Some gold-plated orchid, apricot and peach tree models have been selling well among the domestic market ahead of this year’s Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

 Far away are vast forests, and rolling hills. Getting out of the boat, climb the stone steps, visitors will set foot on the poetic house built on a high hill in the middle of the lake.

VietNamNet Bridge - More and more solar power projects have kicked off in Vietnam, especially in the central region, by Chinese contractors. 

 A market downturn led to an array of steel firms posting negative growth figures in 2018 and has left many in an impasse.

The massive import of cheap cars did not occur in 2018 as predicted, but sales in 2018 were still satisfactory, especially domestically sold cars.

VietNamNet Bridge - MB Securities estimates that if Vietnam is upgraded into a secondary emerging market, it will be able to attract $4.5 billion worth of capital.

 Vietnam’s shrimp exports are expected to grow this year to a value of more than US$4 billion thanks to free trade agreements, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

 Visitors to Vinh Hy once always want to return for the second time, not only because this place is "surreal place" but also by cheap fresh seafood

The prices of some smartphones reached a record high in the year, while shakeups occurred in the industry among leading players.

 Many foreign visitors got caught up in the country's football fervor and joined Vietnamese fans in cheering the national team.

 Singapore-based travel site Kayak says HCM City will be a top 10 destination for international visitors this year.

 Near Thiec Market in HCM City’s District 11 is the best place for those who want to try a cup of coffee served in a Chinese style.

 The fierce competition in both the domestic and export markets is forcing ceramic producers to improve their production process and product quality.

 The Trade Promotion Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said it will focus on innovative campaigns to expand export markets.

 Le Quang Liem of Viet Nam is joint leading the ongoing Gibraltar International Chess Festival in the UK.

 PAN Sport, a prestigious brand from Thailand, has signed a sponsorship agreement with Vietnamese futsal club Thai Son Nam. The deal will be valid for 2019 and 2020.

 Many hundred-year old trees in Na Pen Forest in the northern province of Dien Bien have been illegally logged, putting the future of the old forest at risk, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

 At midnight on a night in early January, around 50 barges bearing number plates from northern provinces were mining sand outside of Can Gio Sea, HCM City.

 Vietnam’s head coach Park Hang-seo has praised his Vietnamese football players for their exploits at the ongoing 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, saying Vietnam’s run to the quarterfinals was a great result.

 Vietnam's Mekong Delta region could suffer serious salt intrusion by the end of this month, according to the Southern Irrigation Institute.

 The original area of Huong Son Landscape Complex – home to 21 pagodas and dozens of grottoes in local mountains of My Duc District, Hanoi – will remain unchanged amidst the development of tourism infrastructure.

 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Minister of the Interior of Lithuania Eimutis Misiunas on Wednesday signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders between the two countries.

 Vietnam has yet received information on the venue for the much-anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Jun, but is confident that it is up to the task if asked.

 Coral reefs have been revived on an area of 2,000sq.m in water off the Cham Island Maritime Protected Area (MPA) after a pilot project that ran from 2015-17.

 Apple CEO Tim Cook has recently announced a plan to build a database center in Viet Nam in an effort to reduce reliance on third partners like Amazon and Microsoft.