VietNamNet Bridge – A horseman, deeply attached to the northern mountainous Lao Cai province's Bac Ha Plateau, has expressed his love for the area as he carries tourists in a horse-drawn carriage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas remittances are now free from income tax, the State Bank of Viet Nam has confirmed on its website, following government directions to facilitate overseas Vietnamese sending money home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang, which estimates the lack of one billion cubic meters of water due to the hydropower plants, has raised the water price and prepared for a lawsuit against the government agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pay-TV groups have got harassed about the increasingly high percentage of “virtual” and left subscribers.

 The scale of ancient woodland being lost to development in Britain is being made worse because of a lack of accurate data.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of luxury cars imported as movable assets of overseas Vietnamese that are "abandoned" at seaports in HCM City to be re-exported.

 First ao dai festival to be held in town; Mekong Arts Club displays 50 works, Talent search contest begins in March; Japanese cherry blossom festival ready to bloom in Ha Noi; First standard library opens in HCMC

10 officials face trial in blood test scandal; Vietnamese students honoured in Australia; Bridge collapse prompts inspections; April 21 to be “Vietnam Book Day”; Bird flu hits 21 provinces nationwide

 Kuwait eyes US$1 billion trade with Vietnam; Farm exports hit US$4.33 billion in two months; Viettel boosts foreign market expansion; EuroCham: Vietnam’s business climate improving; Vinamilk imports 5,000 cows from Australia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines will complete its corporate valuation for submission to the Ministry of Transport late this week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of commercial banks will be cut by a half from 30 currently, the head of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has confirmed.

 Browning meat in the oven, grill or frying pan produces chemicals which may increase the risk of developing dementia, US researchers suggest.

 VietNamNet Bridge – TEDI - the design advisory firm of the Vinh Tuy Bridge, a major bridge crossing the Red River in Hanoi has discovered two more piers with cracks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A small colony of young coral reef is growing back on the coastal area of Tam Hiep Islet in Cham Island, 18km off the coast of Hoi An City, the central province of Quang Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The exhibition "Sunlights" by Pham Luan is held at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum from February 20 to March 1, introducing oil paintings of Hanoi and the European landscapes.

 Viet Nam progress in Junior Davis Cup; Gymnasts to show off skills in international tournaments; Anti-doping forum held in Ha Noi; Carom billiards comp opens in Binh Thuan; Binh Duong face test of progress

 VietNamNet Bridge – State owned enterprises (SOEs) decide that they need to find suitable strategic shareholders before going equitized.

 There are no broad asset bubbles that should trigger monetary policy change, but the American central bank must guard against the risks to financial stability more actively,

 VietNamNet Bridge – This committee, which is led by the Prime Minister, will be established in March to help implement comprehensive reforms in education and training.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Rubbish in the Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Zone was on fire; smoke and odors from this garbage dump spread to the inner city.