An excellent student at Harvard, an author of an essay about philosophy, a female student who can imitate accents of seven languages, and a beautiful girl who met US President Barack Obama. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tu, a lecturer of RMIT Vietnam, has turned his passion for game into a practical act by designing and producing a game collection named Son Tinh – Thuy Tinh, inspired by Vietnam’s legend of the same name.

A decade and a half ago, in 2003, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) received a meagre 32,134 units of blood (each unit 350ml), 73 per cent of which was from professional blood sellers.

VinaCapital has $120 million in cash and is looking to invest in private or equitised companies in 2017. Andy Ho, VinaCapital CEO, talked about the company’s plans to use the cash and assessed the prospects of the Vietnamese stock market.

 The Foreign Ministry hosted a New Year meeting with foreign embassies and foreign media agencies in Vietnam in Hanoi on January 19.

Vietnam will focus on developing human resources, science and technology in a bid to keep pace with the fourth industrial revolution, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a debate session on the future of production in Davos, Switzerland.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed that Vietnam always welcomes international media to the country to cover its development and global integration. 

 Algeria and Vietnam should press ahead with developing their friendship and multi-faceted cooperation which has yet to match potential and aspirations, Speaker of the People’s National Assembly of Algeria Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – FLC Thanh Hoa completed their first hat trick of the season, after winning the V.League’s third match yesterday, by defeating Long An 2-1 on their home turf.

Police in the capital city have said they are considering electronic (and automatic) charging of traffic fines to offenders’ bank accounts. Police officers are mostly supportive of the idea, while others, including car drivers and authority figures

 Japan's Nintendo said it will release an Android version of its Super Mario mobile game in March following the launch of Super Mario Run for Apple Inc's iPhone in December.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Service fees at residential buildings in Ha Noi, ranging from VND700 (3 US cents) to VND16,500 (72 cents) per square metre, under the capital’s newly-issued decision are thought to be unrealistic.

Nhat Tan flower village in Hanoi are richly beautified with blooming peach trees welcoming the forthcoming lunar New Year or Tet

CNN has suggested 15 best places around the world to travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year, including the Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi.

Quang Binh Tourism Department Head Ho An Phong revealed his province’s intention to sign a US$45,000 contract with TripAdvisor aiming to promote the local tourism industry in the time ahead.

 The Vietnamese gas industry aims to double its exploitation output to reach as much as 21 billion cubic metres by 2035, according to a master plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc early this week.

The Vietnam-UK Network has contributed significantly to stimulating the strategic partnership between the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Van Thao at a recent meeting of the network. 

 The first-phase construction of a memorial site dedicated to 64 navy soldiers who laid down their lives while protecting Gac Ma island in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14, 1988, is scheduled for completion in March.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new production by Viet Nam Television (VTV) Film Centre and Ryukyu Ashahi Broadcasting Corporation will be aired on VTV channel 1 on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,000 canals around HCM City have been seriously polluted threatening people’s health, reported the Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.

 Former Beatle Paul McCartney sued Sony Corp's (6758.T) music publishing arm on Wednesday in a federal court in New York, seeking to get back the copyrights to music of his former band, court records show.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam economy will encounter more difficulties in 2017 than in 2016 amid global geopolitical changes and financial uncertainties, experts say.

 A global coalition of governments, health specialists and philanthropists will launch a new plan on Thursday to "outsmart" future disease epidemics with a fund to prepare and create new vaccines.

 Asian shares edged lower on Thursday and the dollar rebounded after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hinted that interest rates in the United States could rise quickly this year.

 SMEs urged to build brands, Southeastern region leads in foreign attraction, HCM City banking sector sets high goals for 2017, Vietnam manufacturing starts 2017 firing on all cylinders