National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on February 28 joined others to plant 40 Ban flower trees at the area of the NA House, which is located in front of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. 

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on February 28 opened the first-instance trial on the case of deliberately violating State regulations on economic management causing serious consequences at Navibank, now National Citizen Commercial Joint Stock Bank (NCB).

Vietnam needs a number of mechanisms to ensure the enforcement of the 2015 Penal Code regulations regarding the act of bribing foreign public officials, according to a study carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam and the Hanoi Law University.

VOV.VN - The Typhoon Committee (TC) convened its 50th session in Hanoi on February 28, highlighting a review of typhoons in 2017 and providing an update on the TC’s action strategy for 2017-2021.

Investing in technology is essential to increase the quality of hydro-meteorological anticipation to prevent natural disasters and mitigate their damages, heard a seminar in Hanoi on February 27.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has urged the health sector to continue striving to care for people’s health as this is always among the top priorities in action programmes of the Party and the Government.

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to 15 months in jail in Singapore for smuggling rhino horn from Angola, the Strait Times reported.

Vietnamese Cambodians held a get-together to celebrate Vietnamese Doctors’ Day in Phnom Penh on February 27.

As much as 51.7 trillion VND (2.25 billion USD) of the State budget was spent on implementing national target programmes in 2017, including 15.2 trillion VND (664.2 million USD) sourced from the central budget and 11 trillion VND (480.7 million) of investment capital for development. 

More than 8,000 enterprises nationwide currently owe social insurance premiums totalling some 2 trillion VND (87 million USD). These debts are very difficult to retrieve, with some even impossible to get, according to Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

A Vietnamese woman has given birth to a healthy child at the age of 60, making her the oldest woman in the country to become a mother.

VOV.VN - A fire suddenly broke out in a workshop of a wood processing company in Thuan An town, Binh Duong province at 10pm on February 27, and then spread to the nearby wood pellet workshops of other two companies, completely destroying all of them overnight.

Bars and restaurants in Hoi An must lower music after 10:00 pm and close by midnight, according to new regulations.

The girl, who died of a brain tumor last week, has given two adults clear vision for the first time in many years.

A meeting was held in Hanoi on February 27 to review Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund’s activities in 2017 and embark on its working programme for this year.

A workshop took place in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho on February 27 to launch a local project on social inclusion of people with disabilities with an estimated funding of US$400,000.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s medical sector has made important achievements in healthcare and treatment, which help ensure social security and socio-economic development.

VOV.VN -The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) should take responsible, determined and creative steps to keep abreast with the world's modern communication trend toward developing into a nationally and internationally strong multimedia communication group.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien talks with Thoi Bao Kinh Te Viet Nam (Vietnam Economic Times) about projects to build more hospitals and provide better services for patients. 

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has lauded the press for contributing to socio-economic development, ensuring political security and improving Vietnam’s stature on the international arena last year. 

The European Commission (EC) and the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on February 27 publicised a component on the EU’s technical assistance to Vietnam’s energy sector. 

 Participants to a conference in Hanoi on February 26-27 agreed on the need for countries worldwide in general and Vietnam in particular to enhance weather forecast capacity by embracing new technology.

A VND200-billion project on vocational and Khmer script training targeting Khmer ethnic people in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is set to begin in March.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has recently signed a decision approving adjustments to the master plan on air transport development till 2020 with vision to 2030. 

A delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), led by its President Bui Van Cuong, attended the conference of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) Presidential Council that opened in Tehran, Iran, on February 26.

VOV.VN - The Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel)'s pavilion at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 taking place in Barcelona, Spain on February 26 - March 1 has drawn a large number of visitors and partners.

The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources is inviting entries from children, teenagers and youths across Vietnam for the Green Innovation Award (Sang tao xanh) that seeks ideas for natural resources and environmental protection.

Five Vietnamese students have completed an agricultural MSc programme, the third course, carried out under cooperation between the Arava International Centre for Agriculture Training (AICAT) and Tel Aviv University (TAU) of Israel.

The one-time valid visa fee for foreigners is US$25. If Vietnam exempts Visa’s for travelers from more than 100 countries, it will lose hundreds of millions of dollars each year. 

Vietnamese public agencies should assist local businesses, mostly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in upgrading their technologies to reduce greenhouse emissions, said experts at an international conference in Hanoi on February 26.