The 2nd Red River Delta Climate Change Symposium organised on February 25 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, advocated for increased investment to help the region adapt to climate change,

 A gala night for the 2015 Fair Play Awards was held in HCM City on February 24, honouring sportsmanship, honesty and fair-play on Vietnam’s football fields over the last year.

A list of top 500 fastest growing companies (FAST500) in Vietnam in 2016 was released on February 24 by the Vietnam Report and VietNamNet newspaper.

VietNamNet Bridge - The following daughters and sons of billionaires were born in the year of the monkey. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to Y Ty mountainous village in spring, visitors have a chance to admire peach and plum in full bloom with a spring atmosphere covering areas inhabited by ethnic minority groups.

Vietnamese and foreign designers will converge at the Vietnam Autumn-Winter 2016 Fashion Week, which will take place in Hanoi from tonight to Sunday.

FPT Software and Echelon Solutions Group have unveiled a strategic global partnership in SAP consulting services to expand service offerings and global capacity.

 Dung Quat refinery may have to close temporarily because its main products, diesel and Jet A1 fuel, cannot compete with imported counterparts since the tariff on diesel and Jet A1 from ASEAN member states has been eliminated, starting from 2016.

 While saltwater has intruded deep into the Mekong Delta, it is also affecting water sources for production and daily activities in nearby Ho Chi Minh City.

 Vietnamese powertlifters have secured two official tickets to the Rio 2016 Paralympics after winning two gold medals at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Powerlifting World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 Kazakhstan has ratified a free trade agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

A seminar titled “East Sea: security and economic implications” took place in New Delhi, India on February 24, attracting prestigious scholars from India and diplomatic corps from Russia, Japan, Australia and Singapore.

 The content and agenda of the 11th meeting of the 13th National Assembly (NA), to be held in late March, were among the talking points of the NA Standing Committee’s 45th session on the morning of February 24.

 The government and Prime Minister’s working report for the 2011-2016 tenure received strong approval from the National Assembly’s Standing Committee during its ongoing 45 th session in Hanoi on February 24.

Leaders of the Cambodian People’s Party gave a warm reception for the special envoy of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Hoang Binh Quan in Phnom Penh, who is on a visit from February 23-24.

Vietnam welcomes and offers all possible support to Kyushu firms to do long-term and effective business in the country, President Truong Tan Sang assured President of the Kyushu Economic Federation Aso Yutaka on February 24.

 Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, has affirmed the country’s commitment to work closely with the UNDP to realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Cutting-edge technology will be applied in the cultivation of tomatoes and low-potassium lettuce in Vietnam as part of an agriculture collaboration between FPT and Fujitsu.

 Journalist and historian Philippe Devillers, a close friend of the Vietnamese people, has died at the age of 96. He was one of the first French journalists to base himself in Viet Nam shortly after the August Revolution in 1945.

 No endangered animal has died at Vinpearl Safari Phu Quoc Zoo Park, the southern Kien Giang Province's department of agriculture and rural development said in its latest report.