Vietnamese people use fish as the main dish in their meals. Fish and its processing has been being an indispensable part of these locals’ cuisine as they usually say “rice and fish like mom and her child”.

 HCM City keen on hi-tech agriculture, Steel Corporation committed to finish 2017’s leftover projects, KIDO Food remains ice cream market leader, VN-China trade likely to reach $100 billion

VietNamNet Bridge - After 30 years of doi moi (renovation), the Vietnamese income per capita has increased to nearly $2,400 but that doesn’t satisfy many economists.

Nguyen Huu Thai Hoa, chair of the board of directors of IBosses Program in Vietnam, at the launch ceremony of the Vietnamese version of the book ‘IBosses – The Rise of Gen Y entrepreneurs’ commented that Vietnam is in ‘startup chaos’.

A virtual laboratory to carry out chemical experiments and a project on parenting soft skills are two of the first prizes awarded at the ‘Investment Project’ competition organized for Hanoi students.

VietNamNet Bridge - There are numerous plant varieties and technologies from which to choose, but it is difficult to develop greenery that bears the city’s typical characteristics.

Less than a month after ‘Bai Choi’ singing was added to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the first individual live show has been organised in Binh Dinh to honour this unique folklore style of singing.

 At the end of the year when rice ripens in terraced fields and the weather turn cold, people of the Pako, Ta Oi, and Co Tu ethnic groups celebrate the Aza New Year Festival to thank their genies for blessing them with a bumper crop.

Lacking of rental houses and social security related problems weight heavily on the shoulders of local authorities. However, when the friendly rentals are founded, security and safety have been improved remarkably.

 Trade turnover in 2017 reached a record level and continued growth into the future seems almost certain.

 The jury on January 22 imposed strict penalties on Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman of PetroVietnam (PVN) Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), and his accomplices for their wrongdoings at the corporation.

 New tours highlighting the remarkable museums, theatres and relics in the capital will be launched by the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

 Work begins on Truc Lam Zen monastery in Dong Thap, Dong A College, Japanese company sign training deal, Red Cross sets up Foodbank VN to feed indigents, 28 Vietnamese scholars heading to New Zealand to study in 2018

 Facebook has announced it will prioritise news sources deemed to be more trustworthy on its News Feed.

Vietnamese representative Tuong Linh has been selected among the top 10 most popular candidates at the Miss Intercontinental 2017 pageant which is underway in Egypt.

An illegal gold mine tunnel was found on Sunday by the Central Highland province of Kon Tum Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the provincial environmental police.

 Vietnam paid 410 million USD for imported beef last year due to increasing demand, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her Mongolian counterpart Miyegombo Enkhbold have agreed to promote bilateral exchanges and cooperation in politics and security-defence, towards further deepening bilateral ties. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Saigon Heat failed to make it to the top three at the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), after losing their second straight match on Sunday in HCM City.

The Vietnam Sugar and Sugarcane Association has proposed to the PM not to allow an extension for temporary sugar imports for re-export as the sweet industry was struggling with high stockpiles and slumping prices due to illegally imported sugar.