Candidate preparations are a key part of preparations for the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council elections, slated for May 22, said NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many teachers have been disciplined recently because they clicked ‘like’ or made comments on Facebook.

 President Truong Tan Sang on February 15 beat the drum to kick off the Tree Planting Festival 2016 in memory of late President Ho Chi Minh.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha have agreed on measures to boost the bilateral cooperation in various fields.

 The 13 th National Assembly Standing Committee will convene its 45 th session in Hanoi on February 17. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While complaining about difficulties, foreign automobile manufacturers still could reap fruit in 2015. Despite big problems, they still want to cooperate with Vietnam’s automobile industry.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung is attending the special ASEAN-US summit, which is taking place in California, the US, on February 15 and 16. Some pictures of the PM's activities in the US.

 The special ASEAN-US Summit kicked off in Sunnylands, California, the US, on February 15 (US time) with the presence of US President Barack Obama and leaders of the 10 ASEAN member countries.

Despite geographical distance and cultural differences, the project to connect classes in all nations worldwide has helped students of all nationalities come closer to each other and it has offered an interesting playground for them all. 

Thailand has begun taking water from the Mekong River and pumping it into its northeastern areas, which are suffering from drought. However, it did not consult in advance with neighboring countries, which are all members of MRC.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A trip can definitely be much less fulfilling if one cannot keep photographs of places visited, beautiful scenery, happy locals or even just miscellaneous things that catch one's eye.

 The Ha Noi-Sai Gon Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) opened its fully-owned SHB Bank Limited in Laos in mid-January by upgrading the transaction office it had set up in 2012.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Mr. Thieu Phuong Nam, CEO of Qualcomm Indochina, has saidthe 5G market in the coming years has a lot of potential and would go commercial by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam ranks 82nd out of 109 countries and territories on the global talent competitiveness report 2015-2016 (Global Talent Competitiveness Index - GTCI).

 The Government has approved a plan to help Vietnamese businesses directly participate in foreign distribution networks through 2020 to help Vietnamese goods penetrate international markets, a senior Government official said.

 Besides the dramatic beauty of the landscape, visitors to the northwest region of Vietnam easily fall for the H’mong ethnic women’s silver earrings.

VietNamNet Bridge – Once only access ible to wealthy families, the Narcissus flower has come back into style as a delicate way to ring in the lunar New Year.

 Charnel-house statues – part of the unique cultural identity of the Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) ethnic groups, are likely to disappear, experts warn.

 The first thought coming to everyone's mind when thinking about holding and burying aborted fetuses is fright. To Nguyen Khac Toan, he turns such frightening feelings into deep sympathy and determination to devote the rest of his life

 The World Trade Organisation's Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) will boost customs reforms to facilitate trade across borders in line with international standards, an official has said.