Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has recently signed a decision recognising the resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai as a national tourism site. 

 Foreigners working and living in the central city of Da Nang will compete in ‘Da Nang’s Expat Got Talent 2017’, themed ‘New Year coming’, at the city’s Trung Vuong Theatre on December 17-18.

 Switzerland’s leisure airlines Edelweiss, an affiliate of the Swiss International Airlines will open seasonal direct flights from Zurich to Ho Chi Minh City, as part of the carrier’s plan to expand its flight network in Asia.

 A winter festival will open in Sa Pa town in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on December 23.

 The Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh, the first airport invested by a private business in Vietnam, is scheduled to be operational in late June 2018, instead of in late March as previously announced.

 Vietnamese duo Ngo Thanh Thao Ngan and Le Ngoc Van won silver a silver medal in the girls’ U13 doubles in the Singapore Youth International Series 2017 badminton tournament, which ended in Singapore on December 3.

 The term fine art implies artists’ dedication and talent as it’s not only ‘art’, but ‘fine art’. However, you may change your perspective after learning about a class for amateur artists on Thai Ha street, Dong Da district, Hanoi.

 “Mang dang” is known as not only a favorite main ingredient for a lot of specialties of Hoa Binh but also a specialty on its own.

A fish-pot is a traditional fishing tool to catch fish used mainly in Vietnam’s northern delta provinces. Thu Sy village in Hung Yen province is famous for its traditional job of weaving fish pots. 

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Pham Van Tai, a 31 year-old border soldier heads the Long Sap Border Gate’s anti-drug trafficking team. He recalled the morning in June 2015 when he and his colleagues arrested four drug traffickers ...

 South Korea’s CJ Logistics solidified its position in Asia’s logistics sector with the recent purchase of two Gemadept subsidiaries.

The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) office in the southern province of Dong Nai is investigating the delay in repaying principal and interest by the Thai Binh People’s Credit Fund to 82 customers 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Investment in low carbon farming models can speed up rice industry reform, increase productivity, boost farmers’ incomes and ensure sustainable development, 

 Binh Dinh homes submerged by heavy rain, Traffic death toll exceeds 7,600 in eleven months, ‘Book forest’ opens in Ho Chi Minh City, EU provides US$108m to develop national grid

 The exhibition titled “Remnant” by artist Le The Lam featuring the the remnants of war and the consequence of historical upheaval on the society will be open at Factory Contemporary Arts Center in Ho Chi Minh City on December 9.