Dalat Victory Challenge, a mountain bike race, will be organised on March 24-26 in Da Lat City, Lam Dong Province.

 The Music Training and Development Center under the HCM City Conservatory of Music will host the HCM City Piano Competition 2017 for local and international amateur and professional contestants aged between 6 and 24 from June 14-18.

 Vietnamese representative Nguyen Tien Dat entered Top 6 of Mister International 2017 on the final night in Bangkok, Thailand on February 13.

 Tay Ninh province has more than 3,000 Cham people who practice Islam. Their mosques are also cultural centers promoting solidarity among the Cham villages.

 Names of celebrity ambassadors for the Vietnam Earth Hour 2017, a worldwide volunteer movement dedicated to saving the planet, have been announced, reports the Phap Luat online newspaper.

 Vietnam has so far received six 636 kilo-class submarines from Russia to modernise and enhance the capacity of its navy forces to defend the country's territorial waters.

 "Reciprocity" has become the new buzzword in the U.S. business community in China, with some industry leaders saying they would welcome a tougher approach from the Trump administration

 On the morning of February 14, Nguyen Van Cu Street in Ho Chi Minh City was dubbed the ‘pathway of love’ decked with a galore of brilliantly coloured gifts and flowers for that special person in one’s life.

 Facebook Inc is launching an app for smart TVs that will help the social network's users enjoy its videos on a bigger screen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – An increase in drug- resistant malaria cases in many regions nationwide is of growing concern to community health, health experts are warning.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will soon officially ask that schools nationwide review their facilities and stop using any deemed to be unsafe,

HCM City will undertake 14 projects to prevent erosion, including dredging of vulnerable waterways, at a cost of over VND1.7 trillion (US$75 million) this year, according to its Inland Waterway Management Division.

 More than 60% of Japanese firms operating in Vietnam have intentions to expand their business here to cash in on the improved investment climate, a survey by Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has revealed.

 The Government plans to provide wide-ranging assistance to the domestic supporting industry so that they can increase supplies of parts and components to both local and foreign firms and better participate in the global production chain.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to build The Lotus Cam Ranh Golf Course proposed by KN Cam Ranh Company Ltd in Khanh Hoa Province, roughly 450km northeast of HCM City.

 The Transport Ministry has affirmed that Vietnam has not banned Uber but the company must work with ministries and agencies to complete business registration.  

 The Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) has proposed to the Prime Minister to delay the equitisation of  the losing Ninh Binh Nitrogenous Fertiliser Plant until it generates profits again in order to ensure effective restructuring.

 The Ministry of Transport has submitted three architectural plans for the passenger terminal of Long Thanh International Airport to the Government for approval.

 Vietnam’s relations with member economies of the G20 are being expanded and intensified, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung told the press.

 The Presidential Palace in Hanoi was named among the 13 most beautiful palaces in the world by US magazine Architecture Digest.

 National Tourism Year 2017: Northwestern colours

Vietnam is willing join hands with the international community in efforts to protect the marine environment while exploiting economic resources in a reasonable and effective manner.

 The Prime Minister has approved a non-refundable aid package from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to strengthen community links in HIV prevention.

 The Prime Minister has approved a national programme to control rabies in pet dogs and humans by 2021 with the aim of stamping out the disease.

 Established artist Pham Khac Quang is showing his latest paintings which were created using a relief printing technique at an exhibition launched recently in Hanoi’s Goethe Institute.