VietNamNet Bridge – Many firms are willing to recruit labourers who have been affected by layoff at a footwear company in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.

 Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus was reported in 19 cities and provinces nationwide in January, affecting 3,479 heads, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

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 Comprehensive measures have been taken to preserve biodiversity at the Nui Chua National Park in the south central province of Ninh Thuan. 

 Despite an abundance of new options to buy groceries online, Vietnamese consumers still overwhelmingly prefer to shop in stores, the Vietnamese High Quality Product Business Association said on February 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) region would be affected by the El Nino phenomenon this year, Tran Trung Thanh, 

The Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management suggested ministries and ministerial-level agencies simplify business conditions and remove ones which are unclear, too vague, and unfeasible before the third quarter of 2019.

 There is not enough ground to say that the Government of Vietnam intervenes in the domestic prices of the carbon steel welded pipe industry, according to the final determination by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

 The northern border defence war, which began 40 years ago on February 17, was the focus of a seminar held in the northern border province of Ha Giang on February 14.

 Various activities kicked off in the northern province of Bac Ninh on February 14 as part of an ongoing festival marking a decade since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs were recognised by UNESCO as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

 An exhibition on the cultural space of Truc Lam Zen Buddhist sect in Tay Yen Tu opened in the northern province of Bac Giang on February 14. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed off a national plan on avian influenza prevention and control for 2019-2025 with a view to reducing its impact on society and the economy.

The HCM City People Committee has found temporary housing arrangements for 380 households who are living in unsafe conditions in the Truc Giang and Vinh Hoi apartment buildings in District 4.

 The Vietnam Social Security’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City aims to increase social insurance coverage to 54 percent of the local workforce, equivalent to more than 2.5 million people in 2019.  

 Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City has placed among the top 25 universities and research institutes in the ASEAN in terms of scientific research articles (ISI) published in the world's leading prestigious journals.

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Printing woodblocks are precious items used in Vietnam during feudal times.Those relating to the architecture and construction of the Thang Long imperial citadel are crucial in Vietnam’s history.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lonely pine tree on a hillside in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong that become a tourist hotspot is no longer free to visit, a change that has drawn criticism from tourists and locals alike.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private film companies in HCM City sunk large amounts of money into movies for release during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday with high ticket sales, while theatres saw less crowds.

"My wish is to develop an academy that brings science to everyone. ‘Science’ here is fun, easy to absorb, easy to learn and inspiring,” Dang Van Son, a proponent of STEM education, has said.