Talented tango dancers from Argentina and other countries will perform at the first ever festival of Argentinean tango dance in Vietnam, to be held in Hanoi on December 10 at 6.30pm.

 Vietnam’s potential for e-commerce development in the retail sector could achieve a US$10-billion revenue by 2020, accounting for half the country’s total retail sales.

 The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will  send experts from the French Viola Group to the central region to inspect the quality of Formosa’s waste and sewage treatment equipment from December 12.

 Hanoi expects international arrivals in the city will reach a record four million this year, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.

 Ho Chi Minh City absorbed 3.7 billion USD in new foreign direct investment (FDI) so far this year, including expansion and acquisitions, according to the municipal People’s Committee. 

 The fifth International Conference on Vietnamese Studies will be held in Hanoi on December 15-16, announced the Vietnam National University (VNU) – Hanoi on December 8.

 An international culinary festival “Taste of the World 2016” is slated for December 15-18 in Ho Chi Minh City, luring the participation of 17 countries and 45 food businesses in the city. 

All countries, regardless of big or small, must have goodwill and responsibility to comply with regulations in the 1982 UNCLOS, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga has said at a plenum of the UN General Assembly.

 The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has decided punishments on some officials for violations related to Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Vice Chairman of the Hau Giang provincial People’s Committee.

 Vietnam wishes to learn more from France’s experience in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping activities.

 Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived in New Delhi, India, on December 8, beginning the official visit to India at the invitation of Senate President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and Speaker of the Lower House Sumitra Mahajan. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many years have elapsed but the number of banks listing shares on the bourse remains unchanged. 

VietNamNet would like to present an article by Dr. Vu Ngoc Hoang about the building of the Party and the fight against degradation of political ideology, ethics and lifestyle of Party members. 

The competition among technology goods distributors has become cutthroat in the lucrative mobile phone market segment, which makes up 40 percent of the technology goods market worth $7 billion. 

 'Banh bao' or steamed bun dumpling cake is a very popular Vietnamese dish as is sold at Vietnamese market, Vietnamese fast food stores and restaurants.

Da Nang City authorities have decided to stop Project 922 after encountering many problems in implementation of the programme, which provides funds to talented graduates and staff to study abroad.

An "exclusive order" is being formed in the East Sea, and it is challenging the freedom and safety of navigation and aviation for the entire world, Dr. Truong Minh Huy Vu, director of the Centre for International Studies said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Parkson, the Malaysian department store chain, was once compared to a haughty lady who was choosy in cooperating with partners. However, the lady has gone downhill.

VietNamNet Bridge - The rumbling from concrete drills, pile-driving machines and trucks laden with building materials rolling on streets from dawn to dusk have turned Sa Pa into a chaotic construction site.

The light emitting diode (LED) market in Vietnam is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 18.2 percent from 2016-2022, reaching $729 million by 2022.

VietNamNet Bridge – The flute is the soul mate of Pham Anh Tuan who won third prize at last year’s national contest for young talents. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dinh Tran Hieu, 23, is a fresh graduate who has taken up work as a Grabbike driver while waiting for a full time job. For him, driving for Grabbike is beneficial in a number of ways.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking measures to secure freshwater for farming and household use since drought and saltwater intrusion is expected to be severe in the 2016-17 dry season.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Dam Quang Thang, a member of the Startup Executive Board, under the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, speaks to the Hai Quan newspaper about why startups in Viet Nam need to be devoted to their work.

"This is the time for APEC to work together to build a vision for APEC after 2020, for ‘Asia - Pacific Partnership for sustainable and entire development in the 21st century", Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said.