VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam went down 1-3 against Thailand yesterday (Feb 16) in the final match of Group C in the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship 2016 in Uzbekistan, which also decided who would top the group.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. effort to build the image of a ‘benevolent hegemony’ has helped it achieve soft power, thereby balancing the "hard power" of China in Southeast Asia, said Dr. Le Hong Hiep.

Vietnamese textile & garment companies won’t directly benefit from the $1 billion worth of tax from sales to the US once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) takes effect, officials have affirmed. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Motorcycles laden with luggage "march" back to the big cities after Lunar New Year (Tet) on jammed roads, a very common image in Vietnam after Tet.

A 27 year old man who suspected to have been effected by Ebola virus was quarantined after entering Vietnam through Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, yet he has tuberculosis, said the Hospital of Tropical Disease in HCMC yesterday.

  Casino Group is set to sell its stake in Big C Supercenter PCL to the TCC Group, one of Thailand's leading conglomerates, for 3.1 billion euro (US$3.46 billion).

As many as 120 King Kong 2 film crew members are due to arrive in Vietnam on February 18 to perform its first shoots at some famous tourist sites in the world’s largest cave Son Doong, Ha Long Bay, and Ninh Binh.

 Foul smell emanating from dead fish and waste in West Lake is making people feel uncomfortable when they pass through the area.

 Nguyen Huu Thang has agreed to become head coach of the national football team, according to the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF).

 Corporations of Vietnam and the United States on February 15 (US time) inked several deals in the presence of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on the sidelines of the ongoing special ASEAN-US Summit in Sunnylands, California.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has given directions to the upgrading of the website www.tiengvietonline.com.vn, designed for overseas Vietnamese.

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has highlighted the UN Charter’s significance in maintaining international peace and security.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held bilateral talks with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the ASEAN-US Summit in Sunnylands, California, on February 15 (US time).

 Candidate preparations are a key part of preparations for the National Assembly (NA) and People’s Council elections, slated for May 22, said NA Secretary General Nguyen Hanh Phuc.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many teachers have been disciplined recently because they clicked ‘like’ or made comments on Facebook.

 President Truong Tan Sang on February 15 beat the drum to kick off the Tree Planting Festival 2016 in memory of late President Ho Chi Minh.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha have agreed on measures to boost the bilateral cooperation in various fields.

 The 13 th National Assembly Standing Committee will convene its 45 th session in Hanoi on February 17. 

VietNamNet Bridge - While complaining about difficulties, foreign automobile manufacturers still could reap fruit in 2015. Despite big problems, they still want to cooperate with Vietnam’s automobile industry.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung is attending the special ASEAN-US summit, which is taking place in California, the US, on February 15 and 16. Some pictures of the PM's activities in the US.