The tourism sector of Ho Chi Minh City will develop traditional culinary culture into a special tourism product with a view to luring more tourists in 2017.

 Marine pollution will culminate in the degradation of marine biodiversity, especially coral reefs which cover about 1,122 sq.km. of seabed off the country’s coast.    

 President Tran Dai Quang has called on people to plant trees according to their conditions, noting that it is vital for each country to simultaneously ensure economic growth and environmental protection.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a decree allowing Vietnamese to gamble at casinos in Vietnam. It will come into effect on March 15.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is drawing up a master plan on the use of Vietnam’s sea until 2035 and an action plan for the 2017-2025 period. 

 Two waves of European investment will hit Vietnam after the European Union – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement is signed, a foreign expert has forecast. 

 Vietnam’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2017 is a good chance for the country to promote the image of a dynamic country in reform and international integration.

“No fighting cocks are as good as those from Cao Lanh.” The saying sings the praises of the once illutious fighting cocks in Cao Lanh city, the southern province of Dong Thap. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The granting of 30-day single-entry electronic visas to visitors from 40 countries from February 1 is expected to be a breakthrough in attracting foreign tourists to Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) aims to create more than 1.6 million new jobs for labourers, including 105,000 people sent to work abroad,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to Phat Tich Pagoda in the northern province of Bac Ninh for a local annual spring festival, held on January 31 (the fourth day of the first lunar month).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The German Resonanz Ensemble will present their Urban String concert in Ha Noi on February 13 as part of their Asian tour.

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign investors can see great auto sales opportunities in the Vietnamese market. Billions of dollars have been spent to develop car distribution networks instead of manufacturing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi health authority to tighten measures to manage private clinics.

 Some Philippine mines need to be shut given the environmental harm they have caused, the minister in charge of sector said on Wednesday,

 PVFCCO makes list of 500 top firms for 10th year, Central province adds more industry and service complex, Mapping the creative industry, Making the AEC work for Vietnamese small business

 Traffic accidents rose sharply during the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, killing 203 people and injuring 417 others in 368 incidents.

 British singer Vera Lynn will celebrate her 100th birthday by releasing an album of remastered classic songs next month, which could make the wartime singer the first centenarian to hit the UK charts.

Vietnam intensifies crackdown on public peeing, littering, Overseas Vietnamese contribute to national development, Nghe An acknowledges expatriates’ devotion to local growth, HCM City expecting improved job outlook

As a lawyer in private practice for a decade, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch often fought on behalf of business interests, including efforts to curb securities class action lawsuits, experience

 The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday in its first meeting since President Donald Trump took office, but painted a relatively upbeat picture of the U.S. economy

VietNamNet Bridge - Lovers of fashion and high- quality goods are willing to pay more for high-end secondhand goods, priced at tens of millions of dong or several thousand dollars.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many users have complained that iPhone 7s do not work properly: their cameras cannot be used, Facebook automatically logs out, spelling errors appear when typing Vietnamese, and screens are easily stained.

VietNamNet Bridge - The garbage collection in urban areas is mechanized, while the work is still done manually in rural areas with low productivity and efficiency.

Labor-intensive industries such as mining and agriculture are no longer expanding, according to Nguyen Duc Thanh, Director of the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR).