HCM City transport department wants the transport ministry to deal with unlicensed operators using the Uber taxi service.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One chilly Sunday morning, Nguyen Thu Phuong gets an e-mail. She quickly goes to the Old Quarter's Hang Dao Street, where two foreign tourists are waiting for her.

The debate about Nem Thuong pig-chopping ritual

 Future economic impacts of climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin, including Vietnam, are likely to be wide-ranging and could top US$34 billion annually, according to a report recently released by USAID.

"The pig-chopping festival has been a traditional event for hundreds of years for the villagers of Nem Thuong, so it is not easy to stop it immediately," the deputy director of the Department of Culture of Bac Ninh Province has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has become the first cabinet member to make public her personal fanpage on Facebook.

VietNamNet Bridge - While Vietnamese shrimp exporters have not agreed with the POR8 (period of review) results of the eighth dumping inspection, the US Department of Commerce has announced it will carry out the POR9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On the occasion of the country’s 40th reunification anniversary (April 1975 - April 20 2015), a parade and 20-minute firework displays will be held in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About five kilometers of coast in the southern city of Vung Tau was covered by oil clumps on the morning of March 2, preventing tourists from swimming in the sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has released new regulations for high school finals, but students are worried the tests will be difficult and prevent them from attending university.

VietNamNet Bridge – There will be no major obstacles for Vietnamese businesses in the global market in 2015, but the biggest difficulties will come from the domestic market, economists say.

 2015 Vietnam Movie Day (March 15) featuring free screenings, seminars and discussions between artists, film producers and moviegoers, will be held by the Vietnam Cinema Association.

A selection of noteworthy arts and culture events in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from March 2 to 8.

VietNamNet Bridge - Phuong My is the only representative of Vietnam at the fifth Korea Style Week 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to treat solid waste in the Nhue-Day river basin through 2030, in which 18 treatment plants will be upgraded or built.

Japan is the second largest foreign investor in Vietnam. However, since 2011, because of difficulties faced by the Japanese economy and the global recession, Japan’s investment in Vietnam has declined.

 Plans to generate electricity from the world's first series of tidal lagoons have been unveiled in the UK.

 Distinct changes in the immune systems of patients with ME or chronic fatigue syndrome have been found, say scientists.

 The Ministry of Information and Communications issued Circular 22/2014/TT-BTTTT dated December 22, 2014 on telecommunication number storages, which covers changes to provincial area codes for fixed lines, applicable since March 1.

Improving business climate and national competitive edge is an urgent and key task, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told a monthly’s government meeting in Hanoi on March 2.