Image: The beauty of Tuy Phong

 VietNamNet Bridge - Only 90 km from Phan Thiet City, and less than 300 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Tuy Phong is an ideal choice for a trip of 2-3 days for the family on the Tet holiday.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 3/2

 Chocolate made in Vietnam wins French people’s favour, Domestic market remains a highlight this year: official, Rice exports increase sharply in January, HCM City’s businesses invest 68 trillion VND in Central Highlands

Tennis star Ly Hoang Nam reaches career-high ranking

 Ly Hoang Nam of Viet Nam has reached a new point in his career after being ranked 909th in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals on February 1.

Image: French Ambassador spends 8th TET holiday in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean-Noël Poirier is preparing with family and friends for his eighth consecutive Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival in Vietnam.

Hanoi T&T beat Kitchee 1-0

 Gonzalo Damian Marronkle scored the only goal as Ha Noi T&T beat Kitchee SC yesterday in the second qualification round of the Asian Football Confederation's Champions League in Ha Noi.

Vien Chau, cai luong superstar, dies at 92

 Viet Nam's most famous composer of cai luong (reformed opera), Vien Chau, died of natural causes at his home in HCM City on Monday. He was 92.

Hanoi inhabitants busy readying for Tet holiday

 A few days before the Lunar New Year (Tet), the streets in Ha Noi have become much more animated as local inhabitants are busy preparing for the celebrations of the important festival.

Image: World's longest cable car opens in Lao Cai

  The world's longest three-rope cable car system was inaugurated in the northern province of Lao Cai yesterday to connect Muong Hoa Valley with Fansipan Mountain – the so-called "Roof of Indochina".

Majority of teachers of English can’t meet standards

Over 50 percent of primary school teachers of English, 63.29 percent of secondary school and 73.88 percent of high school teachers cannot meet standards as required by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

Japan to ease VN short-term visa rule

 Japan decided to ease short-term visa requirements to nationals of Viet Nam starting from February 15, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

102 violations on first day of jaywalking laws in Hanoi

 More than 100 pedestrians violated traffic laws in Ha Noi yesterday, the first day that new jaywalking laws took effect.

Telecom, ICT firms bring agriculture sector into focus

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many telecom and information and communication technology (ICT) enterprises have prepared services and solutions targeting the agricultural sector and farmers given mobile services market saturation.

Da Nang forests severely affected by devastation

VietNamNet Bridge - Many forests have been felled gradually over the years in Da Nang. Within a short time, reporters found two serious cases of forest devastation in the area of the Ba Na – Nui Chua special-use forest (SUF).

Providing airport services is lucrative business

VietNamNet Bridge - The increasingly high number of airline passengers has allowed airport service providers to make stable profits.

Image: Traffic congestion of several kilometers at famous flower markets

VietNamNet Bridge – A week before the lunar New Year, Au Co, the road to the flower market of Quang An in Tay Ho district, Hanoi is always stuck for many  kilometers in late afternoon.

EU-VN FTA available online

 The European Union published an online version of the full text of the EU - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) on February 1.

Nature's bounty brings prosperity to Hoi An

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tra Que Village in Hoi An City is becoming a destination for its farm tours through vegetable gardens. The village is now known as a producer of essential natural oils derived from herbs for the cosmetic industry.

Zika likely to hit Vietnam

 The Ministry of Health has said the Zika virus might hit Vietnam as Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit dengue fever, abound here in the nation.

Vietnam buys Chinese goods, from onions to cars, why?

VietNamNet Bridge - The majority of Vietnamese say they don’t want imports from China, but Chinese goods still flood the Vietnamese market.

HCM City determined to tax Uber

 The HCMC Tax Department is seeking to collect taxes from Uber, the operator of the taxi-hailing app, though Uber has shown no signs of cooperation.

Image: Hanoi Old Quarter antique sellers usher out Lunar New Year

 Hanoi's Old Quarter antique shops have thrown their doors open for Tet, offering discounts on rare and unique items to celebrate the Lunar New Year in an annual event that brings them much profit.

Lunar New Year – the year’s biggest traditional holiday

 The traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is the biggest and oldest festival in Vietnam, bringing its people together to celebrate the sacred and meaningful annual event.

Fish braising village enters peak season

VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Dai villagers in the northern province of Ha Nam are now racing against time to prepare their signature braised carp fish to fulfill orders by customers from different parts of the nation who use it as a Tet specialty. 

Good prospects for e-commerce in Vietnam

Vietnam has great potential for electronic commerce as it ranks in the world’s top 20 countries for internet users and first in Asia in internet user growth rate with over 30 percent of its population accessing the worldwide web.

Parents worry about finding childminders ahead of Tet

 Parents are worrying about finding childminders, who will be enjoying their Lunar New Year vacation from this Wednesday or Thursday, whereas the parents will continue to go to work.