Viet Nam’s Saigon Heat lost to Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Truth 83-82 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) at Kaohsiung Municipal Senior High School in Taiwan on Saturday.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday asked authorities in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, and in Tra Linh District in particular, to ensure a happy Tet (Lunar New Year) for everyone, especially the underprivileged.

 HCM City’s annual Street Book Festival will be held from January 25 to 31, the city People’s Committee has announced.

 Tom call-and-response singing is the most popular folk singing genre of the Kho Mu.

 'Com hen' is no longer the preserve of the poor people in Central Vietnam, but the favorite of Hue locals and tourists, thanks to its deliciousness and simplicity.

 More European enterprises are becoming keen on the Vietnamese food and beverage industry in anticipation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA).

 State budget revenues surpassed the yearly target to hit VND1.1 quadrillion (US$48.4 billion) as of December 31, 2016, up 7.8 % or VND79.6 trillion higher than the target.

 Starting from February 15, 2017, gaming machines used in facilities currently open to foreigners in Vietnam have to meet more stringent conditions.

 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is ready to further speed up the process to create a legally binding code of conduct (COC) in the East Sea with China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Its beaches, luxury resorts and golf courses is helping the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa attract an increasing number of foreign tourists.

 Asian stocks edged higher on Monday, helped by a strong Wall Street, and the dollar stood tall against rivals after the latest U.S. payrolls data indicated strong underlying wage growth, strengthening the case for more rate increases in 2017.

 The eastern United States began digging out on Saturday from a massive storm that dumped heavy snow from Georgia to Massachusetts, knocking out power for thousands of people and causing hundreds of car crashes,

 HMD Global, the Finnish company that owns the rights to use Nokia's brand on mobile phones, announced on Sunday its first smartphone, targeted for Chinese users with a price of 1,699 yuan ($246).

 A push by Washington for more business-friendly regulation and fiscal support for the economy could improve America's mix of policies which in recent years have relied too much on the Federal Reserve,

VietNamNet Bridge - By early December 2016, the total value of the merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in Vietnam had reached $5.1 billion.

Hanoi to have new rehabilitation centre for disabled children, Vietnamese films screened in India, Jade Buddha statue comes to Soc Trang, Mock youth parliament promotes youngsters’ role in lawmaking process

 VietNamNet Bridge - A small coffee store nestled in the alley on Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi House has become a popular destination for visitors near and far.

Winning high prizes at the 2016 IJSO, Nguyen Ngoc Duc, Nguyen Nga Nhi and Phan Minh Duc said the passion for scientific research helped them win the world’s most prestigious science competition for under-15 students.

VietNamNet Bridge - Due to lax management over waste discharge, many agricultural areas in suburbs and industrial zone neighborhoods are becoming ‘dead land’. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Le Minh Hung, the youngest governor in the history of the banking sector, took office in April 2016.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese organ transplant experts say head transplantation is a new technique and the country is just ‘studying’ and ‘considering’ the operation.

Don’t eat poultry meat with unclear origins: Ministry, HCMC chairman presides over citywide meeting to tackle traffic jam, Red tape slows health insurance signup, High fines for Hanoi express bus lane violations

 PwC launches tool measuring DI, Vietnam to export processed chicken to Japan, EU, Ceiling power prices unchanged, Leather, footwear sector forecasts 18 bln USD of export earnings, Vietnam to suspend tamarind imports from Indonesia

 Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the construction industry to tighten property development management to prevent an imbalance in supply and demand that could trigger a market bubble.

 The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said it invested around VND134.85 trillion (US$5.93 billion) to boost the capacity of the national power grid in 2016.