Fishermen in central Ha Tinh Province on Monday afternoon released three little dolphins in the ocean.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in HCM City who wielded a heavy stick against street vendors and pavement encroachments recently are now offering the carrot of empathy.

Coach of Viet Nam’s national female gymnastics team, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, was born in the northern port city of Hai Phong in 1970. She developed a strong attachment to gymnastics at the age of seven. 

The Ha Noi police on Monday decided to initiate criminal proceedings in the sexual abuse case involving an eight-year-old girl, following intense public pressure over a series of paedophile cases came to light of late.

 FIFA has announced the seeds for the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup draw in the Republic of Korea.

 No 2 seed Le Quang Liem has returned in the title race after one win and one draw at the HDBank Cup International Open Chess’s Master category on March 14 in HCM City.

 Masterchef France 2015 winner, Huynh Khanh Ly will be in Hanoi on March 17-23 to introduce French gastronomy as part of the Goût de France/Good France 2017 in the framework of the Francophone festival.

VietNamNet Bridge - Should the behavior of providing unlicensed payment services be subjected to criminal prosecution? The business community says ‘no’.

 Ms Nguyen Thi Bich Van of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Molisa) recently told an audience that women across Vietnam continue to battle workplace discrimination when trying to climb the career ladder.

 While they remain focused on fattening their bottom lines, most leading businesses in the country also see exercising their social responsibility as a contributive factor.

 Credit growth in the first two months of 2017 rose 1.23 per cent year-on-year, but credit institutions remain cautious over business targets while focusing on lending quality.

The two biggest Thai cement companies were recently involved in million dollar takeovers of two cement companies in Vietnam, was this really a smart move?

 Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs Heraldo Munoz said he will push for Asia-Pacific integration, free trade and anti-protectionism at the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meeting in Vina del Mar city, Chile on March 14-15.

 As Kong: Skull Island tops box offices worldwide and shatters records in Vietnam, its director, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has taken on a new role: Vietnam’s Tourism Ambassador for the 2017-2020 tenure.

 Hanoi is willing to create favourable conditions, especially in administrative procedures, for businesses from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to make long-term investments in the city.

 The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and France’s airport authority Aéroports de Paris (ADP) are still in negotiations on the sale of ACV shares.

 China has become an increasingly lucrative market for Vietnam’s Tra fish (pangasius) but Vietnamese enterprises face risks in this market.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has reiterated that all ministries and central authorities act to end the practice of State-owned agencies accepting luxury cars as gifts from private firms or individuals.

The Netherlands wishes to expand relations with Vietnam, including cooperation in peacekeeping activities between the two countries’ armies, said Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Nienke Trooster. 

 A great hornbill, scientifically known as Buceros bicornis, rare bird species on the endangered wild animals list, was rescued in the southern province of Tay Ninh.