VietNamNet Bridge – Government officials have announced that mineral exploitation will be more tightly controlled under a new regulation coming into effect on January 15.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Madrid-based photographer Tran Viet Ha has completed a photo collection on Japanese kimonos made with Vietnamese fabrics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Artist Nguyen Phuong Linh’s multimedia installation, Chuyen Di Cuoi Cung (The Last Ride), will open in Ha Noi on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A gala New Year concert highlighting excerpts from famous operas will be held at the HCM City Opera House on January 8.

 The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed on airlines’ plans to increase domestic flights during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) to meet the growing demands of passengers.

Vietnam's Six Senses Con Dao has been listed among the best secret islands on earth, according to a recent article by Travel + Leisure magazine.

Central Highlands-born beauty Thai Nhien Phuong has surpassed more than 300 other candidates to become the winner of Ms Vietnam International beauty pageant 2016 held recently at Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, the US.

 Hanoi, known for its cheap food and accommodation options, is much more affordable than many other Asian destinations, according to a MasterCard survey.

 Vietnam will continue to be an economic highlight in Southeast Asia in 2017, according to international economists.

 Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is working with Japanese OTA Floriculture Auction Limited Company and relevant local agencies to establish a flower trading centre in the city.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training has launch the International Kangaroo Math Contest with the purpose of promoting the movement of teaching and studying Mathematics following the trends of international integration.

Keeping a close eye on and providing consultancy for investigations and judging of serious economic and corruption cases is among major tasks defined by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Internal Affairs in 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge - The 2016 list of stock billionaires showed big changes compared with the 2015 list. Many new faces are on the list, while Pham Nhat Vuong, who topped the 2015 list, fell to number two.

The year 2016 has drifted to an end and marked with complicated and unpredictable situations in the region and the world, in addition to the unstable global economy and the lowest economic growth in recent years.

 The Government has issued Decree 175/2016/ND-CP (Decree 175) to amend and supplement some articles of Decree 86/2013/ND-CP, dated July 29, 2013 on business in prize-winning electronic games for foreigners.

 Visitors have flocked to a 30-ha lake in Hai Phong City over the past month after the water suddenly changed colour.

 Hanoi’s streets are becoming increasingly colourful as traders start transporting and displaying peach flower trees for sale in the run-up to the lunar new year.

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Viet Nam’s retail sales of goods and services rose to 10.2 per cent to around US$156.7 billion in 2016, data from the General Statistics Office (GSO) has revealed.

 Viet Nam has overtaken Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and Taiwan on the list of most desirable locations for expat career opportunities, according to new data released by the latest Expat 

 HCM City authorities announced a code of conduct for visitors on Thursday.

 The ‘Two Countries – Four Destination’ tour, connecting Ha Long and Mong Cai in Vietnam with Dongxing and Guilin in China, was launched at a ceremony held in Quang Ninh province on January 5.

 Independent films, diversity and the tussle between escapism or realism mark Hollywood's 2017 awards season, which swings into high gear on Sunday with the Golden Globes ceremony.

From National Assembly elections to trade to the East Sea dispute: it’s been a turbulent year. Let's look at some of 2016’s top news events and most striking photographs.

VietNamNet Bridge - A ‘clean’ political, economic and legal environment is the prerequisite for Vietnam to attract overseas Vietnamese intellectuals, experts say.