Henry Martin, a French peace lover and close friend of the Vietnamese people, passed away in Paris on February 17 at the age of 88.

 Greece has unveiled an outline summary of reforms demanded by eurozone leaders in order to secure a bailout extension.

 The Standing Committee of the 13th National Assembly will convene its 35th session in Hanoi on February 25, scheduled to give comments on a plan on investment and construction of international Long Thanh airport.

 An original art performance entitled, "Về Miền Quan Họ" (Coming Back to Quan họ land) will be staged at the Kinh Bắc cultural centre in northern Bắc Ninh city on March 7.

  PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV Gas) is the largest exporter in the Cambodian gas market, claiming more than half of the market share.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hundreds of local residents are rushing to look for gemstones in densely forested areas in the mountainous district of Thuong Xuan in Thanh Hoa province despite risks to their health.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled under the foot of hills in Quan Ba District in Ha Giang Province, Lung Tam Village attracts many travelers from near and far owing to its astonishing landscape and serenity and Mong ethnic minority women

Sa Dec Town has specialised in flowers for more than a century. Today, Dutch knowhow is developing this longstanding tradition. 

VietNamNet Bridge – While LED lamps are believed to dominate the world’s lighting market in 2015, the high-tech product is still not popular in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Although the Prime Minister instructed relevant ministries to reconsider pay to professors and associate professors one year ago, little has changed and salaries have not risen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications and big tech companies in Vietnam are implementing 4G, which is expected to begin in late 2015.

The ambiguous definition of State economic groups has led to many problems since big State-owned enterprises (SOEs) were turned into economic groups, economic experts said at a recent conference in Hanoi.

 The Viet Nam Tennis Federation has called players to prepare for the coming international events.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese antique collector has recently bought a set of table and chairs made from thousands of pieces of elephant bone.

Ha Van Tha, a carpenter who does seasonal work in Hanoi, is concerned that he would lose money under the recent revisions of the social insurance law.

 Lower oil prices, interest rates should improve spending: CBRE; Businesses lack information about AEC; Online shopping brings US$3 billion to nation; Anti-dumping protectionism: A double edged sword

 VietNamNet Bridge – Obstacles in the shipbuilding process are being blamed for the slow implementation of policies intended to develop the seafood sector and the offshore fishing industry.

Peter Ryder, former Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and now CEO of Indochina Capital in Vietnam shared this in an interview with VOV.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pulamarasetty Padmavathi says she agree dimmediately when her husband suggested that they should move to Viet Nam to live even though she had never heard of the country before.

 Most travellers will tell you that the best way to get a true taste of what your destination has to offer is to start with the market and if you’re traveling to the US islands of Hawaii –  hitting the Hilo Farmer’s Market is an absolute must.

 January and February are the most exciting months of the year in Vietnam with a variety of festivals organized throughout the nation on the occasion paying homage to Buddha, ancestors and praying for good fortune.

Vietnam has been highly successful at mobilizing inward foreign direct investment (FDI) over the past few years, which has played an important role in the nation’s economic development, said Minister Vu Huy Hoang.

 After a successful year, swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien is dreaming of a place in the final at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016.

 Le Cong Vinh has been recognised as the highest-paid sportsman of Viet Nam, based on what he has earned in the last eight years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam ought to convert ineffective rice cultivation areas into grass fields for raising beef cattle, since intensive livestock farming is significantly more profitable,