Viet Nam is among its top 20 key lubricant markets, Shell, the Dutch energy company, has announced.

  A riding tour of the Son Tra Nature Reserve in the central city of Da Nang took place on December 25.

 A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Skills Internship Programme was signed on December 24 in Tokyo between Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs and IM Japan – the Japanese international human resources training agency.

Ha Noi-based Viet Nam Investment Group Joint Stock Company is set to become the largest shareholder of property developer Vingroup, after acquiring more shares of this company. 

 Land prices in HCM City and neigbouring provinces are increasing, with real estate industry insiders attributing it to high liquidity.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will hire a foreign consultancy firm to evaluate its draft master plan for steel production by 2025 and its vision till 2035.

 Viet Nam is expected to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) instead of the current Vietnamese accounting standards (VAS) by 2025 in its efforts to enhance comparability and improve transparency.

 Representatives from four of Viet Nam’s largest telecommunication companies reported very large revenues in 2016, with significant improvements over 2015, at a conference held by the Ministry of Information and Communications yesterday.

 Since early human settlement, wild elephants have been an integral part of Viet Nam’s identity. The cultural icon has inspired poetry, music and art.

 Viet Nam won a silver and bronze medal at the 10th SEA Table Tennis Championships 2016 in Indonesia yesterday.

 Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong and midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh of Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) will return to Japan to compete for their clubs Mito Hollyhock and Yokohama FC in 2018.

 The Junior Golf Open Championship is scheduled to kick off at Tam Dao Golf Course in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on December 26-27.

 A 71-year-old man chose to live in an oasis that is far from his neighbors and unconnected to the power grid and water supply. He has lived this life for almost 30 years and remains content with it, as he guards a mangrove forest area.

 The year-end peak season is approaching but sales of consumer goods have not seen the usual sharp rise.

 Government allocates rice to flood victims in Binh Dinh, Da Nang hosts fifth urban development forum, Joint-programme signed on reproductive health, Nghe An: 38,000 labourers to be provided with jobs in 2017

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam needs to import 16,000 Australian cows to satisfy the high demand of the domestic market. There is no other supply source bigger and more competitive to replace Australia.

Though Sapa has long been familiar with tourists, Ta Phin Village is still a new name. Located about 17km west of Sapa, Ta Phin is a village of Black Mong and Red Dao’s people who have a rich culture that has not been damaged by modern life.

 Tea exports rebound but still lower than 5 years ago, Bac Ninh’s export value of industrial products touches $26b, Cement and clinker exports fall 7% in 2016, Greenback price near upper limit

A happy Christmas atmosphere prevailed over Hanoi with a range of bustling activities on Christmas Eve made it a sleepless night for thousands of people to celebrate the last days of 2016.

 When you visit HCM City, especially during Christmas, the ambiance of the brilliantly lit up and colourful Catholic area in District 8 is something you do not want to miss the opportunity to enjoy.

 Phuong Nam art theater will cooperate with Happy Dream Circus to host Japanese circus shows from December 23 to February 19 at Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap District, HCMC.

 2016 was an eventful year for Vietnamese fine arts, as it saw efforts by artists and managers to create and build a healthy and professional fine arts market despite numerous limitations and difficulties.

 The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has issued a storm warning that Nock-ten, a very strong typhoon has formed in the eastern sea area of the Philippines and is heading towards the East Sea.

 Prejudice and legal regulations cause major difficulties for non-State universities in Vietnam, chairwoman of the management board of Hanoi-based Thang Long University Hoang Xuan Sinh said.

 Numerous foreign investors are lining up for Dung Quat Oil Refinery’s shares at its initial public offering (IPO) expected at the end of 2017.