The UK offshore oil and gas industry has reported its worst annual performance for four decades.

Quang Binh Province and Australia’s Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association have signed an agreement to establish a symbiotic relationship between tourist caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and the Margaret River Region.

 Nearly 430 traffic accidents occurred within the seven days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) nationwide, leaving 246 people dead and 415 injured according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas remittances to Vietnam have remained the yearly increase level of US$1 billion since 2011 and hit US$12 billion last year.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has called upon the Vietnamese Party, people and army to unite and fulfil the set 2015 tasks to generate rapid and sustainable development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fall of the real estate market is not only a lesson for domestic investors but also foreign enterprises in Vietnam.

 Henry Martin, a French peace lover and close friend of the Vietnamese people, passed away in Paris on February 17 at the age of 88.

 Greece has unveiled an outline summary of reforms demanded by eurozone leaders in order to secure a bailout extension.

 The Standing Committee of the 13th National Assembly will convene its 35th session in Hanoi on February 25, scheduled to give comments on a plan on investment and construction of international Long Thanh airport.

 An original art performance entitled, "Về Miền Quan Họ" (Coming Back to Quan họ land) will be staged at the Kinh Bắc cultural centre in northern Bắc Ninh city on March 7.

  PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) is the largest exporter in the Cambodian gas market, claiming more than half of the market share.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of local residents are rushing to look for gemstones in densely forested areas in the mountainous district of Thuong Xuan in Thanh Hoa province despite risks to their health.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled under the foot of hills in Quan Ba District in Ha Giang Province, Lung Tam Village attracts many travelers from near and far owing to its astonishing landscape and serenity and Mong ethnic minority women

Sa Dec Town has specialised in flowers for more than a century. Today, Dutch knowhow is developing this longstanding tradition. 

VietNamNet Bridge – While LED lamps are believed to dominate the world’s lighting market in 2015, the high-tech product is still not popular in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Prime Minister instructed relevant ministries to reconsider pay to professors and associate professors one year ago, little has changed and salaries have not risen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications and big tech companies in Vietnam are implementing 4G, which is expected to begin in late 2015.

The ambiguous definition of State economic groups has led to many problems since big State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were turned into economic groups, economic experts said at a recent conference in Hanoi.

 The Viet Nam Tennis Federation has called players to prepare for the coming international events.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese antique collector has recently bought a set of table and chairs made from thousands of pieces of elephant bone.