Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee agreed to allocate about VND2 trillion ($94 million) from spare government bond capital from 2012-15 to a programme upgrading schools during their ongoing 35th session on February 26.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception for newly-accredited US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius.

 Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has instructed the Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to set up a pilot project to sell the operation rights of Phu Quoc International Airport in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Philippines navy on February 23 seized a Vietnamese ship offshore the island of Pata suspected of illegally transporting 116,000 bags of rice, according to the Inquirer.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The Flappy Bird mobile game by Nguyen Ha Dong was named as one of the 50 best-known brands worldwide in 2014 by Infergy, a leading company in the field of data analysis activities of mass media.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr. Tuan Bendixsen, chief representative of Animals Asia in Vietnam, said he would launch a stronger call for removal of the rituals "causing pain to animals".

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than than 6,200 people were hospitalized during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) and 15 people died from injuries received from physical fighting, reported the Ministry of Health.

 Vietnam must develop its capital market to avoid the current dependence of long-term investment capital on the banking system, State Bank of Viet Nam Governor NguyenVan Binh has suggested.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One of the most mouth-watering dishes in Nha Trang City must be grilled pork skewers. The dish is a specialty of Ninh Hoa Town, which is about 30 kilometers north of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province.

 On the 8th day of the first lunar month (February 26 this year), people flocked to a unique market in Vu Ban district in the northern province of Nam Dinh province to wish for a prosperous and lucky new year.

 Europe's approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops is "fundamentally flawed", say MPs.

 Business-to-customer (B2C) e-commerce in Viet Nam garnered a total revenue of US$2.97 billion in 2014, accounting for 2.12 per cent of the country's gross retail sales of goods.

After eight months of construction, artisans from the Kim Bong carpentry village have successfully restored a traditional nha ruong house in Quang Ngai City. The house has been opened to the public from February 14, displaying more than 300 antiques.

Party features finest reggae music; French films screen next month; Woman's Day event to support young girls; British reggae star heads for Observatory; Four seasons through the window; Circus performs in central Vietnam

HCMC to complete traffic projects this year; Annual blood donation festival to be launched; Hanoi: Waste treatment plants to be operational in 2015; Rail discounts given to worthy passengers; Thieves empty HCM City ATM machine

 Mekong Delta to stockpile 1 million tonnes of rice; Da Nang port hastens infrastructure construction; Government puts stop to exports of coal dust; HCM City targets US$35 billion for export earnings; Vinachem targeting equitization of units this year

Demand for cruise holidays rises; Danang – A world’s best travel destination; Central coastal provinces attract visitors during New Year holidays; Chan May port welcomes first cruise ships of Lunar New Year

  The Prime Minister has agreed to the recommendation of the Ministry of Transport and Kien Giang province on appointing a contractor to build the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port. 

 The seventh annual ploughing festival to bring a year of favourable weather and a bumper crop season took place on February 25 at Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district in the Red River Delta province of Ha Nam.

 Reigning V-League champions Becamex Binh Duong ended up falling short of a home-turf win despite scoring twice against Chinese FA Cup winners, Shandong Luneang Taishan in Tuesday’s AFC Champions League Group E opener.