VietNamNet Bridge - CEOs born under the metal element are believed to be consistent and iron willed. This may have been the reason they were so successful in 2015.

In 2015, the national high school finals, the first 2-in-1 national exam was organized in Vietnam instead of two separate ones – high school finals and university entrance exam – as part of education reform in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Trans-Pacific Partnership deal is set to facilitate trade and investment, bringing more benefits to production, business, workers and consumers,

 There are about 600 Khmer Theravada pagodas in the Mekong Delta. Doi, which means Bat in English, is one of the most beautiful pagodas with typical Khmer architecture.

VietNamNet Bridge - It will take Vietnam hundreds of years to develop an aerospace industry of its own, experts say.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100 artworks from 54 calligraphers have been showcased at the 2016 spring calligraphy festival which closed on February 15 in Hanoi's Temple of Literature. 

Vietnam to launch two new satellites in 2019, 19 injured in 132 fire-related incidents during Tet, Early rail ticket buyers get discount, Experts warn public of potential flu risks, Hospitals cope with Tet patient influx

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL) is facing many challenges: The core businesses are not performing well, while the debt burden is up to tens of trillions of VND.

 Vietnam’s mining industry is facing more difficulties this year due to lower export prices, unfavorable mining conditions and higher costs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

 Poetry slams and artistic performances will be showcased at Viet Nam Poetry Day 2016, to be held here on February 22.

  South Korea has asked Vietnam to join a multi-national bid for UNESCO’s recognition of lacquer as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, according to Vietnam News Agency.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese products are facing fierce competition from Thailand imports in the local market as Thai companies increasingly expand their presence in the country.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung raised deep concerns over recent complicated developments in the East Sea at a discussion that sought to protect peace, prosperity and security in the Asia-Pacific in Sunnylands on February 16 (US time).

 US President Barack Obama will pay an official visit to Vietnam in May.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hue Citadel is recreating the fashion of the golden age of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) every Friday evening from 8:00 pm-9:30 pm from now through May 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The national Muaythai (Thai boxing) aims to win two gold medals at the coming fifth Asian Beach Games (ABG) in Vietnam in September.

Vu Artem of Binh Duong has been called up to the national tennis team to prepare for the Asia/Oceania zone Group 2, Davis Cup 2016 to be held in Indonesia on March 4-6.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam went down 1-3 against Thailand yesterday (Feb 16) in the final match of Group C in the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship 2016 in Uzbekistan, which also decided who would top the group.

  VietNamNet Bridge - The U.S. effort to build the image of a ‘benevolent hegemony’ has helped it achieve soft power, thereby balancing the "hard power" of China in Southeast Asia, said Dr. Le Hong Hiep.

Vietnamese textile & garment companies won’t directly benefit from the $1 billion worth of tax from sales to the US once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) takes effect, officials have affirmed. 

 VietNamNet Bridge - Motorcycles laden with luggage "march" back to the big cities after Lunar New Year (Tet) on jammed roads, a very common image in Vietnam after Tet.

  The US online newspaper, Huffington Post, has cited Mai Chau and Phu Quoc among 45 of the Most Stunning Paradises in the World.

 VN Idol runner-up Van Mai Huong releases Live Without Hesitance music video, Three overseas Vietnamese painters delve into Europe migration crisis, Cao Dai exhibition on Vietnamese history, culture opens

A 27 year old man who suspected to have been effected by Ebola virus was quarantined after entering Vietnam through Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, yet he has tuberculosis, said the Hospital of Tropical Disease in HCMC yesterday.

 SBV raises reference rate after Tet holiday, DVP to pay 70% dividend, MoT to divest from VIVASO, Vietnam’s first trailer manufacturing factory inaugurated, HCM City’s real estate 2016 challenges and opportunities,