Three out of four packages for advertising on HCM City buses have gone unsold, with prospective advertisers blaming it on the high rates.

 Turning tourism into one of Vietnam’s spearhead economic sectors in addition to the digital economy and agriculture is seen as a viable strategy for national development.

 Thu Thiem’s land prices forecast to rise 30-35%, Polish group acquires Vietnamese pharma company, Vietnam Expo 2017 to open in HCM City, Uber, Grab to face tax inspection next year

VietNamNet Bridge - A total of VND35.3 trillion of corporate income tax has been exempted for foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs), according to the MInistry of Finance.

Foreign conglomerates have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Vietnamese fintech firms, as more bank-fintech cooperation agreements have been signed recently.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts believe that if Vietnam imposes a carbon tax on coal-fired plants, ‘clean power’ will be able to compete with thermal power.

VietNamnet Bridge - Vietnam is the 57th among 163 surveyed nations in the recent Nature Publishing ranking in scientific research. 

 People’s Teacher Thai Thi Lien has played the piano for nearly a century. Lien was one of the founders of the Vietnam Music School (now the Vietnam National Academy of Music) and has trained generations of students.

 A country with 54 ethnic groups, Vietnam boasts many unique tangible and intangible heritages. Together with the support of its citizens, the Vietnamese government has carried out numerous policies to preserve and promote the national treasures.

 The Hai Phong Museum was the first local museum established in Vietnam. It was built in 1919 on 1 ha covered with large old trees in what is today Hai Phong City center.

 Foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction in the first 11 months this year has exceeded forecasts by hitting US$33 billion, up over 82% compared to the same period last year.

 Awards of 9th Int’l Artistic Photo Contest in Vietnam presented, Vietnam, Italy agree to boost friendship, legislative ties, 99th Great Union Day of Romania marked in HCM City, HCM City cooperates with RoK to improve education quality

 Located 40km from the center of Hanoi, Cao Thon village in Bao Khe commune, Hung Yen province, is among the largest incense-making villages in Vietnam. 

 The Temple of Literature has suddenly announced the closure of its parking lot, surprising many visitors.

 A tourism company in the central highlands has given an elephant to Dak Lak Province's Centre for Elephant Conservation.

 Monkey Junior, the English learning app which won first prize at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2016, has just received Google start-up financial support funding of USD100,000.

 Fishermen are increasingly entering foreign waters, while local firms are importing unprocessed seafood for export as local resources are diminishing.

 The average electricity retail price will officially rise today to VNĐ1,720 (7.6 US cent) per kWh, increasing 6.08 per cent from the current tariff of VNĐ1,622 (7.1 cent) per kWh.

 The world’s leading food service retailer McDonald’s has officially opened its first restaurant at 2 Hang Bai Street, Hanoi, marking its first foray into the northern market three years after opening its first restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City.

 Residents at several apartment buildings in Hanoi have complained about being bit by rove beetles which invade their rooms every night.