Vietnam has been named among nine countries where the US dollar is the strongest in 2019, according to a list released by Smarter Travel, a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program.

 Profit generated from the group’s previous projects in Vietnam would be utilized for the race-track complex project.

 Leaders of Amazon Global Selling will lecture Vietnamese enterprises on how to reach over 300 million users of the world’s largest online retailer, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 Vietnam is ranked 128th out of 180 countries and territories with score 55.3 in Heritage Foundation’s latest report on 2019 Index of Economic Freedom, up 13 places from the previous rank of 141st and 53.1 points. 

 Criminal police team in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday announced they have arrested bag snatcher Thach Thanh Tuyen, 24, from the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, for robbing property.

VietNamNet Bridge - Money collection services have brought big money to commercial banks. 

In its direction to state agencies in districts about the regulation of wildlife protection, the People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City bans gifting rare animals or release dangerous imported animals.

Forty years have gone by since Vietnam struggled against Chinese invaders to protect the northern border, the pangs of Vi Xuyen are still there. 

 Bluebirds’ Nest Book Cafe in Ba Binh District of Hanoi will hold a workshop on the art of paper cutting Kirigami from 1:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 24.

 The Ministry of Transport has written to Vinalines announcing the abolition of its two decisions allowing the firm to sell 75.01% of its stake in Quy Nhon Port to Hop Thanh Mineral and Investment JSC, the local media reported.

 Argentina expects to work with Vietnam to further boost its telecommunications and Internet sectors, as a mere nine million of the country’s population have access to broadband Internet, while 60% use 4G smartphones.

 The National Center for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting on February 19 issued a warning over high tides that may exceed alert level 3 and thus trigger flooding in HCMC’s low-lying areas.

 Seven Vietnamese migrant workers were arrested in Taoyuan, a special municipality in northwestern Taiwan, for their alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of a compatriot.

 Since the beginning of the year, hospitals and medical centers in HCMC have admitted more than 6,000 people infected with dengue fever, rocketing by more than 200% year-on-year.

 Nguyen Thi Thu, vice chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee, died yesterday, February 20, at the age of 53, the local media reported.

 Representatives of Chinese technology firm Lenovo on February 19 worked with Bac Giang Province's government to explore the possibility of building a factory in the northern province, the province's website reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has made a big leap in recent years in the space industry with telecommunication satellites in a geostationary orbit, and has now has set to work on carrier rockets. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Legalizing the wildlife product trade is the wrong approach, environmentalists say.

 A friendly match between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) could be delayed until next year, according to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

H’Hen Nie, who finished in the Top 5 of Miss Universe 2018, has become the ambassador for the sixth Ao Dai Festival, which is set to take place between March 2-17 in Ho Chi Minh City.