Nearly 90 percent of measles cases reported in Vietnam can be traced to people who were either not vaccinated against the highly contagious virus, received no full vaccinations or had unknown vaccination status.

 Hanoi and Moscow are expected to promote cooperation and experience sharing in numerous fields, especially corruption prevention.

Vietnam has detected African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in the northern provinces of Thai Binh and Hung Yen, unveiled Director of the Department of Animal Health Pham Van Dong on February 19.

 Deputy Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh made a courtesy call to Chinese Minister of National Defence, Sen. Lt. Gen. Wei Fenghe during his working trip to China from February 19-22.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on February 19 for head coach of the Vietnamese men’s football team Park Hang-seo and his spouse. 

 The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has requested its chapters in the Mekong Delta and commercial banks to provide loans for rice procurement in the 2019 Winter-Spring crop, which is now in the prime harvest season in the delta.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a working session with ministries and agencies in Hanoi on February 19 to discuss the acceleration of rice purchase as a way to improve income for farmers. 

 Vietnam earned a ticket to the semi-finals of the ongoing ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U22 Youth Championship in Cambodia after beating Timor Leste 4-0 in a match which took place in Phnom Penh on February 19.

 The Government recently issued a decree on amending and supplementing the list of foreign citizens eligible for e-visas and border gates that allow immigration by e-visas. 

 A freight train, called AH2, derailed at Suoi Kiet Station in the south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan this morning, February 19, bringing the North-South rail line to a temporary halt.

 After 10 years of negotiations, Vietnamese mangoes were licensed for export to the US on Feb 18.

VietNamNet Bridge - PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at a conference held in late December, said the localization ratio in the textile and garments, and footwear industries, has risen to 40-45 percent.

 While most Asian economies are vulnerable to the ongoing trade dispute between China and the US, Vietnam is a possible exception, as it may attract parts of the global value chain that currently run through China.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) remains an important economic sector for Vietnam, but the country has to compete fiercely with other nations in FDI attraction.

VietNamNet Bridge - Private universities in the past were often considered inferior to state-owned schools, but that image has changed in recent years. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien talks to Vietnam News Agency about the country’s 2018 performance and plans for the new year.

 Multinational FMCG companies have made every effort to capture the new generation of shoppers in Vietnam - Millennials.

 Last year may be considered a good year for Vietnam’s rice export sector. There remain complicated issues to address, though.

VietNamNet Bridge - As the domestic market is getting saturated, air carriers are opening international air routes as demand increases for inbound and outbound tours.

Beauty queen H’Hen Niê, a member of Vietnam’s E De ethnic minority, surprised everyone by placing in top five at Miss Universe 2018. This is the highest achievement for a Vietnamese contestant