A photo exhibition featuring works on Vietnam by Spanish photographers opened on February 11 in Madrid, Spain. 

 Children of the ethnic minority groups now feel more confident to attend primary schools as language barrier has been gradually removed.

 Advanced International JSC (AIC) has launched a free application named “9999 Tet,” helping users, especially visually-impaired people, access information about the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. 

 Authorities are augmenting support for the Vietnamese workers victimised by a fire at a company in Taiwan on February 6.

 Two Russian tourists were found dead at Pham Van Dong beach, in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa, on February 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Binh Thuy House in the southern city of Can Tho, owned by the Duong family for generations and built in 1870, is a popular stop for both Vietnamese and foreign visitors.

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved tasks adjusting the master plan for the central city of Da Nang.

 Weirdest pig breeds in the world

 Vietnamese students won two gold medals at the International Talent Mathematics Contest (ITMC), which took place in Thailand from February 7 to 11.

 Six Vietnamese futsal players will train with top-flight Spanish clubs in preparation for coming international tournaments.

 Vietnamese poetry and music hit the airwaves in the US on February 11, with the programme “Lanterns hanging on the wind” broadcast on several university radio stations.

 First-class health care facilities nationwide under the management of the health ministry are required to apply electronic health care records starting from March 1, according to a circular issued by the ministry.

 As many as 521 endangered wildlife animals were saved in Vietnam in 2018 thanks to the engagement of people and law enforcement agencies, NGO Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV) announced on February 11.

 A festival dedicated to Mother Au Co – the legendary mother of Vietnam – opened in Hien Luong commune of Ha Hoa district, the northern province of Phu Tho, on February 11 (or the seventh day of the first month of the Year of the Pig).

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a plan to implement the 2018 Law on Vietnam Coast Guard.

Vietnam’s national men’s and women’s football teams are expected to bring home gold medals in the SEA Games 30, which will take place in the Philippines later this year, said Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has inspected the preparations for the United Nations (UN) Day of Vesak 2019 at the Tam Chuc Buddhist Cultural Centre in Ba Sao commune, Kim Bang district of the northern Ha Nam province, the host of the event.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh arrived in Pyongyang on February 12, starting his three-day official visit to the DPRK at the invitation of DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho.

 Four Vietnamese banks were named on the list of the top 500 most valuable banks in the world by the UK-based Brand Finance, a leading independent branded business valuation and strategy consultancy.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southernmost province of Ca Mau, the country’s largest shrimp producer, plans to expand many of its sustainable farming models to fully exploit its potential.