1.7-meter long leo catfish weighing 65 kg. It is considered an endangered species.

Vietnam condemns terrorism: FM; German Parliamentary State Secretary to visit HCM City; Numerous activities to mark Vietnam’s ties with China, US; Russia, Vietnam forge parliamentary cooperation

 President Truong Tan Sang hosted separate receptions for the newly-accredited ambassadors from Peru, Russia, Algeria, and Brazil to Vietnam in Hanoi on March 5.

Vietnam will work closely with and support Laos to successfully execute its role as Chair of ASEAN in 2016, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh told his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith.

Vietnam opposes China’s illegal construction and expansion of structures on Vietnam’s Truong Sa  archipelago and has requested China immediately desist these wrongful actions, announced Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Van Tuan was appointed the Chair of the Vietnam Construction Bank after the bank was acquired by the central bank for zero Vietnamese dong and its operating model was changed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When it comes to floating markets, people will immediately think of the peaceful Mekong Delta where southerners attach their rustic lives to boats and waterways.

VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's People's Committee plans to relocate more than 4,400 households living in slums along canals this year.

 More than 2.4bn people have untreated tooth decay across the globe, a study in the Journal of Dental Research suggests.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many businesspeople born in the Year of the Goat have virtues such as consistency and iron will to succeed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign business groups hailed Vietnam and HCM City's success in attracting FDI and boosting trade at a meeting with the city People's Committee yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Poet Doan Ngoc Thu just published a poem video, the first of its kind in Viet Nam.

VCCI to launch annual report on labor market project; US$6.7 million for upgrading Hanoi’s dyke system; Outstanding ethnic minority, religious persons to be honoured; Vietnam protects guest workers in Thailand

16,000 firms suspend operations in first two months of 2015; Vinafood 1 massive divestment wave; New uniforms for Vietnam Airlines meet mixed reception; Thousands of abandoned containers clog Vietnam ports

Enlisting community participation in caring for important ecological areas is one of the more effective strategies in protected area management. With the participation of the women, healthy mangrove forests are translating to better resilience.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prominent Slovakian artist Peter Pollag expects to help enhance the friendship and mutual understanding between Viet Nam and his country through his paintings.

 Electricity tariffs were not adjusted up ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) to avoid negative impact on local consumers and enterprises, but a new power price hike may come this month.

 Vietnam’s women’s taekwondo team won one gold medal and two bronzes at the Asia-Pacific Taekwondo Invitational Championships, which has recently wrapped up in the SM Iloilo city, the Philippines.

Norimatsu Takashi has officially become the head coach of the Vietnam national women’s football team after a signing ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 4.

The World World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) announced on March 4 that it stripped Vietnam of the right to organizethe 2015 World Taekwondo Championships for failure to timely pay a required US$100,000 administrative fee.