VietNamNet Bridge – A report recently released by Fitch Ratings showed that, as of February 11, crude oil prices had fallen a total of 44% more than one year ago and up to 75% from early 2013.

Live broadcasts of UEFA Champions League games will decline this year due to expensive broadcast rights.

 Vietnam has been developing a legal framework on atomic energy for the safe and effective development of nuclear power in the country.

  Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, Cecilia Piccioni, shared her love for the Ao Dai as she prepares to wear the traditional long dress at the Ao Dai Festival which due to take place from March 1 to 4 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, which has exported PhDs, specialists and farmers, has begun sending fishermen to the US.

Sand-filled estuary blocks fishing boats, Trade unions play key role in ending protests, Transport department head suspended from work, Marine police seized 20,000 litres of illegal diesel, PM wants old apartment buildings, public works checked

 The Lang Biang Biosphere Reserve is home to an array of species, making it ideal for research and eco-tourism.

 Companies get busy with exports after Tet, Most Ha Noi listed firms see Q4 profits, Steel imports hit US$9 billion, FPT named best company for corporate governance in Vietnam, Exporters benefit from Vietnam- Korea FTA

Vu Xuan Thien, Deputy Head of the Construction Department for Housing and Real Estate Market Management under the Ministry of Construction, spoke to Viet Nam News Agency about the national programme to make residential areas safe from flooding

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Guol house is a spiritual and cultural symbol of the Co Tu ethnic minority community in the central coastal province of Quang Nam.

Carlyle A. Thayer, Emeritus Professor from the Australian Defence Force Academy talked about the deployment of eight batteries of what are reported to be part of China's HQ-9 air defence system in the Spratly Islands.

 The authorities of Lam Dong Central Highlands Province have confirmed that the environment was not affected after a water pipeline ruptured, though local residents remain concerned about long term consequences.

For Vietnamese people in general and Vietnamese businessmen in particular, the Year of a Goat finished on February 7, 2016. 

 A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed to between Vietnam and Australia on issuing a combined holiday and work visa to citizens from both countries.

Since the 18th Southeast Asian Games in 1995 when Vietnam made the men’s football final for the first time since its reintegration into the largest regional sporting arena, Vietnam’s national football team have beaten Thailand just twice

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Van Ga, Deputy Minister of Education and Training, spoke to Viet Nam News Agency about changes in the organisation of high school graduation and college entrance exams for 2016.

An IT application called “Virtual Assistant for Vietnamese” (VAV) developed by the MDN-Team from the University of Engineering and Technology of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi has been gaining popularity among smartphone users.

VietNamNet Bridge – The San Chay ethnic minority in northeastern Bac Giang Province have preserved their wedding customs with cultural characteristics that have survived the test of time.  

 Phu Quoc island district in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is set to become a special economic zone and the locality’s growth driver between 2016-2020.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nem Cho Huyen (Cho Huyen pork roll) has a one-of-a-kind flavour that reflects the distinctive culinary culture of the central province of Binh Dinh.