VietNamNet Bridge – Tan Binh wholesale market specializing in garments and textiles in the district of the same name in HCMC has entered its peak business season as the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, has 12 days to go.

VietNamNet Bridge - The newly elected Communist Party Central Committee comprises several well-known businessmen. 

Suntory Pepsico Vietnam has not given any official answer to the question about the quality of Oo Long tea allegedly made of materials from China. The Food Safety Department stated that the company will have to give an explanation this week.

VietNamNet Bridge - Parents and educators cannot agree about whether to keep students at home on cold days.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) has warned that the underground water levels in coastal provinces and cities from Hai Phong City in the north to Ca Mau province in the south have been decreasing dramatically.

In his address at the 12th National Party Congress, Bui Quang Vinh, Minister of Planning and Investment, stressed the need for Viet Nam to speed up its institutional reform toward a prosperous, creative, equal and democratic nation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will put the use of the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) in the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation from the third quarter of this year.

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite a lot of unknowns and current bad performance, analysts still believe a 7-12 percent increase of the VN Index can be reached in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will have various advantages in exporting rice this year though it may have to compete with Thai rice in the global export market when Thailand sells rice at stock.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There were 29 foreign markets generating export revenue of more than US$1 billion each for Vietnam last year, according to the General Department of Customs.

VietNamNet Bridge – New policies include regulations on re-arrangement of agriculture companies, sanctions against irresponsible cadres and public employees, foreign langue teaching, technology transfer, banking system safety.  

VietNamNet Bridge - VCB Securities believes that the bad-debt ratio of the national economy may be as high as 11.02 percent.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors can find endless hours of relaxation, explore small sections of history and gorge on fresh seafood in Quy Nhon, a peaceful city on the central coast.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Dong Nai provincial authorities have taken action to fight against illegal sand exploitation on rivers and canals. But the situation has not improved. 

Smartwatch have unexpectedly faced consumer indifference in Vietnam.Mobile device shops launched sale promotion campaigns in 2014, advertising that smartwatches would replace smartphones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh spoke to the newspaper Tien Phong (Vanguard) about challenges that Viet Nam must overcome in the next five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Located in the heart of Dalat, Xuan Huong Lake is considered the most charming lake of the foggy land.

VietNamNet Bridge - The high expectations of parents for their children is believed to be the major reason behind the high percentage of students who have considered suicide.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government is considering allocating VND1.72 trillion (US$76.85 million) for a scheme to boost the development of supporting industries in the 2016-2025 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Auto manufacturers of Russia and Belarus are expected to join hands with Vietnamese partners to form joint ventures to manufacture and assemble trucks and other vehicles in this market.