HCM City authorities plan to expand e-government services this year, the Vice Chairman of the city’s People’s Committee said during a recent 

 A discussion on January 4 in Hanoi on global youth citizenship discussed ways for young Vietnamese to actively equip themselves with knowledge and skills to engage in global issues in an increasingly integrated world.

 Public space in Vietnam’s urban areas has failed to meet demand or create typical characteristics to identify each city, Deputy Minister of Construction Phan My Linh said. 

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will pay an official visit to China from January 12-15, according to the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.

 The Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly will convene its 6th session on January 9. 

 Vietnam’s participation in ASEAN cooperation in the environment has clearly demonstrated the country’s proactive, active and responsible integration into the world.

 The Government has issued a resolution on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on sea and fishery cooperation with Indonesia. 

  Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Finance Ministry to take prompt measures to collect revenues for the State budget right from the beginning of the year at the ministry’s teleconference in Hanoi on January 6. 

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has congratulated the Vietnam-India Friendship Association on the 45th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations (January 7, 1972).

 Strong trust, mutual understanding and convergence of views mark longstanding India-Vietnam ties, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni told Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dong and foreign-currency liquidity was plentiful throughout the year. The interest rate was stable at a five-year low while the dong/dollar exchange rate was also stable with the dong depreciating by 1.2 percent.

VietNamNet Bridge -  The Marble mountains is a group of five limestone mountains, named after the five elements of the ancient oriental philosophy: metal, wood, water, fire and earth in Da Nang City.

VietNamNet Bridge - Securities investors found it easy to make money in the stock market in 2016, and they may have even bigger opportunities in 2017.

 If you are part of the civil service sector in the capital city, you might soon end up on the wrong side of the etiquette newly drawn up for public servants.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If it does not rain, outdoor classes in the school’s garden are held everyday at the Hoa Mai Kindergarten in Hau Giang Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australian coach Joseph Donnelly is considered a “Buddha” by the Vietnamese women’s rowing team: he has trained the team for no money and has helped it thrive in regional and world tournaments.

 Brands franchised in Vietnam so far have been mostly in the fields of education, health care and food & beverages. However, other industries are eyeing Vietnam, considered to be a highly lucrative market.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is approaching, Hanoi’s flower villages are blossoming with colourful fresh flowers of various kinds. Let's make a visit to Nhat Tan flower village, one of the most famous and largest flower baskets in Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge - In Hue, the old capital of Vietnam, the Temple of Literature majestically lies on the bank of Perfume River, to the west of the Citadel, just 1km from prestigious Linh Mu pagoda.

VietNamNet Bridge – So far, Vietnam has produced 11 of the 12 vaccines for the expanded programme on immunisation (EPI). 

 Vietnamese contemporary photos exhibited in India, Natural disasters left over 250 dead in 2016, HCM City export zone reports outbreak of chickenpox, Journalism contest for poverty reduction launched

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stories about unsavoury incidents at schools have been doing the rounds a lot these days.

The fashion show Diem Mot Thoi (Once Famous), a cultural programme offering insights into the country’s culture and lifestyle, will be staged daily, all year long, at HCM City’s Ao Dai (Vietnamese Long Dress) Museum.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arriving in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on a sunny day, I dropped by Linh Quy Phap An Pagoda, which is described as the heaven gate thanks to its heavenly and peaceful landscapes.

VietNamNet Bridge – Capital mobilization through Government bond sales beat the target by 11% and set a record in terms of volume last year.