One in three, or 35 per cent of pregnant women, are victims of domestic violence, mostly at the hands of husbands, according to doctors at Ha Noi Medical University (HMU).

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has rejected claims that it acted late in responding to allegations of fraud involving marketing firm Lien Ket Viet, which allegedly swindled 45,000 people.

The Asian Development Bank will help Vietnam build 13,654 biogas plants worth $7.8 million in 2016 under the Low Carbon Agricultural Support project.

 Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu is leading a delegation to attend the 22nd ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting Retreat and related events, which take place on March 2-3 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Cao Chinh Thien toured the European country’s Veneto region and its capital city of Venice, whose officials voiced their readiness to expand cooperation with Vietnam.

Hanoi Party Secretary Hoang Trung Hai has hoped that Hanoi and Hessen state of Germany will further bilateral partnership across education-training, vocational training, medical science and hi-tech industry.

 The Vietnam National Petroleum Group posted a consolidated after-tax profit of more than VND3.1 trillion (US$137.8 million) last year, versus a loss of nearly VND9.1 billion ($404,000) in 2014.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged agencies to take measures to tackle the ongoing drought and saline intrusion in the central region at a Government meeting on Monday.

 On Monday morning a driver lost control of his car. He hit and killed three people, including a 6-year-old student at Ngoc Lam Primary School in Ha Noi's Long Bien District.

 Dialogue and cooperation are the most effective ways to address human rights issues, said Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc at the 31st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland on March 1.

 The Hanoi Transport Department on March 1 began issuing and re-issuing international driving permits (IDP) for both Vietnamese and foreign residents at No.2 Phung Hung street or No.16 Cao Ba Quat street.

 The 110th birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, a prominent leader of Vietnam’s revolution in the 20th century, was marked at his memorial site in Duc Tan commune, central Quang Ngai province, on March 1.

 Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to strengthen wide-ranging defence cooperation to further contribute to the bilateral strategic partnership.

 Vietnam beat Slovenia 3-1 in the second match of the World Team Table Tennis Championships' women's competition, which is ongoing in Malaysia.

  Vietnamese Becamex Binh Duong lost 3-1 to FC Tokyo in the second round Group E match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - The CEO of Uber, Travis Kalanick, said that Uber lost more than $1 billion per year in the Chinese market while participating in the price competition with its rivals. However, in Vietnam, Uber is working very well.

  The local energy sector is expected to be the next driver for foreign direct investment growth in Vietnam this year.

While the US President and the ASEAN leaders were discussing issues of regional security at Sunnylands estate in California, in the East Sea, Beijing started the construction of large-sized works in the Hoang Sa Archipelago of Vietnam.

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s export-oriented manufacturing sector has boosted demand for logistics services. However, the local logistics sector has failed to meet demand. Many enterprises are now looking for the opportunities to join the sector.

 Many banks suffered losses in the foreign exchange market last year, according to their latest financial reports.