Belarus’s five-day visa exemption policy applied to citizens of 80 countries, including Vietnam, took effect on February 12.

 Ministries and agencies have proposed simplifying 1,126 out of 1,934 administrative procedures related to population management.

 Leaders from the four northern border provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang and Ha Giang and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region had a New Year meeting on February 10.

 Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc met with Yoon Jong-kyoo, President of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s KB Kookmin Financial Group in Hanoi on February 11.

 Singaporean developer CapitaLand and Vietnamese space operator Toong have signed a memorandum of understanding to change the working environment in Vietnam.

 Vietnam attaches importance to promoting relations with the new administration and Congress of the US, towards further developing the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in a practical, effective, stable and long-term manner.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than VND100 trillion was paid by the eight biggest commercial banks to depositors in 2016. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The number of university graduates who are jobless must not discourage students from pursuing higher education, Nguyen Thi Kim Phung, director of the University Education Department, has said.

 Tran Thuong Temple festival named national intangible heritage, Health sector aims to continue controlling HIV infection, 14 rescued from capsized speedboat off southern Vietnam

They are successful businessmen who created strong brands with fame extending beyond national borders. Though they are of retirement age, they remain at the top of  the business leadership and are considered irreplaceable.

 Measures proposed to turn household businesses into firms, Boosting sustainable development of support industry, HCMC determined to prevent bubble in realty market, FDI capital hits record high despite long holidays in January

Many localities nationwide have held a wide range of activities in response to the 15th Vietnam Poetry Day 2017, which opened at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi on February 11 or the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after listing their shares on the bourse after many years of hiding, a number of multi-billion dollar conglomerates quickly became ‘pillars’ in the stock market.

 Vietnam’s dragon fruits introduced at Berlin international fair, Cashew farming area in Central Highlands shrinks, Vietnamese firms eye co-branding goal, Draft decree on State monopoly in trade submitted to Gov’t

 Vegetarian food popular on first full-moon day, Oriental medicine week to open in HCM City, Binh Dinh welcomes first sea tourists of new lunar year, Bac Giang: over 9.7 mln USD for new-style rural building

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam continues importing chemicals from China, it will have to rely on Chinese imports and accept low-quality products, experts have warned.

 Plum flowers are blossoming all across the mountains and forests in the northwestern province of Son La, drawing numerous tourists.

VietNamNet Bridge – Ngo Viet Trung of the Institute of Mathematics under the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology tells Khoa hoc & Doi song that funds allotted for sci-tech development need to be used wisely.

 It is a great delight for those who have a chance to visit Ma Rung Lu Quan, an inn located in the forest in the Central Highlands city of Dalat in Lam Dong Province.

 Binh Duong Province has been known nationwide for its craft villages of making wooden clogs, lacquer and pottery products.

Some parents are seeking extracurricular classes including piano, painting, swimming, martial art, and ballet dancing for their children apart from formal classes and after-school classes for further knowledge and high marks at school.  

The government has finally allowed Vietnamese to gamble at casinos. However, because of strict requirements set by the watchdog agency, it will be not easy for locals to enter casinos.

VietNamNet Bridge - In HCMC and Hanoi, air pollution caused by vehicles is even more serious than pollution from industrial zones, environmental experts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Technological and financial limitations are major development constraints for the local supply industry,

 Leading telecom service providers Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone are scrambling to put up base transceiver stations and pilot 4G services to be ready to officially offer them this quarter.