Up to US$291 million was poured into Vietnamese start-ups last year, a year-on-year increase of 42 per cent, according to a recent report by Topica Founder Institute (TFI).

 A number of listed companies risk being forced to leave the stock market after they reported losses for three consecutive years.

 Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for nearly 97 per cent of the total number of businesses in HCM City, with more than 90 per cent of newly-established ones every year belonging to this category.

Le Dinh Qua, 37, was born in a farmer family in suburban Hanoi. His parents are not well-off, but they tried their best to help Qua study in the hope he would have better future than them.

 The water quality of lakes, rivers, streams and canals in Viet Nam is seriously degrading. Water in urban areas and industrial zones poses risks to human and aquatic animals.

Representatives of government agencies and businesses and experts discussed a proposal to hike the environment protection fees on industrial effluents at a meeting in HCM City on Thursday. 

 Viet Nam and Thailand are the top seeds in the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup, which will be organised later this year.

 Ho Khac Ngoc of Song Lam Nghe An FC has been voted the best Asian player for February.

 Rheinol Racing Days, the first-ever motorsport event of Viet Nam, will be held at the Dai Nam Racing Circuit in Bình Duong Province on March 10-11.

 International media have published articles reporting that Formula 1 could have three new Grand Prix events next season, as Miami, Buenos Aires and Hanoi are close to confirming a deal.

 The most important sports competition for Viet Nam this year will be the Asian Games (ASIAD), in which the country targets three gold medals.

 Kinh Mon is a famed region in the northern province of Hai Duong, which hosts various beautiful landscapes including a special national complex of An Phu Relics Site, Kinh Chu Grotto and Nham Duong Excavation Site.

 The opening of Vietnam’s economy and the rise in foreign investment has brought thousands of foreign professionals to the country to do business. 

 Border guards in central Quang Binh Province on Thursday evening released a green sea turtle back in the ocean.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While most women may be interested in shopping or having coffee with friends, Nguyen Thi Hoai finds her passion and happiness in scientific research.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed HCM City to soon write to the Ministry of Transport about increasing the outlay on its two metro lines, saying the ministry would consider and report about it to the Government before March 20.

 Chopping down the sugarcane following seasons of disappointing low prices, farmers in the barren land of Long An Province turned their eyes to seedless limes in hope of better harvests. But the lime craze might be getting out of control.

 The US’s growing cooperative relations with Asian countries, including those from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in various fields, will significantly contribute to regional peace, security and development cooperation.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh had a meeting with of Vice Rector of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU), the top ranked university in Russia, Sergey Sakhrai in Moscow on March 2, discussing new cooperation directions.

 Global cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has announced the appointment of Yeo Siang Tiong as its new general manager for the Southeast Asia region with a strategic focus on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.