VietNamNet Bridge – For more than a week, the surface of Vam Co Dong River in the southern province of Tay Ninh has been blanketed with water hyacinths, due to pollution.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Boyhood", "The Theory of Everything" and "Cinderella" are the top Hollywood films to be screened in Vietnam this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Airlines, at its first shareholders' meeting scheduled to take place in March, will announce that it will sell more than 282 million individual shares (equivalent to 20% of charter capital) to no more than three investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge - This year's Forbes list includes the female leaders of two leading dairy companies of Vietnam: Mai Kieu Lien, chairman and CEO of Vinamilk, and Thai Huong, chair of TH Group.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) plans to nationalize GPBank, and then possibly OceanBank if the bank is unable to handle its problems.

A new tourism transport route connecting Vietnam’s central Quang Binh and Laos’ Khammoune and Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom and Sakon Nakhon provinces became operational on February 28.

 Japanese firm to design Hoang Sa Exhibition House; Vietnam to host ASEAN traditional music festival; Lao Cai hosts first buffalo fighting festival; Spring tea festival adds colour to Thai Nguyen; Chingay Parade features Vietnamese culture

 The vice-president of Sierra Leone has put himself into quarantine after one of his bodyguards died from Ebola.

 Local indices make gains on return from Tet holiday break; Ministry of Construction may increase size of social housing; Foreign investment hits high note; ANZ: Consumer confidence grows in Feb; January car sales accelerate year-on-year

 After ending last year with encouraging results, several IT firms in Ho Chi Minh City have set higher business targets this year.

 Rough Guides – the leading publisher of travel and reference guides- has cited Phu Quoc Island in the southern Kien Giang province as top 10 best Honeymoon destinations across the world.

 World’s well-known Italian DJ Marco Effe will enthral music-lovers at HeartBeat 11 programme which is scheduled to take place at The Observatory stage in Ho Chi Minh City on March 20.

 School children in HCM City have demanded that authorities make their history lessons more interesting since they need to learn about their country's past.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Starting from March 9, HCM City will allow driver to make appointments to renew their licences by calling a new phone centre on 1081.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has a chance to enter the semi-final round of the ASEAN Football Federation Women's Championship, after gaining a draw on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities have helped four households in Song Phung Commune in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to move from an area threatened by landslides.

Synthetic drugs seized by Quang Binh forces; Call centre to handle driving licence renewals; Confiscated bikes set for charity sale; Russian official honoured for 10-year dedicated services; Youth Union launches Month of Youth

  Imports from China remain on the rise and the northern neighbour remains the biggest source of imports from Viet Nam, according to latest figures from the General Department of Customs.

 The management board of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has begun legal proceedings against a violation of regulations on protecting animals in the list of rare species in accordance with Article 190 of the Penal Code.

 Vietnam is expected to start developing 4G services by the end of 2015, experts believe, adding that the services will ensure competitiveness and enjoy widespread popularity.