VietNamNet Bridge - With a smartphone with GPS (global positioning system), users can take a roll call and conduct timekeeping no matter where they are.

  The Prime Minister has recently approved a project of attracting, managing and using official development assistance (ODA) and foreign preferential loans for the period of 2016-2020.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Lao Cai is concentrating on developing local tourist attractions in order to host the National Tourism Year in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - The great achievements made by Vietnamese young people have been recognized by the world.

 Some steel companies want the Ministry of Industry and Trade to put up temporary barriers like higher import tax on steel billet and other products until an ongoing investigation into dumping is completed.

Every year, the Sinh Village wrestling festival takes place on the 10th day of the first lunar month in Phu Mau Commune, Phu Vang District, central Thua Thien-Hue Province, attracting thousands of residents and tourists.

 Stiffer penalties and more solutions are needed in order to prevent parking lots from violating regulations, the finance department of Ha Noi said.

As of the end of January 2016, there were 20,056 foreign direct investment projects in Vietnam with a total capital sum of $280 trillion. Many multinational companies are present and continue to expand their investment in the country.

 Owners of coffee plantations in the Central Highlands region are bemoaning their dying plants, the dry season and dams built by the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Corporation have been blamed for the situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A report recently released by Fitch Ratings showed that, as of February 11, crude oil prices had fallen a total of 44% more than one year ago and up to 75% from early 2013.

Live broadcasts of UEFA Champions League games will decline this year due to expensive broadcast rights.

 Vietnam has been developing a legal framework on atomic energy for the safe and effective development of nuclear power in the country.

  Italian Ambassador to Vietnam, Cecilia Piccioni, shared her love for the Ao Dai as she prepares to wear the traditional long dress at the Ao Dai Festival which due to take place from March 1 to 4 in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, which has exported PhDs, specialists and farmers, has begun sending fishermen to the US.

Vu Xuan Thien, Deputy Head of the Construction Department for Housing and Real Estate Market Management under the Ministry of Construction, spoke to Viet Nam News Agency about the national programme to make residential areas safe from flooding

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Guol house is a spiritual and cultural symbol of the Co Tu ethnic minority community in the central coastal province of Quang Nam.

Carlyle A. Thayer, Emeritus Professor from the Australian Defence Force Academy talked about the deployment of eight batteries of what are reported to be part of China's HQ-9 air defence system in the Spratly Islands.

 The authorities of Lam Dong Central Highlands Province have confirmed that the environment was not affected after a water pipeline ruptured, though local residents remain concerned about long term consequences.

For Vietnamese people in general and Vietnamese businessmen in particular, the Year of a Goat finished on February 7, 2016. 

 A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed to between Vietnam and Australia on issuing a combined holiday and work visa to citizens from both countries.