The Ministry of Health has proposed to encourage spouses to have a maximum of two children in low-birth-rate area while attempting to tighten birth control elsewhere. 

 More than 100 volunteers, including students, representatives from businesses, NGOs, and government agencies, and in particular US Ambassador to Vietnam H.E. Ted Osius, took part in the second clean-up of Ha Long Bay on January 10.

 Open-end funds operating in Viet Nam have recorded a positive 2016 with rate of returns of some funds outperforming the growth of the benchmark VN-Index on the HCM Stock Exchange.

  The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoIT) and military-owned telecom company Viettel Group on Monday signed a cooperation agreement on applying information technology (IT) to build e-governance and e-commerce infrastructure.

 The Airports Corporation of Viet Nam (ACV) plans to sign a strategic partnership agreement with French airport authority Aéroports de Paris (ADP) in March this year.

 Young tennis player Ly Hoang Nam has moved up 7 spots to No. 641 in men’s singles rankings in the latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings.

 CNN Business Traveller has revealed world’s top 15 hot new hotels to check out in 2017, including The Nam Hai Resort in Hoi An Ancient Town.

 Smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion a year, and will kill one third more people by 2030 than it does now, according to a study by the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Cancer Institute published

Low-cost tramcar service is provided for visitors to go around Sa Dec flower village to enjoy seeing different kinds of ornamental plants and flowers in full bloom.

 Preliminary excavation findings of Duong Xuan Mound in Hue city were revealed on January 9, shedding light on a relic site dating back several hundreds of years.

 The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 is scheduled to begin across the country at 7am on March 26, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration.

 Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan said at a conference in Hanoi that 1.641 million people got new jobs in 2016, including at home and abroad.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed a directive ordering each ministry, agency and locality to cut staff by 1.5% to 2% annually from now to 2021, the Government said on its news website (chinhphu.vn).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has issued a decision fixing the number of additional flights for the upcoming Lunar New Year at 1,270, with Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC accounting for a staggering 1,065.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign companies are establishing a stronger presence on the fast growing Vietnamese retail market, according to a report which the Ministry of Industry and Trade released last Friday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is predicted to continue lacking of low-cost condo units in the next 10-15 years, said real estate experts,

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese startups became better known worldwide in 2016 and are expected to shine even more brightly in 2017.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Le Tien Dat won the first Viet Nam Elite Table Tennis Tournament, which wrapped up on Sunday in Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hai Phong wanted to welcome the New Year by building a flowery dragon statue in its city centre. However, the city didn’t realize the statue would welcome the Pokemon Go playing masses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famed painter Van Duong Thanh has opened her workshop at her home for visitors, which is on every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 1pm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Talented spiker Nguyen Huu Ha has decided to retire and will work as a trainer for the Ha Noi Duc Giang Chemicals female volleyball club from this month.

 SCG International Internship, an annual internship program of SCG, will select 15 talented students in Vietnam for a one-month internship program in Thailand, together with students from other ASEAN countries.

 Vietnamese enterprises have reported huge lost revenues due to global trade uncertainty, heard a conference of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) in HCMC over the weekend.

 The HCMC Tourism Association has proposed the Government extend the visa waiver for citizens of five Western European countries, and consider adding India and Australia to the list, the association said at a review conference last Friday.

 Authorities at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport have advised passengers to arrive at the airport three hours prior to departure during the Tet (Lunar New Year) period, according to Vietnam News.