VietNamNet Bridge – Wrestlers from across the country recently gathered at a traditional wrestling festival in Que Duong Village in Hanoi. – Photos: Kienthuc

 Viet Nam has about 100 out of more than 7,000 rare diseases reported from across the world, it was announced at a conference organised by the National Hospital of Pediatrics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although agriculture is touted as a competitive advantage of Vietnam, complicated administrative procedures have held back the development of the sector.

 The Vietnamese and Cambodian judicial ministries signed a 2016 cooperation agreement following talks between their ministers in Phnom Penh on February 29.

 The driver of a car lost control of her vehicle and hit and killed three people, including a six-year-old child, in Hanoi's Long Bien District this morning.

 A red-faced monkey was captured after it ran amok in Dinh Cong new urban area yesterday afternoon, Ha Noi City's Hoang Mai District police said.

 A 3,000 tonne building in this Central Highland province has been moved 10m away from its original position by an engineer from Ha Noi.

 Hundreds of overseas Vietnamese in Frankfurt am Main and its neighbouring regions on February 28 staged a demonstration at the Chinese Consulate-General in Germany to protest China’s military actions in the East Sea, which have escalated tension.

  Politburo member and Vietnam Fatherland Front President Nguyen Thien Nhan met with Thomas Oppermann, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) parliamentary group, in Hanoi on February 29.

  China attaches importance to its relations with Vietnam and is consistent in developing the ties sustainably, said Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.

 The German State of Hessen has paid heed to enforcing ties with Vietnam, particularly in education, said Professor Gambiz Ghawami, a local representative, during his meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on February 29.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung suggested Cabinet members raise the national GDP growth rate target from 6.7% to 7% in 2016.

 Phan Dinh Trac, a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC), was named head of the CPVCC’s Commission for Internal Affairs under a decision by the Politburo.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Illegal loggers have destroyed a vast area in the protected Nature Reserve in Son Tra peninsula since last year.

 Boxer Ha Thi Linh bagged one silver medal at the 67th International Boxing Tournament Strandja 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 28, said the national boxing team training board.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Without the government’s incentives, Vietnam’s first oil refinery of Dung Quat would have had losses of VND27,600 billion (over $1 billion) since 2010, when it began operating.

Vietnam is one of the countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, the United States Ambassador (US) to Viet Nam Ted Osius said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coffee lovers may want to check out some cafes serving delicious Vietnamese coffee in Hanoi. Here’s 10 best coffee shops in the capital city you should drop in:

 Catholic Church abuse movie "Spotlight" was named best picture, the top award at Sunday's Oscars ceremony, after a night peppered with pointed punchlines from host Chris Rock about the #OscarsSoWhite controversy that has dominated the industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – SHB Da Nang came from behind to beat Hoang Anh Gia Lai 2-1 in the second match of the V.League yesterday (Feb 28) in Pleiku City.