16,000 firms suspend operations in first two months of 2015; Vinafood 1 massive divestment wave; New uniforms for Vietnam Airlines meet mixed reception; Thousands of abandoned containers clog Vietnam ports

Enlisting community participation in caring for important ecological areas is one of the more effective strategies in protected area management. With the participation of the women, healthy mangrove forests are translating to better resilience.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prominent Slovakian artist Peter Pollag expects to help enhance the friendship and mutual understanding between Viet Nam and his country through his paintings.

 Electricity tariffs were not adjusted up ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) to avoid negative impact on local consumers and enterprises, but a new power price hike may come this month.

 Vietnam’s women’s taekwondo team won one gold medal and two bronzes at the Asia-Pacific Taekwondo Invitational Championships, which has recently wrapped up in the SM Iloilo city, the Philippines.

Norimatsu Takashi has officially become the head coach of the Vietnam national women’s football team after a signing ceremony was held in Hanoi on March 4.

The World World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) announced on March 4 that it stripped Vietnam of the right to organizethe 2015 World Taekwondo Championships for failure to timely pay a required US$100,000 administrative fee.

Vietnam needs to improve the quality and relevance of upper secondary school and technical and vocational education and training to fill the rapid growth in medium-skill employment under the ASEAN Economic Community.

 Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair suggested Vietnam take advantage of multilateral cooperative mechanisms, restructure State-owned enterprises, attract foreign investment and boost public-private partnership at a seminar in Hanoi on March 4. 

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has affirmed that bilateral defence cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba has greatly contributed to ensuring independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in each country.

 Former Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian has been chosen to represent Australia at its debut Eurovision Song Contest in May.

The US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration has updated the regulation that governs the export of unclassified nuclear technology and assistance, which is expected to streamline US-VN nuclear trade.

 In 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War, US medic Bob Shirley photographed a group of local children. Forty-six years later, photographer Reed Young caught up with them, and found out what happened next.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Art lovers now have the opportunity to enjoy works by one of the legendary foursome of Vietnam fine art at the Ngan Pho Gallery at 82 Hang Gai in Hanoi.

 The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years, analysis shows.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Along with a project to sell usage rights of Phu Quoc Airport, the Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) was assigned by the Ministry of Transport to submit an equitization plan in April.

 Hanoi is adorned with a carpet of white and purple Ban (Bauhinia) flowers spreading around West Lake and along Thanh Nien Street.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hosts Binh Duong Environment and Water Supply-Drainage won the fifth stage of the team's time trial event at the International Women's Cycling tournament yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietinbank and Vietcombank, assessed at $197 million and $157 million, respectively, are among the top 500 banking brands worldwide, Brand Finance announced yesterday.

Number of newly-established businesses up 26.6%; Vietnam sees trade deficit in first two months; Growing container inventory at seaports creating problems; Gov't decision to stockpile rice raises domestic prices