The retail giant is set to expand online sales as well as brick-and-mortar stores worldwide.

 The establishment of a department specialising in trade defense was necessary in the context of global integration, Minister of Industry and Trade says.

 With rice exports declining Vietnam is set to focus more on tourism and FDI.

 Vietnamese films failed to attract more viewers than foreign movies at local cinemas during the holiday period.

 An ao dai tunic worn with skirts is proving controversial with conservative fashion observers. Many people said this has affected the image of Vietnam’s traditional long dress.

 Vietnam will allow betting on international football and horse and greyhound racing according to a newly-issued decree by the government. 

 A road in the Thai province of Udon Thani has been named Thau Chin – the name that Viet Nam’s President Ho Chi Minh used when he lived in Thailand 89 years ago.

 Last year the VPBank-owned FE Credit-Consumer Finance Services added 2.7 million accounts to take its total number of customers to 3.3 million.

 The Vietnam team sits all tied up 1-1 with Hong Kong following the opening day of action at the Davis Cup, Asia-Oceania zone ongoing at the Phu Tho Tennis Club in Ho Chi Minh City.

Richard Kenneth Wilson from the UK- the first foreign visitor was granted Vietnam's e-visa- arrived in HCM City on February 4.

 The quick pace of the gross national product in Vietnam is resulting in rapidly deteriorating air quality and other environmental costs, say experts from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MOPI).

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) responded to the World Wetlands Day with a ceremony in northern Thai Binh province on February 5, stressing the role of wetlands in disaster risk reduction.

 The northern province of Cao Bang has announced a Prime Minister decision recognising a pair of bells at the Da Quan relic complex in Hung Dao commune of Cao Bang city as national treasures.

 Domestic gold demand is expected to surge sharply on February 6 as Vietnamese prefer buying the metal to mark God of Wealth Day – the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam met Asahi Shimbun President Masataka Watanabe in Hanoi on February 4, describing the Japanese newspaper as an important bridge linking the two countries’ people.

 South Korea said on Monday it will strengthen lithium-ion battery safety requirements and conduct regular inspections to avoid repeats of fires which forced Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to withdraw its premium Galaxy Note 7 handset.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite stiff competition and high operation costs due to high rent, more and more coffee chains, both foreign and Vietnamese, have opened recently.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to have at least 10 hi-tech agriculture production zones comprising 200 enterprises by 2020. To date, it has attracted 20 enterprises. 

 Scotland depends on young migrants to expand its workforce and its population and should seek a tailor-made deal as part of Brexit to manage its own migration,

 President Donald Trump agreed to meet alliance leaders in Europe in May in a phone call on Sunday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg that also touched on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine,

VietNamNet Bridge - During three years working at University of Colorado at Denver, Prof Vu Ngoc Tam received nine US patents and many prizes at technology conferences.

VietNamNet Bridge - The dry season in 2017 is expected to be less severe than in 2016, but Mekong Delta will still face a lack of fresh water and saline intrusion, scientists say.

VietNamNet Bridge - In order to increase revenue, universities are expanding their training scale, receiving as many students as possible and lowering requirements on students.

 Neither equitization of Sabeco or Habeco has proceeded smoothly.

 Vietnam has seen continued interest from foreign investors keen to strike M&A deals.