Two outstanding female scientists have been honoured with the Kovalevskaya Award 2017 during a ceremony held in Hanoi on March 6.

 Vietnam and Malaysia have agreed to maintain delegation exchanges, particularly at high-ranking levels, cooperation in training and the sharing of information and experience in participating in United Nations’ peacekeeping missions.

 Vietnam and Russia have agreed to strengthen the two countries’ military technical cooperation and their defence partnership.

 The retail landscape in Vietnam is changing, with the fall of department stores while shopping malls are flourishing.

 Employees in Ho Chi Minh City earn the highest average monthly salary in the country, according to the latest report of the leading recruitment website VietnamWorks.

 President Tran Dai Quang’s freshly-concluded State visits to India and Bangladesh have gained successes in all spheres, said Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Dinh Quy. 

The Ministry of Transport plans to install e-tags on 3.2 million motorised vehicles by the year-end in a bid to conduct electronic toll collection (ETC) at build-operate-transfer (BOT) stations in 2019. 

Bringing the best learning experience at the lowest cost and contributing to community’s development is a common feature of three shared-education models described below:

Vietnam is witnessing an active startup movement with young people rushing to set up businesses. But experts warn that enthusiasm alone won’t ensure success. 

 A few days after the Tet Holiday, numerous commercial banks silently raised interest rates due to liquidity-related issues, the whopping demand for capital, and the great competition among Vietnam-based commercial banks.

 Besides the certain achievements of wood industry last years, and new opportunities coming from Law on Forestry and free trade agreements, there are various difficulties and challenges this industry has to overcome to reach the target set forth.  

VietNamNet Bridge - The Center of Pet Animal Protections and Studies (CPAPS) is a familiar name to many animal lovers, especially young people. 

Vietnam’s ambition to build a circular economy – aimed at combating pollution and achieving more sustainable development by reusing and recycling defunct products – has attracted the participation of several foreign firms. 

 President Tran Dai Quang, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation arrived in Hanoi on March 6 night, successfully wrapping up their State visits to India and Bangladesh from March 2-6. 

 The Government is urging ministries, sectors and localities to accelerate the development and application of information technology and the building of an e-Government.

 President Tran Dai Quang has urged the business circles of Vietnam and Bangladesh to devise innovation ideas, thus creating new momentum for stronger trade and investment links between the two countries. 

 The Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) scheduled to be inked by ministers of the 11 member countries in Chile on March 8.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam conduct evaluation of security work at all airports nationwide following a recent incident at Vinh international airport. 

 Members of US Navy ships and aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson visited the Da Nang Nursing Centre for the Mentally Ill on March 6, as part of their first-ever trip to the central city.

 The central coastal province of Quang Binh is calling for domestic and foreign investment in renewable energy, especially solar and wind power.