Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered relevant ministries and Mekong Delta provinces to prioritise the fight against drought and saltwater intrusion which have severely affected agriculture and fisheries and caused a crippling water shortage.

 HCM City police plans to install cameras throughout the city for observation, traffic handling, and urban order and security.

  Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air and Airbus have signed an agreement to open a training centre in Vietnam’s southern city of Ho Chi Minh at the ongoing Singapore international Airshow 2016.

 Strengthened economic and political connectivity will bring sustainable economic successes to ASEAN and India, a Vietnamese representative has said.

 Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh has affirmed that the Vietnam-Russia defence cooperation has reaped fruits over recent years.

 Vietnam has suspended commercial trade in specimens of species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with Laos .

 The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced on February 18 the enrolment of 1,300 candidates this year for Project 911.

 Concerted efforts need to be made by the education sector to fine-tune the quality of English language teaching in primary schools, paving the way to meet the nation’s new education programme.

  Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday morning discussed amendments to the current Law on Press and the Law on Child Protection, Care and Education.

VietNamNet Bridge - ‘One program, many sets of textbooks’ is the principle of the plan on renovating curricula and textbooks, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The State plans to sell VND40 trillion worth of its capital in state-owned enterprises  (SOEs) in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Six Vietnamese movies will be screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2016 set to take place between March 4 and 13 in Osaka City, Japan with a focus on Asian films, said the event’s organizers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi FC official website announced that entry will be free for fans in their first round match on Sunday against Hoang Anh Gia Lai of the V. League.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Grand Sport of Thailand will be the official ball provider to the national V. League competition this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese gymnast Pham Phuoc Hung has gone down in the history books of world gymnastics after a technique that he created and performed successfully was recently added to the Men's Gymnastics Code of Points

VietNamNet Bridge - An old mobile phone installed with remote-control supervision and anti-theft system can easily find the location of a vehicle.

More than 10 years ago, scientists warned about the endangered yew (Glyptostrobus pensilis) forests in the central province of Dak Lak. Since then, activities have helped to preserve the species.

 Thailand’s SCG, the owner of an 85% stake in Prime Group, plans to acquire the remaining 15% to make the major ceramic tile maker in Vietnam a 100% Thai-owned concern.

VietNamNet Bridge – The ASEAN Economic Community has been in place for more than one month, but many domestic travel agencies have not prepared products to attract more visitors from other ASEAN countries.

VietNamNet Bridge – The northern province of Bac Ninh continued holding its traditional pig slaughter festival in private this year despite the public outcry.