You might have heard about Halong bay, the worldwide-famous natural heritage site in Vietnam, but you might not know about Ao Chau, a mini version of Halong in Phu Tho Province. 

The co-organisation board of the HCM City – Gyeongju International Cultural Festival 2017 made its  debut at a ceremony held by authorities of the Vietnamese city and Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 21. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 40-year-old patient with aortic aneurism in the emergency ward at HCM City’s Cho Ray Hospital needed a lot of blood, but the hospital did not have enough.

Working groups and subcommittees convened nine meetings on February 21 as part of the 4th working day of the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings in Nha Trang.

 The first meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in 2017 opened in Bangkok, Thailand on February 21, with more than 150 delegates from member economies and ABAC taking part. 

 Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will pay a State visit to Vietnam for the first time, from February 28-March 5. 

Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Russia, President Tran Dai Quang told visiting Chairwoman of Russia’s Federal Council Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko.

 Facebook Inc (FB.O) is in talks with Major League Baseball to live stream one game per week during the upcoming season, which could be a key win as the social media platform works to offer more live sports,

Nguyen Hoang Hai, Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Association of Financial Investors. speaks to Hai Quan online about the Government’s resolve to have all equitised State-owned enterprises listed on the stock exchange

Dr Tran Toan Thang, deputy director of the Research Department on Business Environment and Competition, under the Central Institute for Economic Management speaks to BNEWs/Viet Nam News Agency about green growth

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite being very short, these streets have a long history and are associated with special dishes. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Large construction sites which don’t strictly follow standard procedures are contributing to dust pollution throughout the city.

VietNamNet Bridge - The target of developing 800 MW wind power by 2020 may be unattainable as the plan to adjust the wind power purchasing price has been delayed.

Many Vietnamese have expressed doubts about the prediction that Vietnam is expected to become the 20th largest economy in the world by 2050, exceeding Thailand, Canada and Italy.

VietNamNet Bridge - The case of a female high school student who was severely burned after a chemistry lab experiment shows that schools lack sufficient risk management procedures.

People’s credit funds need to be restructured to provide proper support to rural and agricultural businesses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Traffic Safety Committee and Transport Department has said it plans a series of strong measures in order to reduce traffic jams.

 The practice of ‘wife catching’ is a longstanding tradition. However, the tradition has a new obstacle: camera phones.

 Early this month, the government issued Resolution 19 on the continued improvement of Vietnam’s business climate and economic competitiveness for 2017, with a vision to 2020.

 Le Trong Hoang won a gold medal at the Thailand Open International Jujitsu Tournament 2017 held February 17-19 in Bangkok.