VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City’s canals, drains and waterways are being filled up or clogged, making the city increasingly susceptible to flooding during rains. A lack of public awareness and poor city management

  VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign traders may establish representative offices and branches in Vietnam according to the country’s international commitments.

 President Truong Tan Sang has expressed his hope that Japan’s Gunma prefecture will assist Vietnam in areas of the locality’s strength such as industry, especially the support industry.

 Ly Hoang Nam entered the men's singles quarter-finals of the China F1 Futures tennis tournament in Anning City on February 18.

 The Ministry of Health plans to administer free medical tests to people suspected of having contracted the Zika virus to allow for early detection, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said.

 Foreign employees in Vietnam with work permits or practice certificates or practice licences granted by competent Vietnamese agencies will be covered by compulsory social insurance as from January 1, 2018.

 The first volume of a historical comic series by Vietnamese Phong Duong Comic has won the silver award at the ninth International Manga Awards hosted by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Party General Secretary’s special envoy has described the continual reinforcement and development of traditional friendship between Vietnam and Laos as a strategic and vital issue to the respective cause of national building and defence.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned that Chinese have labelled their products as Vietnamese goods to cheat on the origin when exporting products to third countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan has called for a strong business start-up spirit this year to turn Vietnam into a start-up haven in the next decade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam was an active attendee at the recently concluded ASEAN-US Summit in California, significantly contributing to the success of the event,

CAMA ATK to host West African music night, Chocolat film to be screened, Art exhibit covers themes of migration, identity, Music, art festival to be held at Cargo Bar, Garage sale raises funds for charity restaurant

 Asian stocks rose across the board on Thursday as crude oil extended gains on hopes that big producers will cap production, improving investor sentiment for riskier assets.

 The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Wednesday for $56 million to combat the Zika virus, a disease that has been linked to severe birth defects in Brazil and has spread to nearly 30 countries and territories.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Gold shops in Hanoi are reporting large numbers of buyers are queuing outside their stores to buy the precious metal on – God of Wealth Day – the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many well-known fast food brands are jumping into the Vietnamese market through franchise contracts.

VietNamNet Bridge – Set atop Tay Thien Mountain in Vinh Phuc Province, 85km west of Hanoi, the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery offers serene surroundings with majestic all-inspiring views and is a wonderfully refreshing place to visit. 

 Vietnam has imported over 9,000 kilograms of the insecticide known as pyriproxyfen from Brazil to kill mosquitoes, the Ministry of Health (MoH) acknowledged at a meeting on the Zika virus on February 16.

 More than 23,000 cars sold in Jan 2016, Tightened credit expected to stop real estate bubble, Construction of Da Nang’s key projects pushed up, New decision to boost automobile sector, Higher tax collection expected in 2016

 Vietnamese top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the first round of the China F1 Futures tennis tournament in Anning City on February 17.

 Viet Nam made a earthquake at the Asian Football Confederation Futsal Championship, knocking out reigning champion Japan in the quarter-final round yesterday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

 Nearly 6,000 local and foreign runners will race in the second Da Nang Barefoot Run 2015-16 across central city's My Khe Beach on Sunday.

 Federal Reserve policymakers worried last month that a global slowdown and financial market selloff could hurt the U.S. economy and considered changing the central bank's planned interest rate hike path for 2016.

 Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has signed contracts worth over 3 billion USD at Asia ’s largest aerospace exhibition, the Singapore Airshow 2016.

 The Government this month issued Decree No. 11/2016/ND-CP, on licensing of foreign workers in Vietnam.