Marksman Hoang Xuan Vinh won a gold and a silver at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in August.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC Department of Tourism has said it intends to propose lifting a 50% discount cap on tours to make it possible to launch a series of programs offering steep discounts for customers to step up tour sales.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told the Ministry of Transport to design a special compensation, support and resettlement mechanism for the Long Thanh airport project in Dong Nai Province,

 VietNamNet Bridge – An ancient stone tomb over 100 years old was found when people dig the ground to make an internal path in Phu Tho Post Office in Ly Thuong Kiet Street in HCMC’s District 10, Tuoi Tre reports.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) has filed for a patent to use airships to store products and serve as a base for delivery-drones. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The stock market was affected by the news about sharp oil price falls and Brexit, but the influence did not last a long time.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 12,200 elementary students nationwide have been taught to enhance awareness on water resource protection during this school year via the program “Mizuiku – I love fresh water.”

 Britain avoided a collapse in mergers and acquisitions activity after the shock Brexit vote as foreign companies used sterling's spectacular devaluation against the U.S. dollar to snap up British companies,

 Dray Nur, Dray Sap, and Trinh Nu to name a few are beautiful and imposing waterfalls in the Central Highlands for visitors to discover for their New Year holidays.

 People in a village in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa have contributed money to build a temple to worship a whale skeleton.

 Asian stocks looked set to end 2016 on an upbeat note, while profit-taking weighed on the dollar and the euro held near a two-week high after spiking early in the day.

VietNamNet Bridge – Mai Van Trinh, Director General of the Viet Nam Institute for Agricultural Environment, tells the Nong thon Viet Nam Newspaper that the soil in the Red Delta is fast losing its nutrients, and is severely polluted in many areas. 

VietNamNet Bridge – On January 3 and 4, L’Espace will host a charity music night entitled The Trip – A Beautiful Harmony of Love with the participation of junior artists from TV reality shows such as Viet Nam Idol Kids,

VietNamNet Bridge – Gardeners planting cherry blossom and kumquat trees in Nhat Tan and Tu Lien wards in Tay Ho District in Hanoi are making hectic preparations for Tet. Currently, there is bustling atmosphere at these gardens

 New Year is coming and you will want to find a perfect place to share this special time with your loved ones. Here are top 5 ideal destinations in Vietnamese northern region to spend Tet holidays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Black Box will host a drama improvisation workshop with Austrian facilitator Julia Fusselberger on Wednesday, January 4, from 7.30 to 10.30pm.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s (MOIT) plan to spend VND7 trillion to resume exploitation at Thach Khe ore mine has faced opposition from scientists. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians still see three-wheel vehicles carrying bulky goods on a lot of local streets, ignoring regulations.

 The largest ever number of rare Java pangolin (Manis javanica), 54 individuals, have been released into the wild recently by the Save Vietnam’s Wildlife in coordination with Cuc Phuong National Park and Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Centre.

 Many serious environmental pollution cases were uncovered and strictly handled in 2016, the Vietnam Environment Administration (VEA) said on December 29.

 President Tran Dai Quang received outgoing Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Vietnam Martin Klepetko in Hanoi on December 29.

 Border guards of Vietnam’s southern Tay Ninh province and military officials and police from Cambodia’s Svay Rieng province held the first friendly exchange in Tay Ninh on December 29.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked central and local officials to have a political resolve and aspirations to develop the country in the new period although numerous difficulties remain.

 Chairman of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association To Huy Rua has received the Order of the Rising Sun, the first national decoration of the Japanese government for his dedicated service.

The excavation of Kinh Thien Palace in 2016 continues to demonstrate the variety and complexity of the relics within the main area of the palace, as well as contributes to clarifying the enormous values of Viet Nam’s world heritage,