The Government has issued Decree No. 135/2015/NĐ-CP stipulating indirect overseas investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam set a record in attracting foreign direct investment capital in 2015, with a total sum of newly registered and expanded capital of $22.75 billion.

 2015 saw a solid recovery in Ho Chi Minh City’s residential market, with strong launches, positive sales, and improved prices, particularly in mid- to high-end properties, according to CBRE’s Q4 report on the city’s market.

 Vietnam’s no. 2 chess player Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son welcomed 2016 with good news as he moved up 19 notches to 105th position in the world men’s rankings for January announced recently by the World Chess Federation (FIDE).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has urged Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) to develop new and renewable energy sources including wind and solar power.

Although dog-meat is still a popular dish in this city, all the dog-meat restaurants in Hanoi's Au Co Street have closed. There have been lots of rumours around their closing which is still a question for many local gastronomers.

 The Vietnam Pay Television Association (VNPayTV) has confirmed that it will not buy, at any cost, the broadcast rights to English Premier League (EPL) football in Vietnam for three seasons from 2016 to 2019.

VietNamNet Bridge - Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), which is believed to be one of the most profitable business sectors, has not grown as quickly as thought. 

 For those who feel a serious case of wanderlust coming on, we’ve found the perfect spot whether you want to squeeze in a week-end getaway or are looking for a longer term beautiful camping spot.

 Few SOEs go public in 2015, Four firms under construction ministry to go public in 2016, Illegal business conditions still abound, Retail sales near US$110 billion, PV Gas revises down 2015 financial targets

 Traffic safety year 2016 launched nationwide, Photo exhibition on Sai Gon street life opens, Landslides disrupt people's lives in An Thanh Hamlet, Quang Ninh judges diesel oil smugglers, Ha Noi announces four new urban subdivisions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Professor and Doctor Phan Xuan Son from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration spoke to the newspaper Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) about the Party Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ngoc Lu Commune in Binh Luc District, Ha Nam Province is known as the biggest pig raising farm in the northern area, but the work has led to serious environmental pollution in the commune.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tove Krebs Lange is an illustrator from Copenhagen, Denmark, who took part in the Children's Book project in Viet Nam, which was funded by the Danish government.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is currently facing a surplus in teachers for secondary and elementary schools, the Ministry of Education and Training has said.

 The Government has issued a Resolution on major tasks and solutions guiding and directing the realization of the Plan for socio-economic development and state budget estimate in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Super Cup will be held on January 30 at the Thanh Hoa Province Stadium.

 VietNamNet Bridge – New laws and regulations on special consumption tax, supporting industries development, compulsory social insurance, region-based minimum wages and multidimensional poverty index take effect from January.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dr Pavel A. Belousov from Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) talks with Viet Nam News Agency about the importance of nuclear power for sustainable economic development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hong Truong, Deputy Minister of Transport, spoke to the newspaper Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times) about the challenges of delaying the increase in road tolls to June 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Central Viet Nam is famous across the world for its magnificent beaches with vast pristine-white sandbanks and perfect summer temperatures the year round.

 The Ministry of Finance disagreed with the Ministry of Transport’s proposal to postpone toll increase time of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) projects by five months in a respond on Thursday.

Pham Nhat Vuong, for the sixth consecutive year, tops the list of 100 Vietnamese richest stock millionaires in 2015 with assets worth $1.1 billion. Meanwhile, Doan Nguyen Duc, for the first time in the last eight years, left the top 3.

 Water shortages are affecting more than 57,000ha of rice farmland in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, with entire crops at risk of being wiped out completely due to the prolonged drought.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The stock market will see large improvements on both local markets this year, despite many problems in both local and global economic conditions, said a Vietnam Investment Securities Company analyst.