For foreigners living and working in the country, the traditional Lunar New Year is special because through the holiday they can see different aspects of Vietnam ranging from cuisine to behavior and characteristic national festivals.

 Sixteen-year-old Truong Thi Phuong is scripting a new story for Vietnamese sport in canoeing.

 Top Vietnamese tennis player Ly Hoang Nam's short Tet celebration has ended, to be followed by participation in tournaments in China. The national number one player will compete in a Men's Futures F1 tournament from February 15 to 21.

 Former national U23 squad player Nguyen Van Manh has been loaned to first division side Dong Nai, following a one-year contract.

 Seventy per cent of enterprises with high energy needs and emissions and 50 per cent of industrial production establishments will apply clean and energy-saving technologies by 2020.

Major cities and tourist destinations across the country have catered for crowds of visitors who poured in to enjoy the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

 The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Hanoi has attracted a large number of visitors including many youngsters.

 With less than ten days to go until the world famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race arrives in Vietnam on February 17, Da Nang is counting down to its hosting the international crew and showing itself off to a global audience.

 A host of traditional festivals have kicked off in different provinces on February 13 – the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

 The National Single Window (NSW) will be made available to all ministries and sectors between 2016 and 2020, according to the Vietnam Customs.

 The Bul Rice Festival (Celebration of New Rice) is a long-standing festival held by the Jrai ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai each spring.

 As many as 2,275 disadvantaged communes in 48 provinces and cities nationwide will receive funding of VND21 trillion from the State budget to boost socio-economic development during the 2016 to 2020 period.

Over the past 70 years, the National Assembly’s external activities have become an integral part of external relations of the Party and State, contributing to the effective enforcement of Vietnam’s foreign policy.

  Multilateral diplomacy deserves to have a higher place among priorities of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the coming time, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in a recent article. 

 2015 is a successful year for the relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), particularly with breakthroughs in bilateral economic ties, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Pham Huu Chi.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the ASEAN-US Summit slated for February 15-16 at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California, in the United States.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After many years in the army, Mr. Le Van So was determined to make up for his absence by sharing the farm work with his wife who is seven years younger. They live in Tra Que village in the historic town of Hoi An.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The team of Brazilian football stars is not expected to visit Vietnam because the sponsor cannot pay the expenses of US$1 million as requested by the partner.

VietNamNet Bridge - Wal-Mart plans to buy $24 billion worth of goods all over the globe from supply companies owned by businesswomen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tourism in Ben Tre Province is growing, but many locals do not have the language skills needed to take advantage of this opportunity. That's why a 79-year-old has opened a free English centre in her home.

Kim Lan is considered the cradle of household ceramic wares in the old Thang Long Capital, Hanoi, today. Thanks to the hands of skilled artisans, clay from this village is turned into beautiful and useful products which are famous nationwide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a blossoming virtual world and a rapidly changing social network that rules everything today, any spontaneous trick can turn into a steaming hot trend within a few minutes.

 Do not miss opportunity from TPP, Food safety crucial for Vietnamese produce's reputation abroad, Viet Capital Bank gets nod for 10 new branches, transaction offices, Da Nang targets 12 percent rise in industrial production value

Circular No. 59/2015/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 29th 2015 details and provides guidance on the implementation of provisions of Social Insurance Law on Compulsory Social Insurance.

The scenery and raw beauty of the mountainous areas in Vietnam's northwest is vividly depicted in photos by Cao Anh Tuan, a bank manager with a passion for photography.