VietNamNet Bridge - The uncontrolled exploitation of wild orchids could lead to the eventual disappearance of beautiful, rare and precious species in Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Some Vietnamese people attach too much importance to foreign university degrees, according to Prof Neal Koblitz from University of Washington in Seattle.

VietNamNet Bridge - Chinese mobile phone brands only had to spend five years to grab a high market share in the Vietnamese mobile phone market. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s theatres promise a variety of new shows this Tet (Lunar New Year festival), which falls this year on February 5, to suit audiences of varying musical and dramatic tastes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - More automation manufacturers are entering the Vietnamese robot market, which as estimated by Universal Robots (UR) to have a value of $184.5 million by 2021.

 Only about 300 of the over 1,800 businesses working in supporting industries in Vietnam have joined production chains of multinational enterprises, a figure described by analysts as too modest.

 The Supreme People’s Procuracy has accomplished an indictment involving Phan Van Anh Vu, known as Vu Nhom and high-ranking officers of the Ministry of Public Security for their violations in the purchase and sale of State-owned houses and land.

 The Vietnam Tennis Open Da Nang City 2019 kicked off in the central city of Da Nang following an opening ceremony held on January 6.

 The Government’s recently-issued Decree 107  has mostly received a warm welcome from rice exporters as its provisions enable them to improve their competitive edge and expand export markets. 

 Ho Chi Minh City has found a place on UK travel website Culture Trip’s short wish list for travelers planning their next trip in 2019.

 Since riding-hailing platforms like Grab arrived in Vietnam, many traditional taxi companies have lost their lion’s share of the market, some have had to reduce the number of vehicles and others have dissolved.

 Five artists have collaborated to share the beauty of early spring in an exhibition in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A comedy slated for cinemas nationwide during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is expected to do well at the box office.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Supreme People’s Procuracy has prosecuted Tu Thanh Nghia, former General Director of Viet Nam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro, for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets.”

 Xuan Pha is a traditional dance in Xuan Truong commune, Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province.

 As the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday draws nearer, the electronic appliance market has also entered its peak season with an array of promotional campaigns and several products on sale at half price.

 Here are the 10 outstanding economic events of Vietnam in 2018:

 Gehad al-Rawy beamed with joy as she emerged from an Egyptian courtroom last September. She had just won a sexual harassment case, with the judge sentencing her harasser to two years in prison.

“Le hoi cau mua” (bumper-crop praying ceremony) of the San Chay ethnic minority group in Thai Nguyen was granted the status of national intangible cultural heritage on January 5.

 Vietnam will enhance its telecommunications infrastructure, expand its broadband network and develop 5G mobile connectivity this year.