Thailand’s cyclist Supuksorn Nuntana finished in first place in the first stage of the fifth Binh Duong international women’s cycling tournament, which kicked off on February 28.

 The Vietnam Art Kite Festival 2015 was held in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau on February 28 and March 1, attracting large crowds of locals and tourists.

 Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Phan Minh Nguyet has been arrested and prosecuted on the charge of abusing position and power while performing duties, the police said on February 27.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Becamex Binh Duong arrived in Japan yesterday (March 1) to face hosts Kashiwa Reysol in the second match of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League's Group E.

 In a major change in Vietnamese education, the national high school graduation and the university admission exams have been fused into one.

 The number of s tudents from Vietnam in Japan increased by 91.6 percent to 26,439 in May 2014, the second largest among foreign students, according to the latest survey by Japan Student Services Organisation.

 Pa Uon Bridge, spanning Da River Lake in Quynh Nhai district of the northern mountainous province of Son La, has been recognised as the bridge with the tallest pier, 98.6 metres, in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The growing tendency of multi-nationals to relocate their factories from neighboring countries to Vietnam has led to increased demand for medium- and high-ranking personnel.

 Vinamilk (VNM) is planning to acquire a French business, aiming at expanding production and export to the European market, a source from the company said.

 The Health Ministry is speeding up its equitisation plan, with eight medical enterprises expected to be equitised this year.

 The World Bank (WB) Board of Executive Directors has approved an additional 100 million USD loan for an ongoing project to help improve living standards for the poor in six northern mountainous provinces of Vietnam.

 The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has launched a national system for foreign investment.

 Vietnam and the UK focused on issues surrounding international economic integration, national defence-security and recent global developments during their fourth strategic dialogue in Hanoi on February 27.

The heavy snow close to the avalanches site in Panjshir province, east Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2015. The death toll has risen to more than 250 while a number of others remain missing after avalanches struck parts of Afghanistan

Vietnam and Italy have agreed to quickly deploy their Action Plan for 2015-2016 for accelerated cooperation, focusing on the spheres of politics and diplomacy, economics, development, culture and education and security-defence.

 Vietnam always supports the Look East policy of India and welcomes the country’s greater presence in Southeast Asia and Vietnam in particular.

The growth rate of the commercial electricity sector and power production in the last four years was 3-4 percentage points lower than predicted, according to the latest report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

 Nguyen Manh Ha, Head of Housing and Property Market Department spoke to the Vietnam Economic Times about prospects of the real-estate market in Viet Nam in 2015.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Son Tra Nature Reserve in Da Nang, known for its rich biodiversity, is home to 200 Red-Shanked Doucs - a kind of langur that was declared endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2013.

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