The Ministry of Transport is preparing procedures for construction of more expressways in central Vietnam, including one connecting the coastal cities of Nha Trang and Phan Thiet.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Commentators are blaming the spike in violence and the number of brawls that occurred during the Tet holiday on an apparent lack of self-control and patience among young people.

 For high-performance athletes, national pride is always the strongest emotion energising them to overcome difficulties and challenges and bring pride to the country. Sweat, tears and sometimes blood have been shed for that noble mission.

 Iran crushed Vietnam in the second semi-final match of the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on February 19.

 Financial autonomy has helped many universities in HCM City improve their facilities, human resources, scientific research and training quality, thereby building a brand name both locally and internationally.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2016 White Book with Vietnam economic updates released by Vietnam Report showed that Vietnam gained an impressive recovery in 2015, while the business circle remains optimistic about 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has approved a program to develop nine items into national key products by 2020 five years ago. However its result has been little because of time consuming implementation and businesses’ confusion

 The annual Vietnamese Poetry Day will be organised as a festival with myriad activities, said Huu Thinh, President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, on February 19.

 Vietnam’s securities sector reaped satisfactory results in 2015, thanks to its strong measures to attract external capital flows and through the restructuring of the stock market system.

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

 VietNamNet Bridge – A study by Vietnamese and Japanese experts has found that dioxin continues to affect the neurodevelopment of pre-school children in contaminated areas of Viet Nam, due to perinatal dioxin exposure.

VietNamNet Bridge - Luxury manufacturers have reported fully satisfactory business results in Vietnam for 2015. Vietnamese, who have an annual income per capita of nearly $2,000, are willing to spend billions of dong to buy luxury products.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Large local banks, which are chosen by the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) to apply Basel II governance standards, are trying to increase capital to meet the standards.

 A special art performance named Warwick Vietnight will be held at Albany Theater, in Coventry City by the Vietnamese student community in the UK on February 27.

 HCM City and other southern provinces need thousands of labours, mostly manual workers in industries such as textiles, footwear, wood processing and electronics after Tet (the Lunar New Year).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private firms should be more dynamic in developing linkages and production chains to sharpen competitive edges as the country was underway to integrate deeply into the global economy.

 British superstar Adele said she cried all day after what was supposed to be a triumphant return to the Grammys stage turned into a shaky live performance in which she sang off-key.

 Vietnam demands China end its wrongful activities on Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, said Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on February 19.

 A multitude of areas of cajuput forest in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau are at high risk of catching fire, posing a range of challenges for firefighting work in the locality.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese coffee companies, anticipating big problems in export markets, are focusing on making instant and roasted coffee to sell in the domestic market.