Green space has shrunk in HCM City because of urban development, but the city lacks the resources to develop concentrated green areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign tech giants are set to jump into the mobile payments market on both the paying and receiving sides of the transaction, thus posing a threat to local commercial banks payment market share,

Events in Vietnam's major cities from March 1 to 15. Daily updated

 Alphabet Inc's Google said on Monday it bears "some responsibility" after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month.

 Na Nhem Festival in Lang Son Province has been accused of imitating a festival from Japan as both have gigantic phallus on parade.

The Harley-Davidson of Hanoi and the H.O.G, Hanoi Chapter, has held a motorcycle festival titled “Big Day 2016”, attracting thousands of bikers from around the country.

 The Ministry of Finance said a bad translation claiming that the tax-rate-to-profit ratio in Viet Nam was high, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of profit and undermining competitiveness, caused misunderstandings.

 Ba Om Pond, a famous tourist attraction in the southern Tra Vinh Province, has run dry for the first time because of the worst drought in 90 years.

 Ho Chi Minh City is developing street food as a unique culture to draw more domestic and foreign visitors.

 The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has been named as one of the world’s most favourite hotels in Conde Nast Traveller’s 2016 Gold List.

 Ly Hoang Nam of Vietnam has jumped to a career-high 884th in the world rankings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal occupation of sidewalks, robbery, administrative reform, and food safety are among the problems many people expect that the newly-appointed Party Secretary Dinh La Thang can solve quickly.

 Vu Bach Lien will join another 21 artists from around the world in an exhibition titled Equilibrio that kicks off on March 1 in Malaysia.

 Renault Russia has begun exporting cars assembled in Moscow and Tolyatti to Vietnam, according to reports on February 26.

 The 2016 International Higher Education Day (IHED Vietnam 2016) will take place in Hanoi on March 5 and Ho Chi Minh City on March 6 with participation from 50 foreign universities.

VietNamNet Bridge - A series of restaurant chains, including Burger King, Golden Gate, Red Sun-ITI and Mesa Group have shut down one or many restaurants recently.

 Vietnam wants the International Francophone Organisation (OIF) to improve the capacity of French-language lecturers in the country, said an official.

 Operations of the Da Lat Passion Limited Company – the organiser of a tour to Datanla waterfall during which three Britons died – were suspended on February 29.

 The Prime Minister has asked the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee not to put the demonstration bill in the working agenda of the 13th NA’s 11th session slated for late March.

 More leaders of political parties, countries and international organisations worldwide have conveyed their congratulations to Nguyen Phu Trong on his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam.